Tag Archives: Health

  • Health CNN Hero: Richard Nares

    Grieving dad helps kids get to chemo

    Richard Nares organizes free rides to the hospital for poor children with cancer

  • News NEWS >> GENERIC >> HEALTH

    Study: 1 of 3 stroke patients don’t call ambulance

    One out of three stroke victims don’t call an ambulance to get to the hospital.

  • Today's Discovery Brock Simulation FF

    Today’s Discovery: VCU Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety

    Watch Today’s Discovery every other Wednesday on CBS 6 at 4:38 pm, 6:13 pm and 11:12 pm.

  • News allergies

    What’s in a pollen count, anyway?

    Most seasonal allergies are caused by smaller tree pollen and mold spores, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

  • Virginia This Morning

    VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: It Comes In Pink

    The 2013 It Comes in Pink PinkNic will be held Saturday, May 4th!

  • Health

    FDA probes caffeinated gum

    The Food and Drug Administration is taking a look at a new caffeinated chewing gum, worried about the potential impact on children

  • News Extreme Eating - Bacon cheddar double burger

    Eating habits could change if menus display exercise activity levels

    Researchers say showing the number of calories an item has on a fast food menu does not change consumers’ eating habits.

  • Health mmrvaccine

    Vaccines shunned by some as others struggle for access

    Somalia is home to one of the highest child mortality rates in the world with children dying, in many instances, from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines.

  • Health cancer

    Doctors blast ethics of $100,000 cancer drugs

    Should a life-saving drug that can be profitably sold for far less cost more than $100,000 per year?

  • Virginia This Morning

    VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: YMCA

    It is the largest health day for kids and their families and you are invited!

  • Health marriage

    What to do when your child walks in during sex

    Have you just scarred your kid for life? Certainly not — but, depending on your child’s age, you might have some explaining to do.

  • Health / News Exercise; Gym

    Would you like 2 hours of exercise with that?

    Is that burger worth those long hours in the gym to work it off? A new study shows the real influence for dieters trying to say no to fast food.