Being overweight is linked to many health problems, and shedding some pounds is often presented as the best way to avoid them, no matter your age.…
Continue Reading A new study suggests that vaping e-liquids, specifically propylene glycol and glycerin, may lead to some inflammation in the lungs — but more…
Continue Reading Some sun protection may come at a steep price for the ocean’s coral reefs. Now, a Florida state senator wants to ban some sunscreens entirely…
Continue Reading The Oklahoma judge who recently ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid…
Continue Reading Americans spent $1.4 billion on the most popular brands of children’s fruit drinks and flavored waters last year. Yet according to nutritional…
Continue Reading A third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in North Carolina, state health officials said. None of the victims has been…
Continue Reading Pink tax, tampon tax, period tax — the rule goes by different names, but all refer to the sales tax people pay to purchase pads and tampons.…
Continue Reading Do you compulsively scrub your toilet for fear of germs? Good for you, but how often do you change your bath and hand towels? You’re…
Continue Reading The climate crisis is going to raise the risk that Ebola will spread farther and reach areas previously unaffected by the virus, according to a study…
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The City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health announced a man in his early 60s is the 16th person to be infected with the West Nile Virus…
Continue Reading When it comes to concussions in high school sports, there is good news and bad news, a new study suggests. The rates of football practice concussions…
Continue Reading About 2 million pounds of seasoned beef used in Taco Bell burritos and tacos have been removed from restaurant locations across the country. Kenosha…
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For almost all of his young life, 16-year-old Brannden Fernandez has known he would need a heart transplant. “You look at the outside of…
Continue Reading Students in California, rejoice. You’ll soon be able to sleep in a little more. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday that pushes…
Continue Reading When I first studied nutritional science, all calories were considered “equal” when it came to weight loss. The time of day you ate…
Continue Reading Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of pollution face an increased risk of “silent miscarriage” in the first trimester,…
Continue Reading Vaping, often described as an “epidemic” in middle and high schools, was not significantly different among adults in the United States in…
Continue Reading From 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys, according to a study…
Continue Reading If you visited the Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month, you may have been exposed to measles. The Pennsylvania Department of Health…
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After a skin transplant at Texas Children’s Hospital, 10-month-old Ja’bari Gray’s mom is grateful she can finally kiss her baby…
Continue Reading The federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months. The…
Continue Reading When we released “Weed” in 2013, few people had ever heard of cannabidiol, or CBD. Now, two-thirds of Americans are familiar with the…
Continue Reading Cindy Stout is an El Paso native who for almost two years has been the CEO of El Paso Children’s Hospital. She visited with ABC-7’s…
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The American Cancer Society has banned an El Paso area charity, “Riding for Boobs,” from using its logo as there are questions about the…
Continue Reading Health officials are raising alarm about a rise in STDs across the United States. For the fifth consecutive year, combined cases of gonorrhea,…
Continue Reading There are now more than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injuries across the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Need an excellent reason to add a dog to your life? How about living longer? “Our analysis found having a dog is actually protective against…
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After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, 7-year-old- Brynne Rhodes started raising money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation by selling pink…
Continue Reading Most pregnant women in the United States don’t get flu and whooping cough vaccines even though the shots are safe and recommended as part of…
Continue Reading HIV prevention drugs will be available without a prescription starting next year in California under a bill signed Monday by the state’s…
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