Government health officials are investigating several health problems reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Kids who eat fast food at least twice a week are 50 percent less likely to use calorie and nutritional information than kids who eat fast food less often.
Kids who eat fast food at least twice a week are 50 percent less likely to use calorie and nutritional information than kids who eat fast food less often.
The American Cancer Society, which is celebrating on Wednesday a century of fighting a disease once viewed as a death sentence, is making a pledge to put itself out of business.
The American Cancer Society, which is celebrating on Wednesday a century of fighting a disease once viewed as a death sentence, is making a pledge to put itself out of business.
In the aftermath of this week's deadly tornado, many people in Oklahoma are not only struggling to care for children and relatives, but also their pets.
In the aftermath of this week's deadly tornado, many people in Oklahoma are not only struggling to care for children and relatives, but also their pets.
Americans have more on their waistline than they thought. A study out today shows that one in every three adults is obese, and the number of overweight children has risen over 300 percent in past twenty years.
Fast food, bigger sizes and fewer activities are mostly to blame. Almost everyone eats fast food, the problem is, you may not realize how much fat you're eating. A few changes in your eating habits could save you a lot of calories, and a lot of health problems down the road.
If you could see the fat in fast food it would probably change the way you eat. Registered dietician Tricia Friess says, "The lettuce in a taco salad is the healthiest part. With the meat and the cheese and the shell a taco salad is 55 grams of fat." You can find ten grams of fat in a slice of cheese pizza and your typical hamburger. But it can get much worse. There is a way to eat fast food healthy. A plain chicken sandwich has only three grams of fat, compared to a double whopper with cheese that has 65 grams, take mayonnaise out of that sandwich you can save yourself 20 to 25 grams of fat.
Which can save you from adding fat to your waistline. Nurse Debbie Leoni says, "People would say I've only lost five pounds and they would say that's not a lot. Five pounds is significant. They say there's about a mile of blood vessels for every one pound of fat that adds extra stress on your heart and body." The next time before you order fast food, you may also want to consider how much work it will take to burn off those calories. "We usually, average as a guideline, use 100 calories of exercise per mile, so if you're walking a mile you're burning a 100 calories," Leoni says.
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