Health Alert 11-13: Health Violations
Posted: 6:16 PM One more hit for the company blamed for the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis as the Food and Drug Administration found numerous health violations at one of its affiliates.
Posted: 6:16 PM One more hit for the company blamed for the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis as the Food and Drug Administration found numerous health violations at one of its affiliates.
Updated: 3:13 PM Coffee has many benefits. It can give you a 'pick-me-up' and help you see the positive side of things.
Posted: 12:10 PM The age of a mother at menopause may foreshadow her daughter's fertility.
Posted: 11:55 AM Kids who eat out are more likely to consume more sugar, fat and salt.
Updated: 11:47 AM Losing weight can help people who are overweight get a better night's sleep.
Posted: 5:39 PM Low levels of Vitamin D may be associated with a longer life.
Posted: 5:26 PM Having high blood pressure has been found to have a negative impact on your brain health.
Posted: 5:19 PM Multivitamins may not hold as many health benefits as once thought.
Posted: 5:18 PM A growing number of obese women who are struggling to get pregnant are now going under the knife to boost fertility.
Updated: 10:26 PM South Georgia Medical Center has built a platform to the skies. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at the value of the new helipad.
Posted: 3:57 AM Tobacco researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say many smokers have failed to quit because they, and their doctors have not used existing treatments in the most effective way plus, a local clinic has changed its name to reflect its expanded services to the under insured and uninsured
Updated: 10:39 AM Some medical researchers say that less than 50 percent of the U.S. population receives a flu shot every year, numbers that show the growing distrust that vaccinations like flu shots can be ineffective and researchers in France estimate that almost 170 million years of healthy life were lost to cancer in 2008.
Posted: 10:32 AM People who consistently get too little sleep face bigger concerns than daytime fatigue and crankiness and researchers in Texas looked into the link between obesity and cancer and found fat tissue feeds cancer.
Posted: 1:41 PM Scientists say smoking in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, creates pollution that exceeds official "safe" limits and researchers at the University of Michigan say it's not all about calories and exercise, and that some people's brains could be causing them to be fat.
Posted: 1:36 PM study finds that girls that receive the HPV vaccine by the time they are 11 to 12 year old, do not show clinical markers of increased sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy and another study in Pediatrics finds kids who get less than the recommended amount of sleep are more likely to be cranky.
Posted: 4:04 AM Danish researchers say Hormone Replacement Therapy right after menopause could help a woman's heart and a new study finds more evidence that the flu shot is safe for children with an egg allergies.
Posted: 1:00 PM A 46 year old woman was diagnosed with the West Nile virus during a routine blood screening and nearly half of children with autism wander away from the safety of people they know.
Updated: 8:33 PM Neighborhood Health Services (NHS) is hosting a press event to unveil new service offerings for women, children and chronic disease management patients. This comes at a time when Tallahassee holds record high chronic disease fatality numbers for HIV/AIDS patients and continues to battle infant mortality rates.
Posted: 3:49 AM A new study shows free birth control can lower the number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions and a new study finds "patient navigators" can make a critical difference for women with breast cancer.
Updated: 10:52 PM Ambulances in Lowndes County are being fitted with new life saving equipment. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how local paramedics are using it to fight heart attacks, one beat at a time.
Posted: 3:32 AM Screening programs for Diabetes do not appear to lower death rates and calorie counts will soon be front and center on soda machines in the City of Chicago.
Posted: 10:03 AM Dale and Thomas Popcorn is voluntarily recalling bags of its flavored, ready-to-eat Indiana-brand products and the Centers for Disease Control says there's been a 54 percent decrease in teen drinking and driving since 1991.
Updated: 11:32 AM Tanning beds have long been linked to skin cancer, and now researchers say the earlier people use them, the greater their risk and as cold season gets underway, researchers say, don't turn to vitamin D for relief. New Zealand scientists say it doesn't help fight colds.
Updated: 11:56 AM Cancer survivors and volunteers embark on a statewide effort to inform voters why cancer is an election issue. Abby Phelps, an FSU student and cancer survivor coordinated a canvassing event on FSU's campus to promote Cancer Votes – an initiative of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to educate the public and candidates about the actions lawmakers should take to make fighting cancer a national priority.
Posted: 4:16 AM People who take statins to protect their heart may also be protecting their vision and a virus may be able to stop an aggressive form of breast cancer.