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Healthy Living: Learn your numbers to a healthier heart

Doctors are encouraging everyone to learn their risk for heart disease. Health reporter Kafi Drexel explains why they say it's as simple as "Knowing your Numbers".

<EM>Healthy Living:</EM> Learn your numbers to a healthier heart

Updated 5:00 AM

Are hospital infections preventable?

A new study shows that thousands of people die from hospital infections each year. With thousands of patients coming in and out of these hospitals every day, are these infections preventable or are they simply a part of the price of receiving care?

Updated 03/08/2010 05:00 AM

Snow Shoveling Could Be Hazardous to Your Health

As the snow falls, doctors warn that shoveling your driveway can be hazardous to your health if you’re not careful. Muscle injuries, back pain, and even heart attacks increase in as little as an inch of snowfall.

Updated 03/06/2010 11:22 AM

Healthy Living: Weight loss part 1

Are you one of the many Americans who are trying to lose weight? Again? Why is it so hard to lose weight and keep it off? It's part one of four in my series on weight loss.

03/05/2010 10:25 AM

Healthy Living: Rheumatoid arthritis

Millions of Americans suffer from joint pain but today, a diagnosis of arthritis is much different than it was in the past.

Updated 03/05/2010 05:00 AM

Healthy Living: Winter dry skin

Dermatologists say some simple steps can prevent you from suffering through itchy skin all winter. Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report.

03/02/2010 09:46 AM

Healthy Living: Women and heart disease

Despite a significant reduction in death rates, coronary artery disease has remained the leading cause of death in the United States and coronary artery disease claims the lives of more women than any other disease. The symptoms of a heart attack can be more subtle in women and are often ignored. Casey Bortnick reports.

02/28/2010 02:30 PM

Healthy Living: New technology helps those affected by HPV

Scott Vitale certainly does not fit the criteria for the HPV virus which causes warts, and in rare cases, it's found in the throat. Most often, infants get it from their mothers while they pass through the birth canal. Why or how he got the virus, no one knows for sure. Marcie Fraser reports.

02/28/2010 02:08 PM

Helping Families Mend Little Hearts

A nationwide effort to support families of children with heart problems has been launched in upstate New York. Partnering with hospitals to provide several programs, Mended Little Hearts connects families in crisis with other parents who have survived the shock of learning a child has a heart problem.

02/27/2010 02:20 PM

Healthy Living: Safe winter workouts

Freezing temperatures and snow don't have to keep you from sticking to your exercise routine this winter. Kafi Drexel filed the following report.

02/25/2010 01:57 PM

Healthy Living: State's "sin taxes" spark familiar debate

In an effort to help close New York's budget gap, Governor Paterson wants to once again increase the tobacco sales tax and impose a new tax on sugary sodas -- a proposal that is no stranger to debate. Kafi Drexel filed the following report.

02/23/2010 09:02 AM

Healthy Living: President Clinton's heart procedure was 'common'

Former President Bill Clinton's condition is a reminder that fighting heart disease is an ongoing battle. The procedure Clinton recently had is considered to be pretty common. In fact hundreds are performed all over the country each day. Casey Bortnick reports.

02/21/2010 01:15 PM