My First Coast Health Watch

No greater risk of blood clots from flying economy class

Pa. College Vending Machine Dispenses Plan B

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.

Administration Boosts Funding for Alzheimer's Research

WASHINGTON -- The government announced plans Tuesday to find new ways to combat Alzheimer's disease, increasing research funding more than 25% over the next two years and beefing up caregiver support and public awareness campaigns.

Breads No. 1 Source of Salt in US Diet

ATLANTA -- Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as snacks like potato chips and pretzels.

Wal-Mart debuts 'Great for You' seal

NEW YORK -- You may like the food you buy, but is it "Great for You"?

CDC: Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars

CHICAGO - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC

CHICAGO -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's worried about the amount of second-hand smoke being inhaled by teens and middle-schoolers in cars.

Limit Concussions on Young Brains

The adolescent football player's brain is rattled an average of 650 times per season. That's just an average.

Sexual Activity and STDs Up in Seniors

New research published Thursday by the British Medical Journal shows that 80% of 50 to 90 years olds are sexually active.

Pfizer's Birth Control Pill Mix Up Could Cause Unintended Pregnancies

Women taking two types of birth control pills made by the drug manufacturer Pfizer may be at risk for unintended pregnancies because of a packaging screwup.

Android Users More Likely to Have Sex on First Date

If you're hoping to get some naughty action as soon as possible, you should start pursuing Android users.

McDonald's Drops Use of Gooey Ammonia-Based 'Pink Slime' in Hamburger Meat

McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide - an ingredient in fertilizers, household cleaners and some roll-your-own explosives -  in its hamburger meat.

Pfizer Recalls 28 Lots of Birth Control Pills

Ultrasonic Procedure Destroys Fat in Problem Areas

There's a new treatment just approved by the FDA that promises a trimmer tummy and less love handles without surgery.

Brazilian Blowout Gets Warning Label

SAN FRANCISCO -- The maker of a popular line of hair-straightening products has agreed to alert consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas, a possible carcinogen, California's attorney general announced Monday.

Antibiotics Abuse May Lead to Superbugs

WASHINGTON -- Many of us have suffered through a cold or the Flu this season, but when you turn to your doctor for relief, be careful what you wish for.

Have an eMergency? Shands Going Paperless

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Doctors have notoriously bad hand writing, but Shands Jacksonville is taking that out of the equation.  The hospital began moving to an electronic chart system on January 21 and those in charge of the switch said they have already become about 90 percent paperless

Britax Recalling Infant Car Seats

WASHINGTON -- Thousands of infant car seats are being recalled. Britax says the Chaperone car seats have a faulty harness adjuster.

McNugget Addict Collapses; Experts Warn of High-Salt Diet

Even if you've never had a McNugget, you could be guilty of eating a high sodium diet.

Baby Lotion Recalled over Excessive Bacteria Levels

Johnson & Johnson on Friday said it is recalling more than 2,000 tubes of its Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after U.S. regulators identified excessive levels of bacteria in a product sample.

Hiccups Only Clue to Man's Heart Attack

Hiccups are annoying, especially when they just won't quit. If they last more than two days, nonstop hiccups may occasionally be a sign of a medical problem, as they were for one 68-year-old man.

Overtime Doubles Depression Odds

Working long hours appears to substantially increase a person's risk of becoming depressed, regardless of how stressful the actual work is, a new study suggests.