News

The opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics aired Friday night. One 11-minute segment of the ceremony has sparked quite a bit of discussion in the days that followed. That […]

More than 40 percent of Americans – and 31 percent of the world’s population – are considered physically inactive. And while women may be the fairer sex, they’re also the […]

With summer comes summer travel. As you prepare to hit the road (or sky) this summer, there are a few things you don’t want to forget. While vacation packing checklists usually include […]

Now, in as little as 20 minutes, a person can find out if he or she is HIV positive in the privacy of their own home. Today the U.S. Food […]

As a health reporter, I’m probably more tuned-in to health issues than the average person. I get that. But the findings from a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll regarding the Supreme […]

In case you hadn’t heard, today is National HIV Testing Day. Nearly 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV. The scary part? About one in five don’t even know they’re infected. Many […]

Watch out fit folks: Some gyms are banning skinny people from their facilities. In an effort to be more plus-size friendly, some fitness centers are banning – or at least discouraging […]

A new survey shows young adults know using tanning beds is risky for one’s health. But, they reason, “everything causes cancer these days” so they hop in a tanning bed anyway. The […]

Forget looking at the Weight of the Nation. How about the weight of the world? According to data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations, the entire adult population […]

Ever stare at the vending machine in the work lunchroom and wish it had steaming hot, made-from-scratch pizza? Well, that wish may soon come true thanks to the Let’s Pizza vending […]