For children in the hospital, support from others often makes it easier to get through their stay and back to playing with friends. Sometimes just hearing words of encouragement can make them smile. Renown Health has created a new way for you to send words of love to these patients.

Fitness is no longer a limiting factor for disabled veterans and disabled members of the armed forces. The City of Reno hosts a program called 'Fit but Not Forgotten,' which helps them work out no matter what physical limitations they might face.

A southwestern Idaho company is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products because of possible bacterial contamination.

The U.S. Marine Corps is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness.

Forget baby showers, expecting parents are taking baby buzz to a whole new level. The most recent craze in America among pregnant women gets you up close and personal.

A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide in a recent four-year span.

The wood burning color code stays YELLOW due strong temperature inversions.

A flu shot clinic will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, at Saint Mary’s Immunization Clinic, located at 1625 E. Prater Way, Suite 102, in Sparks.

Twenty flu-related deaths have been reported in children so far this winter - one of the worst tolls this early in the year since health officials began keeping track.

After the first few weeks into January, the novelty of your New Year's resolutions to stay healthy might start to wear off, but there are ways to help you stay on track throughout the year.

The New York Police Department wants pharmacies in and around the city to fight prescription drug thefts by stocking pill bottles fitted with GPS tracking chips.

More than three dozen students have spent the night in a hospital after carbon monoxide leaked at their Nashville private school.

The Centers for Disease Control is calling it the "worst flu season" in four years, but being diagnosed with the flu isn't stopping millions of Americans from going to work

Fast Food and sugar are some things you have to give up to keep the pounds off, but one guilty pleasure you can keep is alcohol thanks to a local couple and their low-calorie business.

Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity.

Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.

A massive new federal scientific report says global warming is already changing America from sea to rising sea and how Americans live.

New York's governor has declared a public health emergency for the state because of the severity of the flu season.

Amidst a deadly flu outbreak sweeping the nation infection rates in Nevada remain low. So far, only 22 cases have been confirmed and no deaths have been reported state-wide. Still, that number is up more than 50% from just two weeks ago, and health officials warn that the season is just getting started.

Facebook lets you socialize, post picture and, now, you can even find out who gave you the flu. That's what the new application claims it can do, but does it actually work?

Health officials say the flu season's second influenza-related death in Orange County is a La Habra man.

Drugmaker Merck says it is suspending its sale of the cholesterol drug Tredaptive.

Health officials say flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined.

A judge has granted authorities permission to exhume the body of a Chicago lottery winner who was fatally poisoned with cyanide just as he was about to collect his $425,000 payout.

The Food and Drug Administration is requiring the manufacturer of Ambien to reduce dosage levels for women.