Healthy Living

Students often find school sex education negative and out of touch

Many students say the sex and relationship education in their schools can be negative and "heterosexist," and the way teachers approach the subject is ineffective, according to a review of international research.

Video exams may help expand kids' access to asthma care

Children with asthma who live miles from specialists might do just as well when doctors treat them via video chats as they do when they visit physicians in person, a small experiment suggests.

When GoFundMe goes wrong: Woman faced losing state assistance after raising money for daughter with aggressive cancer

Every day, more than 10,000 new campaigns are launched on GoFundMe.com,

Ohio law protecting companion animals goes into effect

It is now a fifth-degree felony to knowingly cause serious physical harm to a companion animal in Ohio, in part thanks to the tireless work of a Fox 8 Cleveland meteorologist.

Woman pays $375 to save $9 goldfish after it chokes on pebble

That Conquer’s eyes were bigger than his stomach nearly cost him his life.

The office walk-and-talk really works

They don’t require yoga pants or a shower, but the research is clear: Walking meetings count as exercise.

Golden retriever puppy stolen from service dog training facility

A golden retriever service-dog-in-training was stolen from a facility in northwest Georgia, and now her owners are seeking help from the public to locate her.

WHO says Angola, Congo yellow fever outbreak under control

A yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo has been brought under control by a major vaccination campaign, the head of pandemic and epidemic diseases at the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Chicken pox virus spreads through school bus

A small outbreak of chicken pox was traced back to a single school bus in Michigan, and highlights the importance giving kids the chicken pox vaccine, according to a new report

Can syringes help parents give kids the right dose of medicine?

More than four in five parents give children the wrong dose of liquid medicines, a dangerous error that might be avoided by administering drugs with syringes instead of cups, a U.S. study suggests.