Body and Health News

Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people.
By fox5vegas.com

The drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and other toxins.
By fox5vegas.com

A government program that brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing homes leaves out hundreds of troubled facilities, investigators report.
By fox5vegas.com

An Ohio woman who gave birth to a baby boy after a fertility clinic implanted her with the wrong embryo is a “guardian angel,” the boy’s biological parents said Saturday.
By fox5vegas.com

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.
By fox5vegas.com

Some doctors think that when then find a growth in milk ducts, they should avoid the words “cancer” and “carcinoma.”
By fox5vegas.com

A new movie imagines a world where nobody knows how to lie. But in ours, people do it all the time — and scream about it in Congress. Find some ways to detect a falsehood.
By fox5vegas.com

When you think about hitting the drive-through, think about your pantry. You probably have the ingredients for a fast, tasty meal.
By fox5vegas.com

Astrid Thoenig got dressed, went to work and sat at her desk smiling Thursday as she slid her finger gently under the envelope flap of yet another identical birthday card. They don’t make that many that say “Happy 100th.”
By fox5vegas.com

An Ohio woman who is carrying another woman’s baby because of a fertility clinic error says she’s still not sure where to place the blame.
By fox5vegas.com