Health

A teenager reportedly went deaf and blind due to his junk food diet, according to a study released on Monday.

Many people consider weight loss surgery, but don't go through with it. This may provide some encouragement - a new study finds the benefits go way beyond weight loss.  Obesity increases our risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Now, new research shows weight loss surgery can potentially reverse the risk of heart-related diseases and death in people who struggle with obesity....

A man in Florida who had undergone four operations which removed over 25 percent of his skin after he contracted flesh-eating bacteria, died last week.

Brain injuries often show no symptoms or immediate effects on a person, but medical experts say they can cause wear and tear on the brain over time.

A 6-year-old in East Yorkshire, England, was playing with her beloved pet cat “Tigger” when tragedy struck and he accidentally bit her, leaving her with a serious soft tissue infection that could have quickly turned life-threatening.

If you have any teenagers in your life, they may say vaping is better for them than cigarettes.  Dr. Daniel Ouellette, a pulmonologist with Henry Ford Health System, says experts think, among high school students, that 1 in 5 has used an e-cigarette. That's 20 percent, and it's a big growth compared to the numbers in the past few years. 

Loneliness is powerful and something we all feel at certain times.  Loneliness is an emotional state, and has nothing to do with being alone or isolated. You can be in a crowd of people and still feel lonely.  What age group, what generation would you guess deals with loneliness the most? Believe it or not, it's young adults. But why? 

A new study found that while more than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting to receive a kidney transplant, approximately 3,500 donated kidneys are discarded each year.

A Hall County Sheriff's K-9 died Tuesday and deputies have concerns after recent possible reports of toxic blue-green algae in ponds.

An Illinois resident hospitalized for breathing problems after using an electronic cigarette has died, state health officials said.

Every year, Americans consume tens of thousands of microplastic particles that come from the food they eat, the water they drink and the air they breathe. 

A new strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 250 people and left two dead may not respond to the recommended antibiotics used to treat the foodborne illness, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a new report.

A new blood test could predict if you will die in the next decade with more than 80 percent accuracy, researchers claim.

Napping too much during the day could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, a study published this month found. 

After weeks of investigation and a steadily rising number of cases of illness, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health confirmed that, as of Aug. 7, the official death toll of those killed by consuming methanol-tainted alcohol has risen from 19 to 25.

It's pretty much inevitable - once school starts, homework follows.  Here's the problem, when trying to study and absorb knowledge, that cell phone can really get in the way.