Program offers nursing home substitute

By Michael D. Abernethy | May 21, 2012 - 4:56pm

BURLINGTON – A program tested in Burlington as an alternative to nursing homes for frail seniors is gaining momentum around the state and nation.

Police officers recognize value of fitness

By CAMERON STEELE | May 14, 2012 - 7:19pm

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. –
 Duff Manners used to be in shape.

Doctor rolls out ‘Hangover Heaven’

By Julie Jacobson and Ken Ritter | May 7, 2012 - 5:55pm

LAS VEGAS –
 He had a Las Vegas wedding to attend, but Bryan Dalia was hung over from some marathon partying the night before.

Teens have trouble managing diabetes

By Alicia Chang | April 30, 2012 - 5:57pm

LOS ANGELES – New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you’ll have a very tough time keeping it under control.

Little sleep causes more than drowsiness

By Lauran Neergaard | April 23, 2012 - 6:19pm

WASHINGTON – More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers fill red-eye flights.

Gaps found in homes' disaster plans

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | April 16, 2012 - 6:45pm

WASHINGTON – Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes woefully are unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say.

New system shows TBIs’ unseen ravages

By Lauran Neergaard | April 9, 2012 - 5:57pm

WASHINGTON – The soldier on the fringes of an explosion. The survivor of a car wreck.

D.C. gets garden store for medical pot

By Michael Felberbaum | April 2, 2012 - 6:36pm

A company dubbed the “Walmart of Weed” is putting down roots in America’s capital city, sprouting further debate on marijuana – medical or otherwise.

Cost often drives birth control choice

By Lauran Neergaard | March 26, 2012 - 6:36pm

WASHINGTON –
 Birth control that you must take every single day?

Boomers: Too active to be old

By Betsy Blaney | March 19, 2012 - 7:44pm

LUBBOCK, Texas – The country’s largest generation is running, walking, swimming and using exercise machines in hopes of changing the face of aging.

Fight brews over veterans' care

By Kevin Freking | March 12, 2012 - 6:15pm

WASHINGTON –
Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates again are raising alarms that the sprawling U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is not expanding help for the nation’s former fighters and their families as quickly or widely as intended.

Rare ailment strikes again decades later

By KAREN HERZOG | March 5, 2012 - 5:58pm

MILWAUKEE – As a baby, Samantha Johnson had a mysterious, one-in-a-million genetic defect that left her disease-fighting blood cells unable to communicate.

Experts push early Alzheimer's checks

By Lauran Neergaard | February 27, 2012 - 7:54pm

WASHINGTON
– Alexis Mc
Kenzie’s mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife’s sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.

Woman handles alopecia with grace

By Gary White | February 20, 2012 - 6:53pm

LAKELAND, Fla. – At 29, Jennifer Thalhamer is a bit old for playing with dolls.

Knee replacement operations surge

By Lindsey Tanner | February 13, 2012 - 7:10pm

CHICAGO –
Almost 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 – more than 4 million people – have artificial knees, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.

Father creates app to reach autistic sons

By JOSH BROWN | February 6, 2012 - 6:58pm

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Joe Hill watched his son press a finger against the screen of an iPhone, pull back an animated slingshot, and fire a bird through the virtual air.

Aging inmates increase care costs

By Brett Barrouquere | January 30, 2012 - 7:30pm

EDDYVILLE, Ky. – Randy Haight wakes every morning to sore hands and a creaking body.

Care overhaul plans lag in many states

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar: | January 23, 2012 - 5:20pm

WASHINGTON – Here’s a reality check for President Barack Obama’s health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.

Blood donor has spent a lifetime giving

By Whitney Bermes | January 16, 2012 - 6:12pm

DARBY, Mont. – Almost seven decades ago, Jim Kyle donated his first pint of blood. That first unit has turned into a lifetime of giving.

Program targets cardiac health threats

By Laura McFarland | January 9, 2012 - 5:34pm

Barbara Wood attended the meeting by accident.

At 100 years old, the doctor is still in

The Associated Press | January 2, 2012 - 7:20pm

CINCINNATI – The 100-year-old doctor still makes house calls.He must, said Dr. Fred Goldman.

Fitness plan needs more than resolution

By Laura McFarland | December 26, 2011 - 8:06pm

You’ve made the New Year’s resolutions.

Pain med use requires balance

By Laura McFarland | December 19, 2011 - 6:57pm

Maybe your joints hurt. Maybe you have a headache. Maybe you’re having cramps.

Some of tiniest babies live despite odds

By Lindsey Tanner | December 12, 2011 - 5:49pm

CHICAGO –
One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology.

Exercise meshes well with pregnancy

By Laura McFarland | December 5, 2011 - 7:06pm

Emily Lyle knows what her body is capable of handling. Lyle, 23, loves to exercise and enjoys the way she feels when she finishes a good workout.