Health

Genesee County could soon be part of a growing list of communities that restrict or ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places.

Dr. Michael Ciampi may very well be a hero for our times.

After last year's flu season, which health officials say was one of the mildest in the past 30 years, the illness is back with a vengeance. Well, if you're unlucky enough to currently have the flu, at least a new Facebook app can help track down the diseased jerk who gave it to you in the …

The average American lies about 11 times a week, but next time you’re tempted to tell a fib, remember this: lying won’t just make you untrustworthy, new research finds it’s also bad for your health.

If you’re sedentary, it’s time to get moving — a new study has revealed a lack of physical activity could be as harmful to your health as smoking.

We know smoking and obesity are bad for our health, but now scientists have discovered something that could be even worse: loneliness.

Not getting enough sleep has been increasingly associated with a higher risk of chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers.
Even worse, new research seems to indicate that how much we sleep could be linked to our ethnicity.

In the first-ever historical comparison of stress levels across the US, researchers have now determined what many of us have suspected: adults are a lot more stressed out now than they were just 25 years ago.

It seems that there might be a correlation between long-term unemployment and poor health.

Most of us probably never stop to consider if what we do for a living is healthy for us or not.
Maybe we should.