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St. Elizabeth business health experts discuss ways to reduce your sit time during the day after a surprising statistic released by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.

There is a new push as the weather warms up to prevent heat-related injuries in student athletes.

The Food and Drug Administration recently provided new information about a possible connection between breast implants and cancer.

If you are sneezing and wheezing, you likely have symptoms of one of the chief complaints in Tri-State doctors’ offices right now.

As the weather warms up and you move your activities outdoors, there is a word of caution to stay well hydrated from sports medicine experts.

The weight management team at St. Elizabeth Healthcare focuses on teaching people what it takes not just to lose weight, but also keep it off.

If you are trying to improve your health you might want to change how you “snack."

So, what do experts recommend you eat “between meals?”

It's not your imagination, people who don't even get allergy symptoms this time of year are reporting into area physicians at Saint Elizabeth Healthcare saying it feels like a bad season.

So here's what you need to know, to feel better!

A new bill designed to fight addiction has just been signed into law in Kentucky and will go into effect this summer. House Bill 333 is designed to fight addiction in a number of ways, but one of the things it does is set prescription limits in the state of Kentucky

There are new recommendations out on Tuesday in cancer screening for men. These new recommendations have been put out for public comment, meaning right now they are in draft stages and you can submit your thoughts on them before final approval.

If people want to shape up for spring, it could be the day to get started. Hundreds took a few steps toward good health Wednesday, April 5. The American Heart Association and St. Elizabeth Healthcare teamed up to launch a new walking trail in Edgewood.

Normally colon cancer screenings are recommended at age 50. Lately however, a recent study found people were trending toward seeing it in younger men and women, sometimes as young as 20 and 30 years old.

A new study from the American Association for Cancer Research found false positives lead to a delay in the next screening for many women. But when women hear "false positive", St. Elizabeth experts say it's important to go beyond the headlines. That's because, the first thing to know is that a "call back" is pretty common according to Becky Dixon.

The team of integrative medicine experts at St. Elizabeth Healthcare responded to a warning after emergency medicine providers released a report on a number of injuries resulting from people taking in something that they thought might help cleanse the body but really does not.

The team at Saint Elizabeth Healthcare said the story might hold a new record for the number of times they attempted to revive a patient in cardiac arrest.

St. Elizabeth's Dr. Miller says experts may now be looking at the "Tau Protein" to determine when an athlete is ready to get back on the field after a concussion.

According to flu experts at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, people are experiencing widespread activity as is the rest of the country.

Seven months ago Theresa started her weight loss journey at the Weight Management Center. Now today, she's lost 130 pounds and has found a whole new way of life. How can a medically-supervised program help you lose weight?

The flu hits suddenly and if you haven't gotten it, you don't want it. Symptoms last 7-10 days and we're currently seeing sporadic cases. Liz Bonis has what you can do to fight the flu this season.

Some parts of the country are seeing more severe cases than in previous years, and the vaccine seems to be a good fit. Infection control experts answer your questions with Liz Bonis.