NutriSystem(NEW YORK) — General Hospital star Genie Francis has struggled with weight for most of her life and was about to give up on ever being thin. “I almost lost hope,” the 52-year-old actress told ABC News. “I wasn’t sure I would be Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy and radiation to treat their disease are more likely to continue treatments when they’re supplemented with pet therapy. Stewart B. Fleishman, principal investigator for the study at Mount Read More
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you’re not convinced yet that smoking and obesity are bad for you, maybe this will make you think twice: those unhealthy habits could be making you prematurely gray. That’s the finding of a study published in the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — Depression, anxiety and agitation may be signs that people aged 50 and older are on the verge of experiencing the mind-robbing effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Washington University School of Medicine researchers say that while Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — There’s always one in every crowd. In the case of children, it’s that one preschooler in a classroom of 20 who is diagnosed with a conduct disorder. Although a lot of young kids will act up and throw an occasional tantrum, Read More
LiinaL/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The latest super water making waves comes from inside the trunk of a tree, of all places. Two companies, Sealand Birk and Byarozavik, are claiming birch tree water as a low-calorie, high-antioxidant beverage for hydration and Read More
Obtained by ABC News(KENOSHA, Wisc.) — A Wisconsin newlywed started to feel sick with the flu on a Monday. By Friday, she was dead. Katie McQuestion, a 26-year-old radiologist from Kenosha, Wisconsin, got a flu shot to comply with hospital policy and had no Read More
Pratchaya/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that an investigation is ongoing into saline injections that may be linked to at least one death. The agency says that more than 40 patients have received transfusions of Read More
Saint Luke’s East Hospital(LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo.) — The maternity and neonatal intensive care unit at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, is twice as busy as usual this week caring for six sets of twins. The twin babies range Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — This year’s flu vaccine is only 23 percent effective against this year’s predominant strain, H3N2, according to a new report out Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the middle of a bad flu season, Read More
