Health

By Amy Yurkanin  Cristi Cain still remembers the sense of hope she felt two years ago when she and her son Hardy watched Gov. Kay Ivey sign the bill that legalized medical cannabis in Alabama. “I […]

by Prenita Hudson How important is your colon? Well, not only is it responsible for breaking down your food and providing nutrition, but it also eliminates waste products from the body through feces. It is one […]

It’s easy to run to the internet, get on a search engine and succumb to minutes and hours of searching up what could possibly be wrong. A bad headache and a simple Google search will […]

By Leada Gore  Vaccination guidelines have changed for some people ahead of this year’s flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. Recommendations for when you should get your flu vaccine remain the same […]

by Ionel Jones It’s normal to lose around 50 to 100 hairs per day, but how do you know when your hair shedding is normal or too much? With the mass amount of reasons for hair […]

By Sue Carlton Tampa Bay Times (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Publix is taking a stand on dogs. As in, unless they are service animals, no pet dogs perusing the produce aisle, no pups riding high […]

By Amy Yurkanin A genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead patient in Alabama earlier this year worked for seven days, according to research published Wednesday. The news from researchers at the University of Alabama […]

by Constance Brown-Riggs Many people associate detox diets and cleansing plans with juices, smoothies, and other strange concoctions that claim to rid the body of unhealthy substances and promote rapid weight loss. Those who follow […]

By David J. Neal Miami Herald (TNS) and Tribune Media Services An Ocala doctor missed the signs of sepsis during a woman’s emergency room visit and it cost a woman her limbs, according to a state […]

By Mark Heim Nestlé announced a voluntary recall of some of its Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential of wood fragments. The announcement was made Thursday and applied to the “break and bake” […]