Updated: 12:34 PM If you plan to purchase Christmas gifts online, you may want to wait a little longer to buy.

Updated: 12:50 PM Kentucky Department for Public Health officials reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week that the influenza activity level in the state has increased from regional to widespread.

Updated: 8:39 PM School is out for the Thanksgiving holiday, but when students return at two Fayette County schools they'll have some pretty important projects to tend to. WKYT's Amber Philpott takes you inside two programs going beyond the text book to teach science and giving back.

Updated: 8:01 PM You can not see it, smell it, or taste it. Some say it's among the most dangerous things in our homes. Radon contributes to over 20,000 lung cancer deaths in the country each year. Now, Lois Turner Dees who's fighting the disease hopes to warn others about the potential threat.

Posted: 4:14 PM A study shows Kentucky residents have the highest use of antibiotics in the country.

Updated: 2:03 PM We all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Six Kentucky healthcare facilities hope pink gloves and their dancing abilities will help them win big in the fight against breast cancer. The winning organization receives a $10,000 donation to the breast cancer charity of their choice. Frankfort Regional Medical Center has chosen the Kentucky Pink Connection if they win.

Updated: 8:53 PM School lunches across the country underwent a major overhaul this school year with an emphasis on healthier options. One school in Lexington went a step further hiring their own chef who is not only cooking up healthy meals, but teaching about them too.

Posted: 3:44 PM The Kentucky State Police are accepting applications for the 10th Annual 'Drive To Stay Alive' teen driving academy that is planned for Sept. 5 - 9, 2012 at KSP Headquarters in Frankfort.

Posted: 4:10 PM The Troxel Company is recalling 11 swing set models because of a problem that has injured more than a dozen children.

Updated: 6:31 PM The Apple iPad is a must have gadget for many people. The tablet can be used to read books, play games even surf the net. Now new research at the University of Kentucky is helping a Jessamine County 5-year-old find his voice.

Updated: 12:02 PM The Supreme Court has settled the legal argument. Now Americans will find out if President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will work as advertised to give coverage to millions of uninsured people while keeping costs in check, too.

Updated: 6:13 PM We have all been told since childhood to eat our fruits and vegetables. As Amber Philpott found out a new business in Lexington is helping people to do just that, but not in the form you might think.

Updated: 10:09 PM In Kentucky 400,000 are living with diabetes everyday. This weekend hundreds will come together to walk to help stop the disease. One of those taking part in the annual Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes is a young lady in Lexington who at the age of 17 is on a national mission to find a cure.

Updated: 3:28 PM On Friday, June 1, the Lexington Legends will partner with the American Heart Association and the Saint Joseph Heart Institute to not only take on the Rome Braves, but also heart disease – the No. 1 killer of Central Kentuckians.

Updated: 9:08 PM In 2008 a new program was introduced to young girls in Lexington, the focus to not only empower them but to get them moving. The program is called Girls On the Run and its seen 1600 girls take part since it started. Saturday hundreds of girls will hit the pavement to run their first ever 5k race at Commonwealth stadium and for one mother and daughter running together will also be a first.

Posted: 4:01 PM The Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center says warmer temperatures early this spring caused ticks to appear earlier than normal.

Posted: 3:25 PM The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.

Updated: 1:15 PM Parents looking for the perfect name for a new addition to the family can get some online help from Central Baptist Hospital.

Updated: 7:43 PM Friday morning the Lexington affiliate of Susan G. Komen handed out $300,000 in grant money to 13 groups who are working to fight breast cancer. It is an annual event and the money handed out is that raised right here in the community. One of the groups that received a grant helps link women diagnosed with breast cancer to vital resources when they need them most.

Updated: 10:30 PM This weekend thousands will come together to draw awareness to the number one killer in Kentucky, heart disease. This year the 16th annual Heart Walk has extra special meaning for one Lexington woman, whose life has been touched not once but twice by heart issues. The Heart Walk is Saturday April 21st at Commonwealth Stadium. Activities start at 9 am, and the walk is at 10.

Posted: 6:50 PM Three thousand Central Kentucky residents are expected to show their support of the American Heart Association, and take strides to improve their health on Saturday, April 21, when they participate in the Central Kentucky Heart Walk.

Updated: 9:09 PM The 41st Annual Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital Telethon raised $419,389 on Sunday thanks to the generosity of WKYT and WYMT viewers from throughout central and eastern Kentucky.

Posted: 10:04 AM Here's a healthy snack option from Jennifer A. Kouns, M.S., R.D., L.D., Registered Dietitian with The Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass.

Updated: 8:16 PM Cancer changes lives, but for one Lexington woman it put her on the road to a healthier life that helped her battle her illness. In this month's Think Pink segment, Amber Philpott introduces us to a woman who credits getting in the gym and working out for her road to recovery and beating cancer.

Posted: 2:48 PM They say it's the latest start to the flu season in more than two decades.