Physical Conditions

Twin 4-year-old brothers were injured in Benton Township around 11 p.m. Thursday night when a driver dealing with a medical condition crashed into a house. Police say a 64-year-old driver suffering a medical problem crashed. One of the boys at the...

The health of student athletes has become a big concern after recent deaths on the playing field. But South Bend schools, with the help of Memorial Hospital, are using a new tool to ensure student safety. The Indiana High School Athletic Association...

SOUTH BEND -- Since the concern of a nuclear meltdown in Japan, people across the U.S. have started to take steps to keep themselves safe.  Many have been buying a drug that limits exposure to radiation and it's been flying off store and pharmacy...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It's a small decline, says the nation's annual report on cancer — just under 1 percent a year....

CHICAGO (AP) — Two health groups are hoping a hungry caterpillar will take a bite out of childhood obesity. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle tells about a caterpillar who munches his way through a variety of foods. The American...

SOUTH BEND — A truck driver, who reportedly sat dead in his idling cab for nearly a day, was found Wednesday by police along the St. Joseph Valley Parkway. According to police reports, 63-year-old Richard Jacobs, of Star City, was found dead in...

  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Critics say a Nevada bill banning air fresheners and candles in public places would lead to stinky rooms and prohibit priests from using candles in Mass. Las Vegas Democratic Assemblyman Paul Aizley on Monday presented...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A five-year, $8-million research project at Michigan State University is looking at the health effects of air pollution. Lead investigator Jack Harkema is a professor at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine....

Running a red light saved Sue Chlebek's life. On the morning of March 31, 2010, Chlebek completed her routine three-mile walk and felt a pain in her chest. When she returned to her home, she felt two more pains in her chest before she researched heart...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists in Europe are reporting they used a simple blood test on pregnant women to diagnose Down syndrome in their unborn children. Down syndrome, which results in cognitive delays, is caused by having an extra copy of a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up. Upset that doctors did not make that risk clear, his mother, Christine, tracked down...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado coroner says a 17-year-old who collapsed during a rugby match died from cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect. Players say Matthew Hammerdorfer collapsed Saturday afternoon during a match after...