Health & Fitness

American Heart Month marks a clear opportunity to do a little self-examination -- of your body, your diet and your lifestyle. Heart disease is the most common cause of death for Americans, so if your heart isn't working right, we don't need to explain why that's a really bad sign...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just revealed that as of mid-January, the flu has officially reached the “epidemic” status in America. The report states that "the flu vaccine is only about 60 percent effective, so for every one million Americans that get the flu shot, 400,000 come down wi…

Whether you're wanting to take some pounds off to fit into that swim suit this summer, or you just simply want to feel better, there are many ways to lose weight in Abilene.

The gym. No two words serve as a better synonym for “dread,” right?

Not surprisingly, both cancers have been saddled with many of the same myths. These are based on outdated information or old wives’ tales passed on by the uninformed. Myths or no myths, here's what's most important...

Modern treatments for cancer tend to be hard on a patient’s body. And some cancers, particularly breast cancer, can be very aggressive and difficult to fight. For these reasons, more and more patients are seeking complementary alternative medical (CAM) treatments.

We may all be different, but there's one thing that equalizes all of us: the restroom.

As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and during this time we decided to compile stories of our friends and family that have battled breast cancer.

We've all been there -- you've got to go to the bathroom, but, for one reason or another, you just can't.
Is keeping it in such a bad thing?
When you have to relieve yourself, it feels like everything is the sound of water pouring or a hose spraying water, but you do what you must to ma…

We interrupt whatever you are doing to bring you this monumentally important piece of information: you can stop your farts from smelling.

Blue Bell Ice Cream is, once again, at the center of a listeria threat. This time, though, it's because of a product from a third-party supplier.

A year removed from swapping the school start times for elementary and high school children, the Seattle School District says it's been a success.