Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the AMA, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the CDC.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the American Medical Association, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.
Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan, saying it isn't "Obamacare."
Gov. Jan Brewer is working to spin her hard-fought victory over legislative conservatives who opposed her Medicaid expansion plan, saying it isn't "Obamacare."
Researchers have shown that implanting electrodes in the brain's "feeding center" can be safely done.
Researchers have shown that implanting electrodes in the brain's "feeding center" can be safely done -- in a bid to develop a new treatment option for severely obese people who fail to shed pounds even after weight-loss surgery.
After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups, upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration says it will comply with a judge's order.
The Obama administration's appeal in the legal fight over morning-after pills has been officially put on hold until a judge weighs a new plan to allow girls of all ages to buy the contraceptives without a prescription,...
Every day in the United States, three children drown. Although many people expect a drowning child to splash and yell for help, these accidents often happen quietly without anyone noticing.
Every day in the United States, three children drown. Although many people expect a drowning child to splash and yell for help, these accidents often happen quietly without anyone noticing.
FOX 10's Rick D'Amico talks to a doctor who makes house calls, but not to treat the usual aches and pains. Dr. Jill Rossinow is a cancer specialist who runs a unique mobile clinic.
FOX 10's Rick D'Amico talks to a doctor who makes house calls, but not to treat the usual aches and pains. Dr. Jill Rossinow is a cancer specialist who runs a unique mobile clinic.
Health care coverage for newly legalized immigrants is emerging as a thorny issue in Congress' drive to remake the nation's immigration system, posing hard-to-solve problems for Senate negotiators and...
Health care coverage for newly legalized immigrants is emerging as a thorny issue in Congress' drive to remake the nation's immigration system, posing hard-to-solve problems for Senate negotiators and threatening a...
Almost 200 people in Marana are being asked to get tested after they were potentially exposed to HIV and Hepatitis C after going to the dentist. This comes on the heels of the Oklahoma dentist case.
Almost 200 people in Marana are being asked to get tested after they were potentially exposed to HIV and Hepatitis C after going to the dentist. This comes on the heels of an Oklahoma dentist who allegedly exposed thousands to the same diseases.
It's a hot new trend on the popular site "Instagram." A darker side of social media that showcases young women's bodies. Teens, girls as young as ten, competing for attention and approval.
It's a hot new trend on the popular site "Instagram." A darker side of social media that showcases young women's bodies. Teens, girls as young as ten, competing for attention and approval.
More than 50-million people belong to a health club. 16 percent of those people say they rely on the machines they use to track their progress. But just how accurate are those machines?
More than 50-million people belong to a health club. 16 percent of those people say they rely on the machines they use to track their progress. But just how accurate are those machines?
Arizona had one of the worst allergy seasons in recent memory this year. Even people who normally don't suffer found themselves with itchy eyes and runny noses. But imagine a runny nose all the time.
Arizona had one of the worst allergy seasons in recent memory this year. Even people who normally don't suffer found themselves with itchy eyes and runny noses. But we talked to a valley man who had year-round allergy symptoms. A runny nose all the time.
Most women have attended a baby shower before. But a very special kind of baby shower is really getting popular. Ultrasound parties are happening all over the valley.
Most women have attended a baby shower before. But a very special kind of baby shower is really getting popular. Ultrasound parties are happening all over the valley.
A two pound tumor, the size of a honeydew melon, is removed from the abdomen of a valley girl. At just 9 years old, doctors tell her parents its Stage III cancer.
A two pound tumor, the size of a honeydew melon, is removed from the abdomen of a valley girl. At just 9 years old, doctors tell her parents its Stage III cancer.
A little girl, born with a rare genetic disorder. The only help her parents had came from a state agency. But they just recently found out that help is gone.
A little girl, born with a rare genetic disorder. The only help her parents had came from a state agency. But they just recently found out that help is gone.
A Phoenix man's death saved a San Francisco woman's life and his family, who decided to donate his organs, met one of the recipients. FOX 10's Jill Monier reports.
A Phoenix man's death saved a San Francisco woman's life and his family, who decided to donate his organs, met one of the recipients. FOX 10's Jill Monier reports.
It used to be doctors made house calls. Those days are long gone -- or are they? A Scottsdale company called "Stat Doctors" is pioneering a way for doctors to make virtual house calls.
It used to be doctors made house calls. Those days are long gone -- or are they? A Scottsdale company called "Stat Doctors" is pioneering a way for doctors to make virtual house calls.
Police are put in awful situations every day, and most of the time, we marvel at the way officers handle them. But one man is suing Mesa Police for an arrest that left him horribly burned.
Police are put in awful situations every day, and most of the time, we marvel at the way officers handle them. But one man is suing Mesa Police for an arrest that left him horribly burned.
Usually a follow up to a story comes a few days or weeks of the original story. This follow up comes 15 years later. In 1997 I covered the story of 19-year-old Mickey Logan, left in a coma days before Christmas.
Usually a follow up to a story comes a few days or weeks of the original story. This follow up comes 15 years later. In 1997 I covered the story of 19-year-old Mickey Logan, left in a coma days before Christmas.
Sex for money. In almost every state, prostitution is a crime. But what if we told you about a legal form of sex for cash right here in Arizona? It's considered a form of therapy.
Sex for money. In almost every state, prostitution is a crime. But what if we told you about a legal form of sex for cash right here in Arizona? It's considered a form of therapy.
As we first reported back in June, a mobile dentistry operation is being sued by an Arizona family. They allege their special needs son received unnecessary dental work at school.
As we first reported back in June, a mobile dentistry operation is being sued by an Arizona family. They allege their special needs son received unnecessary dental work at school.
