Health

Dr. Michael Ciampi may very well be a hero for our times.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at it again trying to make his city healthier. First it was creating laws about large sodas, now he wants tobacco to be out of sight in stores throughout  the 'Big Apple.' I guess a study shows that kids who don't see cigarette displays are less likely to smoke.

Nothing is certain except death and taxes...and our need for coffee.

Ron Jeremy, the world's most well-known and well-endowed porn star, is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a heart aneurysm on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

So far eight weeks not smoking and still going. It's been two months this Wednesday, not to get ahead of myself. I’m still chewing the 2mg gum and no real desire to start smoking again.

A terminally ill woman's battle with her religiously fanatical parents in court over her right to die has taken a rather unpredictable turn: She has now decided that she does not want to be removed from life support. Last week, 28-year-old Grace SungEun Lee signed a health care proxy making her father, Reverend Manho Lee, the primary decision-maker in regards to how her health care would be admini

Starting Monday at the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta it's the 4th “Loose It With The Y.”  It's a weight loss, get fit, be healthy competition. It lasts ten weeks and for taking part you get a team trainer and if you are not already a Y member you get a membership to use all the great stuff the Kennebec Valley YMCA has to offer. There will be multiple teams of four taking part. The first meeting

Trampolines might seem like a fun way to keep kids entertained and in shape when they are at home. But according to an updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) their risks outweigh their benefits.

It all started with a bad pair of shoes. Okay, maybe not, honestly I don't know. I can tell you it began when I worked fast food back when I was 16.

There are all sorts of repercussions that can stem from being the product of a broken home, and now we can add stroke to the list. A new study suggests that men with divorced parents could be more susceptible to brain attacks than men from intact families.

Leeds Metal, an abandoned scrap metal facility in Leeds, Maine has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) list of new hazardous waste sites. They have been determined to pose public health and environmental risks to the National Priorities List for cleanup under the Superfund program.

This morning in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large sugar-laden drinks was approved by the Department of Health in a 9-1 vote. How long do the Big Apple's Big Gulp enthusiasts have until they can't buy a soda bigger than 16 ounces?

Most of us are aware by now that not only is smoking detrimental to the health who do it, but also to everyone in their vicinity, as secondhand smoke has been labeled a culprit in diseases like respiratory infections, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and lung cancer. Oops -- and we almost forgot memory loss.

Prying your children away from their video game consoles and getting them to play outside for an hour might be somewhat of a task, but a new study suggests that all you have to do is keep them active for seven minutes to keep them healthy and physically fit.

It appears as if some smokers have been forced to either kick the habit or go broke, as a new study recently found that a massive tobacco tax increase may be responsible for the decline in smokers in this country, specifically among teens, the lower class and those who receive welfare.

We have all seen those annoying late night commercials advertising ridiculous fitness products catering to a fat and lazy population looking to get into shape with minimal effort. Well, turns out there might actually be something to all this minimal effort business.