The New Year has just begun, but there are already plenty of health theories out there that have the potential to turn 2014 into a very risky year. Here are five health-related stories to hit the news this year that, for one reason or another, we hope are not true. If they are, then 2014 could end up being a very sick year (and not in the good way).
New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez will officially miss the 2014 season New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez will officially miss the 2014 season.
Getting a flu shot could never be more important and more pressing now more than ever. In California, health officials are in heightened alert over the rapid rise in deaths brought about by the flu season.
The Holiday season is a delicious time of year. The Holiday season is a delicious time of year. The feasting starts with Thanksgiving and ends with New Years Day.
Jessica González-Rojas, the executive director at the National Institute of Latina Institute of Reproductive Health, highlighted "Nuestro Texas, a human rights campaign calling for reproductive health access for all women, without distinction as to geographic location, ethnicity, race, economic class, or citizen status."
Jessica remained at a more curvy weight not acceptable to the entertainment business and suffered from much scrutiny from the media. But it wasn't until gaining some significant weight during her pregnancy that she decided to lose the pounds. This is very admirable, since not many celebrities are strong enough to stand up for themselves and look the way they want. Now after her second pregnancy, Jessica has stuck with her Weight Watchers contract and has been posting pictures of the up and coming commercials on her Twitter. She is sporting a big smile and a thinner frame but most importantly, a healthy weight. The successful singer, actress and fashion designer is an example of a woman in control of her image. We tend to hear too many unfortunate stories about women who go to the extremes to be skinny. It's refreshing to see powerful women like Jessica choose a safe way into living a healthy lifestyle.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has just passed a brand new law changing the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. The law will be affective six months from now, when the city of New York will then have the "strictest limits on tobacco purchases" says the New York Times.
Is it possible to enjoy the holidays without packing on the weight? Most people fear the year end festivities because at the end of it all, your pants always feel a bit tighter, which can be so frustrating.
One North Dakota resident called into the Y94 radio station in Fargo offering some children tricks rather than treats this Halloween. Instead of simply giving candy to every child, children who she considers to be “moderately obese” will get a critical letter in their goodie bag as well.
A recent study took a closer look at the health of first and second generation immigrant families who come to the United States and leave their traditional diets behind and adapt to the American lifestyle and diet.
A mysterious flesh-eating drug, Krokodil, is now spotted in the US, particularly Arizona. The said drug first emerged in Russia about ten years ago, Fox News reports.
An Arkansas girl now named as one of the three survivors of rare infection is ready to go home. It is welcome home for the 12-year-old girl from Arkansas after being released from the hospital after contracting a rare amoeba infection.
Suspicions rise that two more patients in Connecticut have been affected by a rare brain disease which adds to the recent total of 13 already at risk in the states of New Hampshire as well as Massachusetts.
A growing number of children using E-Cigarettes have been recorded in a recent study. A growing number of children using E-Cigarettes have been recorded in a recent study.
William "Refrigerator" Perry is, in fact, alive, despite rumors of his death. William "Refrigerator" Perry is, in fact, alive, despite rumors of his death.
