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Healthy Living: Weight loss part II

When you try to lose weight, do you exercise because you have to or do you love it? According to reports, if you want to succeed, you have to find a way to stick to it. Marcie Fraser reports.

<EM>Healthy Living</EM>: Weight loss part II

03/15/2010 09:49 AM

Living with Colon Cancer

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society says Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. But the best way to prevent this form of cancer, or in some cases manage the condition is to live a healthy lifestyle.

Updated 03/13/2010 10:47 PM

Healthy Living: UTIs and treatment

According to the National Institute of Health, urinary tract infections usually affect women and the reoccur quite often. If you have two in a short amount of time, your chances of getting more is about 80 percent.

<EM>Healthy Living:</EM> UTIs and treatment

Updated 03/12/2010 05:00 AM

Healthy Living: Measuring radiation exposure

The latest battle in the war on terror isn’t being fought overseas, it’s being fought in the lab. The University of Rochester Medical Center is one of only nine institutions that have received a $3.9 million one-year contract, with options to increase to a total of $42 million over the next four years, to develop a simple, quick blood test to measure radiation exposure after an act of terrorism.

03/10/2010 07:21 PM

Healthy Living: Learn your numbers to a healthier heart

Doctors are encouraging everyone to learn their risk for heart disease. Health reporter Kafi Drexel explains why they say it's as simple as "Knowing your Numbers".

Updated 03/10/2010 05:00 AM

Are hospital infections preventable?

A new study shows that thousands of people die from hospital infections each year. With thousands of patients coming in and out of these hospitals every day, are these infections preventable or are they simply a part of the price of receiving care?

Updated 03/08/2010 05:00 AM

Snow Shoveling Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

As the snow falls, doctors warn that shoveling your driveway can be hazardous to your health if you’re not careful. Muscle injuries, back pain, and even heart attacks increase in as little as an inch of snowfall.

Updated 03/06/2010 11:22 AM

Healthy Living: Weight loss part 1

Are you one of the many Americans who are trying to lose weight? Again? Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off? It's part one of four in my series on weight loss.

03/05/2010 10:25 AM

Healthy Living: Rheumatoid arthritis

Millions of Americans suffer from joint pain but today, a diagnosis of arthritis is much different than it was in the past.

Updated 03/05/2010 05:00 AM

Healthy Living: Winter dry skin

Dermatologists say some simple steps can prevent you from suffering through itchy skin all winter. Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report.

03/02/2010 09:46 AM

Healthy Living: Women and heart disease

Despite a significant reduction in death rates, coronary artery disease has remained the leading cause of death in the United States and coronary artery disease claims the lives of more women than any other disease. The symptoms of a heart attack can be more subtle in women and are often ignored. Casey Bortnick reports.

02/28/2010 02:30 PM

Healthy Living: New technology helps those affected by HPV

Scott Vitale certainly does not fit the criteria for the HPV virus which causes warts, and in rare cases, it's found in the throat. Most often, infants get it from their mothers while they pass through the birth canal. Why or how he got the virus, no one knows for sure. Marcie Fraser reports.

02/28/2010 02:08 PM

Helping Families Mend Little Hearts

A nationwide effort to support families of children with heart problems has been launched in upstate New York. Partnering with hospitals to provide several programs, Mended Little Hearts connects families in crisis with other parents who have survived the shock of learning a child has a heart problem.

02/27/2010 02:20 PM

Healthy Living: Safe winter workouts

Freezing temperatures and snow don't have to keep you from sticking to your exercise routine this winter. Kafi Drexel filed the following report.

02/25/2010 01:57 PM

Healthy Living: State's "sin taxes" spark familiar debate

In an effort to help close New York's budget gap, Governor Paterson wants to once again increase the tobacco sales tax and impose a new tax on sugary sodas -- a proposal that is no stranger to debate. Kafi Drexel filed the following report.

02/23/2010 09:02 AM