Posted: 4:39 PM By this time of year, many adults are eager to lie on the beach and read a book while the kids swim in the pool and build sandcastles on the beach. These spring break activities are fun, but they can also be harmful if the necessary precautions aren’t taken.
Posted: 5:50 PM A new study shows daycare kids get fewer illnesses in elementary school and build stronger immunity against future bugs.
Updated: 9:10 AM Consumer Reports and the U.S. Transportation Department are teaming up to make sure teenagers know about the dangers of distracted driving.
Updated: 1:42 PM One in 25 people suffer from food allergies. The most common aggravators are peanuts, tree nuts, seafood, milk, and eggs.
Updated: 11:09 AM You're eligible for the refund if you bought the first-generation iPad from an Apple Store or Apple's online store in the past two weeks.
Updated: 9:12 AM Researchers say the stress those children feel may have a lasting health impact.
Updated: 1:13 PM The "Drive Me Crazy" app allows you to say, or type, the offender's license plate, then write a "virtual ticket."
Updated: 11:14 AM A study found fast food can make us more impatient, crave instant gratification, and make us less frugal.
Updated: 11:46 AM The people behind the recipe say the ingredients cost $10, and the detergent can last months.
Updated: 11:17 AM Many people trying to get in shape again for spring are overworking their muscles.
Updated: 12:48 PM President Barack Obama is offering to let states unhappy with his health care overhaul design their own plans as long as they fulfill the goals of his landmark law.
Updated: 12:54 PM A study was conducted on 45,000 children in Canada.
Updated: 8:21 PM A new study says the sneakers, which have become more popular lately, don't really help that much.
Updated: 4:04 PM It started with an irritation in his groin area, and eventually led to a diagnosis that would change his life forever. Country music star and Boyle County resident Eddie Montgomery lost his father to prostate cancer 17-years ago.
Posted: 6:33 PM The study, from the National Institutes of Health, showed changes in the brain activity of cell phone users when the phone was in use.
Updated: 10:52 AM Even if you have no symptoms of heart disease now, a new blood test could predict whether you may be at risk in the future.
Posted: 2:05 PM Federal health officials said more than 21,000 people across the country got whooping cough last year.
Updated: 8:16 PM Many people take the supplement to prevent osteoporosis.
Updated: 10:57 AM Several people took advantage of the warm weather today to come out to the University of Kentucky Arboretum for a little exercise, but a new study by the Centers for Disease Control says that not enough Kentuckians are doing just that.
Updated: 8:12 PM The bill now heads to Governor Beshear's desk. It would allow optometrists, who are not medical doctors, to perform some surgical procedures.
Updated: 5:36 PM Other southern states ranked high with Kentucky in the report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Updated: 3:13 PM A new report says energy drinks are under-studied, overused and can be dangerous for children and teens.
Updated: 3:16 PM Just one out of four people in a new AP survey say they want to completely do away with the health care reform law.
Updated: 3:24 PM The House opens a largely symbolic debate Friday on whether to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul, the culmination of the first week with Republicans back in charge.
Posted: 3:31 PM Get an Eye Exam during Glaucoma Awareness Month and Preserve Vision
