Time Off Can Be Healthy


(Las Vegas, NV) -- A good vacation could be just the ticket for stress relief. That's according to a new study by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Its survey found more than half of Americans believe doctors should prescribe vacations for stress-related problems ...Read More

CDC Proposes All Baby Boomers Get Tested For Hepatitis C


(Undated) -- Health officials are proposing all baby boomers get tested for the hepatitis C virus that can cause serious liver disease. Dr. John Ward with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a one-time blood test could identify hundreds of thousands ...Read More

Senators Fight Delay In Sunscreen Label Measure


(Undated) -- A group of U.S. senators say summer is not the time to delay a new requirement for labels on sunscreen products. Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed said in a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, quote, "Millions of Americans will be spending time outdoors without adequate protection from the sun ...Read More

Study: School Kids Eat Fewer Calories When Offered Healthy Choices


(New York, NY) -- Adding more healthy choices to high school vending machines apparently helps some students take in fewer calories. Scientists at the University of Illinois found that the results came after California schools were required to offer vending machine choices that are relatively low in calories, fat and sugar ...Read More

Study: Majority Of Men Arrested Test Positive For Drugs


(Undated) -- The majority of men arrested for all types of crimes are likely to have positive drug tests, based on the results of a new federal report. What's known as the ADAM II report reveals that more than 60 percent of adult men arrested in ten areas of the nation had positive tests for illegal drugs ...Read More
 
 
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Protestors Upset With American Economy, Arrests Made


(Chicago, IL) -- Twelve-hundred protestors took over the streets of Chicago Saturday night, forcing rolling street closures for several hours. Lauren DiGioia, a protestor from New York, New York says it's time for people to wake up and see what's really going on in America ...Read & Hear More

Obama Says Progress Made On Many Issues At G-8 Summit


(Camp David, MD) -- President Obama says a lot of progress was made dealing with the world economy, food security and energy security during the G-8 summit at Camp David. The President said in addition to their group meetings, he was able to speak with individual leaders ...Read & Hear More

I'll Have Another Wins Preakness Stakes


(Baltimore, MD) -- I'll Have Another has won the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes. The three-year-old colt chased down favorite Bodemeister two weeks after running him down with a last second victory at the Kentucky Derby ...Read More

Jackie Chan Retiring From Action Movies, Wants To Be Asian De Niro


(Cannes, France) -- Jackie Chan is looking for a little less action in his life. The 58-year-old martial arts movie star told audiences at the Cannes Film Festival this week that his latest movie, "Chinese Zodiac," will be his last action flick ...Read More

Sean Penn: Media Dropped The Ball With Haiti


(Cannes, France) -- Sean Penn is making headlines at the Cannes Film Festival, but not for any film he's promoting. The two-time Oscar winner blasted the media during a press conference Friday, accusing news gatherers of letting Haiti down ...Read More

Report: Van Halen Scraps Tour Dates Over Burn Out


(Undated) -- Burn out is being blamed as rockers cancel part of a tour. Sources close to Van Halen are dismissing theories that the band scrubbed the second leg of its U.S. concert tour because of infighting between band members Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth ...Read More


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