http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines RSS Feed for WIBW - To Your Health - Headlines en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:15 GMT 2013-06-19T16:51:15Z en-us http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/CDC-Says-US-Smoking-Rate-fFalls-For-Adults-212063981.html Last year, about 18 percent of adults who participated in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers, according to the latest figures. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:15 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/CDC-Says-US-Smoking-Rate-fFalls-For-Adults-212063981.html 2013-06-19T16:51:15Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Air-Pollution-exposure-while-pregnant-linked-to-autism-risk-212063321.html Researchers found certain chemicals and pollutants were linked to heightened risk for the neurodevelopmental disease that affects one in 50 U.S. schoolchildren. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:39 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Air-Pollution-exposure-while-pregnant-linked-to-autism-risk-212063321.html 2013-06-18T23:05:39Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Japanese-Eyeball-Licking-Trend-Carries-Blindness-Risk-211619931.html A strange trend among Japanese school-aged children. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:56:38 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Japanese-Eyeball-Licking-Trend-Carries-Blindness-Risk-211619931.html 2013-06-14T22:56:38Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/s-211477291.html The Centers for Disease Control says some 6,000 people a year seek treatment for heat-related illness. A few precautions can help people beat the heat. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:14:32 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/s-211477291.html 2013-06-13T23:14:32Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Supreme-Courts-Gene-Patent-Ruling-Could-Boost-Patient-Care-211481991.html A Supreme Court ruling threw out some patents previously held by Myriad Genetics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based company that had patented a genetic test for the BRCA gene that's associated with increased risks for breast and ovarian cancers. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:26:00 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Supreme-Courts-Gene-Patent-Ruling-Could-Boost-Patient-Care-211481991.html 2013-06-13T23:26:00Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Summer-Camp-Life-Changing-Experience-For-Kids-With-Muscular-Dystrophy-211292751.html 68 young people from northeast Kansas who are living with variuos neuromuscular diseases are attending the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual summer camp in Linwood this week. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:17:27 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Summer-Camp-Life-Changing-Experience-For-Kids-With-Muscular-Dystrophy-211292751.html 2013-06-12T23:17:27Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Moran-Introduces-Bill-To-Preserve-Rural-Health-Care-Access-211258461.html The measure known as the PARTS Act would protect Kansans’ access to important therapy services. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:51:18 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Moran-Introduces-Bill-To-Preserve-Rural-Health-Care-Access-211258461.html 2013-06-12T19:51:18Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/95-Percent-Of-People-Wash-Their-Hands-Wrong-Are-You-One-Of-Them-211119561.html Michigan State University researchers camped out in public restrooms, and found only 5 percent of people properly washed their hands long enough to kill infection-causing germs and bacteria. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:17:44 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/95-Percent-Of-People-Wash-Their-Hands-Wrong-Are-You-One-Of-Them-211119561.html 2013-06-11T23:17:44Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/NYC-Soda-Ban-In-Court-Judges-Question-Reasoning-Behind-16-Ounce-Limit-211119071.html A state appeals court panel on Tuesday had few sweet words for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed health regulation that would fight the city's growing diabetes and obesity rates by setting a size limit on sugary beverages. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:13:32 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/NYC-Soda-Ban-In-Court-Judges-Question-Reasoning-Behind-16-Ounce-Limit-211119071.html 2013-06-11T23:13:32Z http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Working-Moms-Kids-Fare-Just-As-Well-As-Stay-At-Home-Counterparts-211118521.html A study from the Academy of Social Sciences in the U.K. shows that kids' literacy, math skills and behavior is not affected whether or not their mother works or stays home during the first years of their lives. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:10:21 GMT http://www.wibw.com/features/toyourhealth/headlines/Working-Moms-Kids-Fare-Just-As-Well-As-Stay-At-Home-Counterparts-211118521.html 2013-06-11T23:10:21Z