Washington -- Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
Jill Zeman | 10:19 AM PDT
Tontitown, Arkansas -- It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman -- she's pregnant with her 18th child.
Los Angeles -- Insert your typical "cops love doughnuts" joke here -- The Los Angeles Police Department has hired a full-time dietician to help its officers slim down.
As the as the economy falters, many people who would like to have a nip or a tuck are finding themselves rethinking the idea of major plastic surgery.
Mike Stobbe | 10:33 AM PDT
People who sleep fewer than six hours a night -- or more than nine -- are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.
Julie Steenhuysen | 3:34 PM PDT
A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
ST. MARIES, Idaho - She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but.
Juliana Barbassa | 10:22 AM PDT
A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year.
Getting a facelift in Southern California is pretty commonplace. But recent complications with general anesthesia resulting in death for some plastic surgery patients is making some people think twice before going under the knife for the sake of improving their appearance.
Audrey McAvoy | 4:15 PM PDT
For eight years, Tony and Sam Bayaoa
have grown thousands of bright red, yellow and pink protea flowers
on their farm.
Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving
care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The
gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.
Measles outbreaks in several states have led to
more than 70 cases so far this year, the worst in six years, health
officials said Thursday.
Mike Stobbe | 10:13 AM PDT
The U.S. breast-feeding rate has hit its highest mark in at least 20 years with more than three-quarters of new moms nursing their infants, according to a government report released Wednesday.
A former UCLA Medical Center employee is under arrest, accused of selling the medical records of dozens of high profile patients to the media.
Alicia Chang | 5:56 AM PDT
The number of pregnant women with
pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a
California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks
for both mothers and newborns.
149 thousand new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, and 50 thousand people will die of the disease. A disease that doesn't disciminate. Men and women are affected equally. But colorectal cancer is preventable with early screening.
In fury and despair, people harmed by Lasik
eye surgery told of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a
son's suicide, as the government began considering if the public
needs more warning about the risks of the hugely popular
operations.
Short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is
clearly linked to premature deaths that should be taken into
account when measuring the health benefits of reducing air
pollution, a National Academy of Sciences report concluded Tuesday.
Lindsey Tanner | 11:14 AM PDT
Snips and snails and puppydog tails ... and
cereal and bananas?
Stephanie Nano | 3:44 PM PDT
Children should be screened for heart problems
with an electrocardiogram before getting drugs like Ritalin to
treat hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder, the American
Heart Association recommended Monday.
Mike Stobbe | 11:54 AM PDT
This year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in four years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick, health officials said Thursday.
Add another risk to hormone therapy after
menopause: Benign breast lumps.
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