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Study: Candy consumption frequency not linked to obesity

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:29:51 GMT

(NEWSLOOK) -- A study sponsored by the National Confectioners Association finds the frequency of candy consumption is not linked to obesity, heart disease or cholesterol problems.

Life jackets key for keeping safe on the water

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:57 GMT

ALTON, Ill. (KSDK) -- Many people will hit the rivers and lakes this Memorial Day weekend and there are a few things they need to do to stay safe.

Company urged to stop selling drug look-alike products

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:38 GMT

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is not happy with a company that makes coasters, mugs and drink holders that look like prescription pill bottles.

Michigan woman gets attention for "service goat"

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:15:52 GMT

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (WZZM) -- Service dogs are common companions for people who have vision or other medical and emotional problems, but an Alpine Township woman may have the world's first "service goat."

Fungus found in your nose, in the goop between your toes

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:42 GMT

Parents set children's 'media diet'

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:38:59 GMT

Study finds children spend average of seven hours a day on entertainment media, including televisions, computers, phones and other electronic devices.

Post-tornado peril: Victims could face deadly fungal infections

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:23:17 GMT

Doctors treating victims hurt badly in Monday's devastating Moore, Okla., tornado should be alert for a rare but deadly complication of wind-whipped debris: fungal infections like those that killed five people after the Joplin, Mo., twister in 2011.

Teen birth rate hits another low in 2011

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:00 GMT

Rate has been dropping since 1991.

Formaldehyde found in baby clothing

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:21 GMT

ISANTI, Minn. -- A nine-month KARE 11 investigation uncovered levels of formaldehyde in several items of baby clothing.

Georgia studying Medicaid expansion options

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:13:01 GMT

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their programs in case an alternative emerges.

Sleep-deprived teens cause crashes, study shows

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:21:42 GMT

Report after report shows it -- sleepy drivers cause car crashes.

Nutty finding: Olive oil, nuts can protect your brain

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:18:14 GMT

Researchers found that people who ate these healthy fats were less likely to show the early signs of dementia than those who stuck to a more traditional diet.

Girl, 13, recovering after 'choking game' incident

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:01 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KARE) -- A Twin Cities mother is hoping her story is a reminder to other parents about the seriousness of the "choking game."

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:26:22 GMT

Sunbathers this summer will find new sunscreen labels that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

Men struggle with wives' breast cancer in silence

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:09 GMT

Seventy two hours after Elissa Bantug's mastectomy, she felt broken. She was only 25 years old, but she had lost both breasts and her strawberry blond hair to cancer. Drainage tubes still hung from her chest to remove excess fluid from the operation.

Bus drivers top obese workers list

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:50:14 GMT

If you are a bus driver, the answer is probably yes. The news is also bad for manufacturing and production workers, as well as installation or repair workers, according to a survey for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

The skinny on fitness video games

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:04:06 GMT

Playing video games used to be a pretty sedentary pastime, but motion gaming changed all that. Now there are games specifically designed to actually help you get in shape.

Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:29:29 GMT

A Georgia woman who lost both her hands and legs to a flesh-eating bacteria this past summer has been outfitted with prosthetic hands.

Red Dye 40 and ADHD

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:37 GMT

More than five million children in this country are diagnosed with ADHD, but how many of them truly have the disorder? Could some of those children be eating something that only makes them appear to have the condition?

Researcher works to unlock mysteries of migraines

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:14 GMT

(USA TODAY) -- As if migraine weren't bad enough (it can be disabling) or widespread enough (it afflicts nearly one in five Americans), it also comes with a stigma that often renders it invisible.