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Report Finds Spike In Energy Drink-Related Emergency Room Visits

A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said ER visits doubled in the last four years from about 10,000 to more than 20,000.

2013/01/16

Mayor Bloomberg gets flu shot from pharmacist Barbara Naprawa at Duane Reade in lower Manhattan Oct. 25, 2012 (credit: Rich Lamb/WCBS 880)

Medical Experts Separate Fact From Fiction And Weigh In On Common Myths Surrounding The Flu Vaccine

The vaccine is quick, easy, and often free but only about a third of the population will get vaccinated, possibly because of some of the myths associated with the vaccine.

2013/01/10

Getting Ferry Passengers To Hospitals Is Harder In Post-Sandy New York City

Getting the injured to the hospital after the Seastreak Wall Street ferry crash Wednesday was not as easy as it would have been before Superstorm Sandy hit Lower Manhattan last October.

2013/01/09

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reads through documents at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) summit in Dublin on December 6, 2012. (credit: Kevin Lamarque/AFP/Getty Images)

Doctors Expect Hillary Clinton To Fully Recover From Blood Clot

Her doctors announced Monday late afternoon that Clinton is making excellent progress. They also predict the secretary will make a full recovery from the blood clot.

2012/12/31

Colleen Blanco and her baby (Credit: CBS 2)

A Christmas Miracle: Queens Baby Miraculously Survives Despite Mother’s Rare Condition

This is a Christmas full of special meaning for a young family in Queens. They’ll be spending a quiet holiday at home with their first baby. But it took a series of miracles — and a painful loss — to get there.

2012/12/24

Rescue Workers At Ground Zero (credit: Beth A. Keiser/AFP/Getty Images)

Study Finds Increased Rate Of 3 Types Of Cancer Among 9/11 Recovery Workers

The most comprehensive study on whether the toxins in the air at ground zero after 9/11 are linked to cancers is unlikely to end the debate over health questions.

2012/12/18

Researchers Say Simple Formula Could Predict Childhood Obesity Chances

Childhood obesity has become a national epidemic and public health crisis.

2012/11/29

Soda (credit: Getty Images); Knees (credit: Clipart.com)

Seen At 11: New Study Warns Of ‘The Soda Ache’

We know that drinking too much soda has been linked to obesity, but now a new study suggests that it also may be linked to arthritis of the knee in men.

2012/11/27

Pregnant Woman Triumphs Over Breast Cancer, Has Healthy Baby

This Thanksgiving weekend has given one New York family something very special to be thankful for.

2012/11/24

Help Is Available For Those Dealing With Sandy-Related Stress

If you or anyone you know is having trouble dealing with the stress caused by Sandy, there is help.

2012/11/12

New Study Finds Concerning Levels Of Arsenic In Rice Products

The study found higher levels of arsenic in brown rice than white rice because of the way it’s processed. It also found higher levels of arsenic in rice produced in southern states than in rice from California or Asia.

2012/09/19

Lindy Albaum and her mom Courtney Albaum (credit: CBS 2)

Westchester Girl, 4, With Rare Hearing Problem Making Remarkable Progress

Normally just saying your own name isn’t much of an accomplishment for a 4-year-old, but it is for Lindy Albaum, who was born with a rare neurological hearing problem.

2012/09/17

Dr Max Gomez: Could Drinking Coffee Reduce Your Risk For Skin Cancer?

New research shows that your morning cup of coffee could help lower your risk for skin cancer. CBS 2′s Dr Max Gomez has the latest on a study from the Journal For Cancer Research that showed a connection between the amount of coffee a person drinks and a reduced risk for basal cell carcinoma.

2012/07/02

Seen At 11: Spinning Out Of Control With Vertigo

At least once in each our lives we’ve all felt as though the room was spinning around us. Well, imagine feeling like that all the time. It happens to millions of people each year. They are suddenly and unexpectedly hit with vertigo, an old condition making a big comeback.

2012/06/28