Health Top Stories

Jul 2, 2009 | 3 comments

Fireworks are the best part of the Fourth of July, but they are also the most dangerous. Check out mannequins getting blown up, thanks to a display by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Gastric bypass fails to produce long-term weight loss for up to half of the people who have the surgery. But a new procedure may offer a better outcome.

Jul 2, 2009 | 5 comments

People in Philadelphia are only 64-percent sexually satisfied according to a new survey.

Jul 2, 2009

For the first time, NBC's Hit Weight-Loss series "The Biggest Looser" is coming to Philadelphia to search for new contestants!

Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? That’s so last summer. This year, there’s a new body part to fret over: the cankle.

Jul 1, 2009 | 29 comments

The results of an annual obesity survey show a growing American population--waistline-wise, that is.

Jul 2, 2009 | 14 comments

A gross display greeted some New Jersey beachgoers Sunday when medical waste began washing up at high tide along an eight-mile stretch of beach from North Surf City to Barnegat Light.

Jul 1, 2009 | 72 comments

Introducing "XOCAI" chocolate, a dark chocolate rich in antioxidants and may help you lose weight.

Jul 1, 2009 | 31 comments

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says that if given the chance she'd beat President Barack Obama in another race.

Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkillers, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin...

Jul 1, 2009

Take just about any goal in life -- career, money, fitness, fidelity -- and discipline's always going to be a key factor. So why does the guy who's putting in the least amount of time dropping the most...

Jun 30, 2009 | 5 comments

Camp Dragonfly Forest allows kids with autism and other communication disorders the chance to smile.

Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Break out the bug spray if you're headed to the shore, because the mosquitoes will be out in force this summer.

Jun 30, 2009 | 2 comments

Want to boost your sperm's health? Make more of it. Having sex every day for a week significantly reduced the amount of DNA damage in sperm, according to a recent study.

Jun 30, 2009

Want to soothe your lips — and your conscience? Do the right thing for your skin and the planet by choosing to buy feel-good beauty products.

Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment

Heart specialists say Michael Jackson's death weeks before a comeback tour offers lessons for middle-aged mortals hoping for revivals of their own.

Jun 30, 2009

Eight more people have died of the swine flu in our area.

Jun 29, 2009 | 1 comment

Dr. Deepak Chopra and Miko Brando (Marlon Brando's son) talk about Michael's death. Plus, Deepak tells Access how he introduced Grace Rwaramba, the children's nanny, to Michael.

Jun 29, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration says a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant last week has tested positive for E. coli.

Jun 29, 2009

It might look like something out of a science fiction movie, but a real-life bionic eye is restoring partial sight to those with bad vision.

Jun 29, 2009

Researchers find that people with higher vitamin D levels lose more weight while dieting.

Jun 29, 2009 | 1 comment

Fighting depression is a tough battle for many people because medications don't always work. Now a new treatment is using magnets to help people find happiness again.

Jun 29, 2009 | 11 comments

Lyme Disease is caused when an infected tick jumps onto the skin from grass, leaves or pets, but what are doctors doing about it?

Jun 29, 2009 | 3 comments

There's a new painless laser treatment that some doctors claim removes pounds and inches, with no side effects!