Pedestrians Focus More on Cellphones than Safety While Crossing Street

(NEW YORK) -- We all know the dangers of distracted driving, but a new survey finds distracted walking to be an equal safety risk. According to a Liberty Mutual Insurance Pedestrian Safety Surve... Read More

Obama Administration Stops Fight to Limit Sale of Morning-After Pill

(WASHINGTON) -- The Obama administration has decided to drop its appeal of a federal judge's ruling blocking limits on the sale of the so-called "morning-after pill" to underage girls. The decision... Read More

Solutions to Help Couples Sleep More

(NEW YORK) -- It's an issue that millions of American couples deal with, but rarely talk about in public. Many people have developed issues in their relationships because of the struggle over sleep... Read More

Is Your Designated Driver Also Drinking?

(NEW YORK) -- When you go out to a bar with friends, do you expect the designated driver in your group to abstain from alcohol completely? Researcher Adam Barry, assistant professor of H... Read More

'Under 12 Rule' Review Begins for Child Lung Transplants

(WASHINGTON) -- The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network will on Monday begin its review of what's become known as the Under 12 Rule, a little-known organ transplant policy that a Pennsylv... Read More

Octogenarian Couple's Bucket List: Visit Every State Capital

(NEW YORK) -- A Texas couple can check off one more item on their bucket list. Nita Lou Webb, 81, and Marcine Webb, 86, of San Angelo, Texas, visited the Maine House of Representatives o... Read More

Obesity Campaign Slammed for Digitally Fattening Kids

(NEW YORK) -- The face of a smiling, chubby little girl is appearing in ads all around California, but the little girl is actually much thinner and healthier than she appears. The public... Read More

American Heart Association Lists Seven Ways to Limit Stroke Risk

(NEW YORK) -- The American Heart Association put out a list this week of the seven health factors that can increase your risk of suffering a stroke. Nearly 795,000 Americans suffer a str... Read More

Sunscreen May Minimize Effects of Aging on Skin

(NEW YORK) -- With the heat of summer approaching sunbathing and sunscreens are on many Americans' to-do lists. We all know that sunscreen protects us from the harmful rays of the sun that can caus... Read More

Four Steps to Significantly Lower Risk of Heart Disease, Early Death

(NEW YORK) -- According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, doing just four things could help significantly reduce your risk of death. The study looked at over 6,200 healthy peop... Read More