Health

For some people, the weekend is spent trying to catch up on all the sleep they deprived themselves of throughout the course of the last week. Yet, while sleeping in can be somewhat of a godsend, new research finds that it might actually make you more tired throughout the week.

We all hate to admit it, but cold and flu season is just around the corner. In fact, a nasty bug has already been working its way through the people of Laramie. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommends all people over 6 months of age get a flu shot this season. The CDC says it is especially important for people with certain medical conditions (like asthma or diabetes), pregnant women and caregivers to get a flu shot. We want to know if you plan on receiving a flu vaccination this season.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has had a relatively easy West Nile season thanks in part to the drought.

Some parents are under the illusion that just because they give their little curtain climbers juice instead of bouncing them off the walls with soda that they are somehow providing them with a lesser evil.

Could you go a whole year without looking at yourself in a mirror, or even catching a reflection of yourself in a window? That’s what one woman did to inspire others to find their inner beauty.

All that fresh mountain air must be a very good thing, because according to a new report from the CDC, Colorado has once again ranked as the thinnest state in the nation.

As a whole, the US has an obesity problem — but the good news is that more of us are getting up off the couch and talking a walk.

A new report from the CDC finds that men who’ve served in the military carry a heavier health burden than civilians — in fact, veterans are significantly more likely to have two or more chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.