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Study: Obesity Could Be Over 40% By 2030

If Americans believed their battle of the bulge was improving; new projections from Duke University researchers paint a dark...

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Salmonella In Dog Food Sickens 14 People In US

Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina...

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Actress Mariel Hemingway Discusses Suicide And Depression

Mariel Hemingway may be best known as an actress, but she's also an author of a few books promoting a healthy mind, body and...

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Which Chocolate Is The Healthy One?

“I like to say the more bitter (the chocolate), the better for our bodies,” said nutritionist Sally Eisenberg.

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Never Get Drunk Again? Yale Researchers Developing ‘Stay-Sober’ Pill

An experimental drug could stop people from getting drunk off alcohol, thus helping heavy drinkers wean off alcohol, while potentially tainting the results of drinking games everywhere.

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Ex-dealer Defends Inconsistencies At Clemens Trial

Trying to explain why his book suggested one thing and his testimony said something else, convicted drug dealer Kirk Radomski held up a copy of his 246-page tome called “Bases Loaded” while on the witness stand and gave as good as he got from one of Roger Clemens’ lawyers.

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The Smuttiest City In America Is…(You’ll Be Surprised)

It’s home to the Happiest Place on Earth, but maybe not for the reason you’re thinking of. The city the world knows for Cinderella and Shamu, for fairy castles, Hollywood dreams and African lions now has a new reason for fame; Men’s Health magazine has named Orlando the smuttiest city in America.

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Senate To Debate Medical Marijuana

A bill that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes for Connecticut residents is up for a debate in the state’s Senate.

Left to right, Assistant US Attorney Anastasia King, US Attorney for Connecticut David Fein, FBI Special Agent In Charge Kimberly Mertz announce arrests, and the recovery of $80-million worth of drugs stolen from an Eli Lillly warehouse in Enfield.  Photo by WTIC's Matt Dwyer.

2 Brothers Charged In $80M Prescription Drug Heist

Two brothers from Florida have been charged in the theft of about $80 million in prescription drugs from a Connecticut warehouse in 2010.

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Boiler Problem Blamed For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Of Seven

Greenwich officials say a boiler problem was to blame for the carbon monoxide poisonings of seven members of a local family.

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Mayim Bialik’s Ways Intuitive Healing Makes Sick Kids Feel Better

Mayim Bialik, author of “Beyond the Sling” and star of TV show “Blossom,” shares her real-life advice as a mom with a Ph.D in neuroscience.

After the death of Dr. George Reardon,  boxes of slides were found hidden in the basement of his West Hartford home.  (Courtesy West Hartford Police)

St. Francis Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Reardon Judgement

The state Supreme Court today heard arguments in Saint Francis Hospital’s effort to overturn a $2.7-million judgment in a Doctor George Reardon child sex abuse lawsuit.

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One Dead, One Hospitalized In Suspected Carbon Monoxide Incident

A man is dead and a woman hospitalized in what’s suspected to be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Southington.

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Medical Pot Clears Connecticut Committee

A bill that would allow Connecticut adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes has easily cleared a key committee.

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