Health: Latest News, Pictures & Videos

Florida hopes to release genetically modified mosquitoes
12/6/12 6:45 AM
Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the risk of dengue fever in the tourist town of Key West.
8 Comments
Flu season starts early, expected to be a bad one
12/3/12 4:21 PM
Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating tends to make people sicker than other types.
Comment
Florida girl who can't eat is in D.C. studying to be a chef
11/30/12 6:47 PM
A Florida teen who has a disease that makes eating almost impossible is in D.C. studying to be a chef.
Comment
Fairfax Co. looks to make smoking cessation classes mandatory
11/29/12 6:20 PM
Fairfax County is considering a proposal to force its employees to attend classes to quit smoking. But many employees are wondering if they refuse, would the county dock their pay or fire them?

15 Comments
Fighting lung cancer: 3 local efforts to combat the disease
11/27/12 6:05 PM
It’s the biggest cancer killer in America for both men and women. And more than half the new cases of lung cancer this year are in people who do not smoke. Here is a look at three local efforts to combat the disease.

Comment
Several Lipitor generics recalled due to glass particles found
11/23/12 9:44 AM
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled several doses of its generic version of Lipitor because some batches of the cholesterol fighter may contain small glass particles.
Comment
Local women create 'Braggs Bras' to help women with breast reconstruction after cancer
11/21/12 6:59 AM
Two local women are making a difference for women that have suffered through breast cancer and breast reconstruction.
Comment
HIV tests urged for Americans ages 15-64
11/20/12 5:11 AM
There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.
16 Comments
Bethesda girl in bright spirits after contracting rare virus
11/16/12 6:22 PM
It’s been four months since a 16-year-old Bethesda girl contracted a flesh-eating virus that could have killed her. Now she’s back in class and taking steps toward a normal life.
Comment

Breakthrough Alzheimer's surgery at Johns Hopkins
12/5/12 6:03 PM
Doctors at Johns Hopkins University are experimenting with a pacemaker for the brain to combat Alzheimer’s disease. They’re preparing to implant one of the devices on Thursday.

5 Comments
Alzheimer's treatments hopeful with new study
12/3/12 12:39 PM
For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out.
Comment
World AIDS Day: Saving lives through HIV organ donation
11/30/12 4:22 PM
A group of doctors is calling on Congress to support HIV organ donations - a move that could save thousands of lives every year.

10 Comments
For federal workers, time to choose a health plan
11/28/12 3:26 PM
Francis interview November 27, 2012
Comment
Tainted peanut butter plant under watchful eye of FDA
11/27/12 12:59 PM
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on a New Mexico peanut butter plant that had repeated food safety violations over several years, using new authority to halt operations at facilities that may be producing unsafe food.
Comment
Birth control pills should be sold over the counter, specialists say
11/21/12 6:03 PM
No prescription or doctor's exam needed: The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms.
33 Comments
Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks
11/20/12 5:27 AM
Unemployment hurts more than your wallet _ it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers.
Comment
Nomophobia: Survey finds 74 percent would panic over losing phone
11/16/12 11:37 PM
Many people - of all ages - have become addicted to their cell phones, especially smartphones. A California treatment center is offering counseling for what's been dubbed Nomophobia. As in no-mobile-phobia.
Comment
Fishing in the Anacostia: Hazardous to your health, report says
11/16/12 6:06 PM
Environmentalists say that the Anacostia has been an aquatic landfill of raw sewage and cancer-causing agents, meaning that fish caught from the river are anything but edible. However, that doesn't stop everyone from doing it.
14 Comments

RecommendedRecent Facebook Activity

Only On 7

Team up with the Home Team afternoons at 4 on ABC7

"Katie" weekdays at 4pm on ABC7 followed by Leon Harris and Alison Starling on ABC7 News at 5. Click here to find out more about "Katie!"