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New HIV Test Kit Appears Over-the-Counter

New HIV Test Kit Appears Over-the-Counter

A new over-the-counter test kit is available for consumers, able to yield results in less than half an hour, but at the cost of roughly $40. While some experts welcome the procedure, some argue that the results do not reflect an accurate picture of one's infection status to the virus. Watch »

50 minutes ago
Preventing Diabetes, Preventing Cancer

Preventing Diabetes, Preventing Cancer

Dr. Jorge Castillo, a doctor at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhodes Island examines the link between diabetes... Watch »

2 hours ago
Soda Vending Machines to Show Calories

Soda Vending Machines to Show Calories

Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper are rolling out new vending machines that will put calorie counts right at your fingertips... Read »

2 hours ago
Smaller Incisions, Better Backs

Smaller Incisions, Better Backs

New minimally invasive lumbar surgery helps patients with troublesome back pain. Watch »

Oct 9, 2012
13,000 May Have Gotten Steroid Linked to Meningitis

13,000 May Have Gotten Steroid Linked to Meningitis

Up to 13,000 people may have received the steroid shots that have been linked to an outbreak of a rare... Read »

Oct 9, 2012
Still Cycling at 96 Years

Still Cycling at 96 Years

96-year-old cyclist Sam Cohen may be taking things a little slower these days but he still clocks hundreds of miles... Watch »

Oct 8, 2012
Frozen Fruit Blamed in German Vomit Outbreak

Frozen Fruit Blamed in German Vomit Outbreak

A single batch of deep-frozen strawberries appears to have been behind an outbreak of gastroenteritis in... Read »

Oct 8, 2012
Problems Found at Peanut Butter Plant in 2010

Problems Found at Peanut Butter Plant in 2010

The Food and Drug Administration found what it called "objectionable conditions" at a New Mexico... Read »

Oct 8, 2012
The Changing Face Of HPV

The Changing Face Of HPV

Virus takes its toll on men and women previously thought to be at low risk for cancer. Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Women Help Cancer Patients With

Women Help Cancer Patients With "Bosom Buddies"

Bosom Buddies of Wyoming began meeting regularly about a year ago, and volunteer knitter Cathy Jones has... Read »

Oct 5, 2012
What Everyone Should Know About Suicide

What Everyone Should Know About Suicide

Suicide has overtaken traffic deaths as the nation's leading cause of injury-related Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Can 3-D Mammograms Better Detect Cancer?

Can 3-D Mammograms Better Detect Cancer?

A new type of mammogram takes multiple images of the breast, helping doctors identify the smallest Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
How Dogs Keep You Healthy

How Dogs Keep You Healthy

Dr. Jackie Eghrari-Sabet, of Family Allergy & Asthma Care in Gaithersburg, Md., on how dogs can benefit... Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Acne: Not Just For Teens

Acne: Not Just For Teens

More than a quarter of clinical acne patients are women aged 25 to 60. And a newly-found virus that lives on the ski... Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Tanning Beds Ups Skin Cancer Risk by 69%

Tanning Beds Ups Skin Cancer Risk by 69%

Dr. Bruce Hensel reports on a new study shows that young people who use tanning beds have 69% increased risk... Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Preventing Miscarriages and Stillbirths

Preventing Miscarriages and Stillbirths

Dr. Bruce Hensel looks at a new study. Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
BOSU Ball Workouts, at Home or at the Gym

BOSU Ball Workouts, at Home or at the Gym

Trainer Steve Hayes brings Liz of Fitness First to share workout tips for Women's Health Month. Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Be Healthy: Bio Feedback

Be Healthy: Bio Feedback

Imporving athletic performance can be a state of mind. Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Dermatologists Vs. Spas

Dermatologists Vs. Spas

Dr. Cheryl Burgess explains which procedures you can have done at spas -- and which you should probably leave... Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
Hospital Goes High Tech

Hospital Goes High Tech

New apps, monitors and software work together to improve your hospital stay. A new state-of-the-art hospital... Watch »

Oct 5, 2012
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