HEALTH

Researchers estimate that every hour an adult spends watching TV, their life expectancy shortens by almost 22 minutes. Watching TV for six hours a day can cut short one's life by five years.

All 50 U.S. states and territories will be able to boost their public health emergency preparedness capabilities as the federal Department of Health and Human Services awarded more than $613 million to strengthen all-hazards emergency preparedness.

Two studies published Monday suggest re-framing the way medical practitioners look at overweight and obese patients. The studies question the notion that BMI and weight determine health - even when someone is severely obese.

More than 60,000 pounds of ground beef supplied by National Beef have been recalled after officials at the Ohio Department of Agriculture discovered the batch was contaminated with E. coli.

One in five siblings of autistic children are at risk of being autistic themselves

Marine wanted to donate his organs to members of the military

A Florida teenager who died over the weekend from a suspected amoeba infection became an organ donor at age 14, according to her mother.

A camp in Virginia has no traditional activities such as fishing or swimming but it provides young women with statistics scarier than any campfire story - a possible HIV/AIDS diagnosis.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, have developed what could be a groundbreaking drug that seems effective at curing nearly any viral infection to include the common cold, influenza and other such illnesses.

Nearly one in five with an autistic sibling will develop the disorder

About 45,000 Verizon workers, represented by the CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been on strike since last Sunday after talks for a new labor contract failed.

Risk is much higher than previously believed

The National Beef Packing Co. has recalled more than 60,000 pounds of ground beef products.

Not only can vampire bats locate hotspots or blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips, which was revealed in a study earlier this month, the blood-sucking bats may also be carrying rabies virus, as U.S. health officials confirmed Friday the first death in the country from rabies carried by the animals.

A child is highly likely to be autistic if an older sibling suffers from the disorder, says a new U.S. study.

U.S. scientists have discovered a naturally occurring agent which destroys bacteria that causes meat, fish, eggs and dairy products to decompose.

The USDA has recalled more than 60,000 pounds of ground beef products believed to be contaminated with E. coli from the National Beef Packing Co.

Women who are taking antidepressants, such as Prozac or Zoloft, or have been diagnosed as depressed are at a higher risk of stroke by nearly 40 percent, according to a Harvard University study.

Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association published a study Thursday that said that women with a history of depression face a 29 percent increased risk of stroke. Furthermore, women who take antidepressants, especially selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors face a 39 percent increased risk.

Depressed women may be 29 percent more likely to have a stroke, a recent study show.vThe study, published in the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, also found that women who used anti-depressant medication such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors had a 39 percent increased risk of getting a stroke. Some examples of these drugs are Prozac, Zoloft, and Celexa, the research stated.

In 2009, Charla Nash, 57, was mauled by a friend's 200-pound pet chimpanzee in Stamford, Conn., and lost her eyelids, nose, lips and hands in the incident. Nash, who was unable to see, smell and speak properly, recently underwent a 20-hour face transplant surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass.

New findings by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Children's Hospital Boston have shown the presence of a type of "good" fat or "brown" fat that might be able to combat the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Researchers foresee this new revelation as a tool to combat childhood obesity.

Women suffering from depression and taking help of antidepressants are more likely to have stroke, according to a Harvard research based on 80,000 women.

Depressed women may be at a risk of having a stroke, according to recent study of more than 80,000 women.

Researchers have developed a super-thin "skin-patch" that mounts onto the skin like a temporary tattoo and has an array of electronic components that allows researchers to track key vital signs from patients. The patches are already able to monitor the heart, various other muscles and brain activity.

Jennifer Hudson's fiance David Otunga said he is "impressed" with his future wife's weight loss. "I'm as impressed as everybody else," the 31-year-old wrestler said.

Charla Nash, 57, was attacked in Stamford, Conn., in 2009 by a friend's 200-pound chimpanzee, which ripped off her nose, lips, eyelids and hands.

Scientists at MIT are developing a new drug that has the potential to revolutionize medicine with its ability to treat almost any viral infection.

Scientists in Hong Kong are embarking on a study to identify genes that are responsible for high cholesterol and heart disease in patients in southern China, which they hope will pave the way for the design of better drugs.