Cooking healthy leads to healthy lifestyle
BOSTON -- Learning how to cook healthy meals leads to healthier eating. In turn, that leads to a healthier overall lifestyle.
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Food allergies
BOSTON -- Food allergies can be a serious and dangerous problem for many. Doctors are working to make them more manageable and allow people to enjoy foods that were once forbidden.
'NEADS' puppies to be lifesavers
PRINCETON, Mass. -- Some puppies will grow up to be lifesavers. The dogs are being specially trained to assist people in need.
Docs overtesting for cervical cancer virus
WASHINGTON -- Too many doctors are testing the wrong women, or using the wrong test, for a virus that causes cervical cancer.
Sports concussions and consequences
BOSTON -- As we saw in the Stanley Cup finals with Bruins player Nathan Horton sports concussions can leave serious consequences.
Connected Health Program
BOSTON -- How would you like to be able to manage your own health care at home? One local doctor is making that possible with his new Connected Health Program.
MOHS skin cancer surgery
UNDATED -- Skin cancer can take many forms and can often go undiagnosed for years.
FDA changes sunscreen guidelines
The Food and Drug Administration is changing the way sunscreens are labeled to clarify which products best protect skin from harmful rays.
Stressless weight loss
BOSTON -- Stress often comes along with weight loss, and that stress could be hurting your progress.
You are what you eat: Diet and the sex of your baby
The saying goes "you are what you eat," but does what a woman eats help determine the sex of her baby?
Robotic myomectomy surgery
BOSTON -- A surgery to help women have children that used to be invasive with a long recovery time is now being done more safely and quickly by a robot.
Seniors face Medicare cost barrier for cancer meds
WASHINGTON -- Chemotherapy is now available in a pill, but if you have Medicare, you may not be able to afford it.
Rock climbing and hip replacement surgery
Rock climbing and hip replacements normally don't go hand in hand, but that's changing thanks to a new procedure at the Kaplan Joint Center at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Scientists close to developing male birth control pill
What's working for these mice, may soon work for men. Experts at Columbia University Medical Center say they have found a pill that mimics Vitamin A deficiency, which causes male sterility.
Study finds why smokers gain weight when they quit
WASHINGTON -- Scientists say they've finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit.
Cancer patients face chemotherapy drug shortage
Cancer patients are facing a critical nationwide shortage of a chemotherapy drug called Cytarabine.
Studies find new drugs boost skin cancer survival
CHICAGO -- They're not cures, but two novel drugs produced unprecedented gains in survival in separate studies of people with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, doctors reported Sunday.
Cellphones a 'possible' carcinogen -- like coffee
LONDON -- A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.
Kids and energy drinks
UNDATED -- When athletes sweat they need to replenish water and electrolytes lost during intense games or work-outs.
Concussion cure in a glass?
Researchers are studying whether a component found in red wine and grapes could help reduce the short- and long-term effects of concussions.