health

Here is the "Daily Dilemma" from today, Friday, January 6th, 2012:

Do you think employers should assist their workers in quitting cigarette smoking? Would you pay a higher premium for them to do so? These two questions have already been answered by a plethora companies, as a significant portion of them, both large and small, offer this newly designed health benefit to their employees. The Washington Post reports, many of these companies have created a two-tier ap

As you make your New Year resolutions, we want to help you keep them.

Set aside that date of Saturday, January 21st. 1077 'GNA, Price Chopper and Best Fitness will be hosting a giant "Health, Fitness and Beauty Expo" from 10am-4pm at the Empire State Plaza.

Vending machines can be the handiest tool for a quick snack or something to drink, but it’s not always a good choice for children.

Wal-mart is pulling Enfamil infant formula off their store shelves nationwide after a baby in Missouri died this week.  The parents had just purchased the formula from a Wal-Mart in Lebanon, Missouri.

After the holidays its always good to get on a diet, lose a few pound and learn to be healthy for your resolution. How about a great new hairstyle? We help you out there too.

Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.

A recall on cookie dough couldn't come at a worse time.  While it's never good to eat raw cookie dough or lots of it, that's always been due to the possibility of salmonella.

New York - Be careful if you received an email with the subject line stating, “Uniform Traffic Ticket.”  The State Police says the email is a hoax and appears to be from the New York State Police or the Los Angeles Department of Motor Vehicles.

While most cases of lung cancer occur in smokers, nearly 20 percent of cases strike those who’ve never touched a cigarette. When it comes down to the facts, 32,000 nonsmoking Americans die from lung cancer every year — so many that experts say it’s time to stop calling it “the smoker’s disease.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics says juice in general can be part of a good, healthy diet.  However, fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit for babies under the age of six months.  Fruit juice also has no benefits over whole fruit for older children.  Not only that, apple juice contains trace amounts of arsenic.