Buddy Check 4

On the 4th of every month we remind you to please do your monthly breast self exam and then call your "buddy" and remind her to do the same.

Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

Sleep apps for better rest?

Popular smartphone app designed to help improve your sleep is put to the test.

After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from the epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.

NM changing its plans for health exchange

New Mexico is switching gears on its plan for a health insurance exchange and initially will partner with the federal government for computer services needed for an online marketplace for uninsured individuals.

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill think they can do a better, more up to date job than the government of finding out what people eat and how many calories are in it.

Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual

 In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder."