to 50 percent higher health insurance premiums starting next year. a 60-year-old moeker could end up paying more than 5,000 dollars in penalties. that s not a reason to quit there are others. here s another reason why texting and walking is a bad idea. a british radio newscaster was so busy texting her boyfriend she didn t see the cold water. she said she is okay. she is learned her lesson. cold. i bet she is pretty embarrassed, too. wow. yeah. hopefully she is okay. the time now is for your fox news health fix anna kooiman is here with a roundup of the top medical stories of the day. anna topping it off don t text and walk. good morning to everybody at home. there is a new stomach bug going around it s all of the way from down under.
megyn kelly bring your puffy coats. janice dean, thank you. it is time for your fox news health fix anna kooiman is here with a roundup of the top medical stories. good morning. are you wasting your time going to the doctor s office for a an annual checkup. yes. those visits are pretty much useless. they looked at 182,000 patients. some got regular checkups some did not. those who skipped the yearly doctor s visits were not more likely to die than those who did. the doctors not only found that these visits waste time they also waste money. 210 billion is spent every year on health expenses. then this morning detecting disease may be as simple as taking a breathalyzer test. a group of researchers at university of vermont are looking at tests that could look
officers to prove their cancers specifically resulted from the rescue and cleanup after 9-11. more justice coming in the madoff ponzi scheme. bernie madoff s brother peter deserves to spend the next ten-years in prison for his role in the 2$20 billion fraud case. he will be sentenced next week. it is now time for your fox health fix. anna kooiman is here for the roundup of the top medical stories. what you have tofor us? everybody knows smoking is bad for you, right? even light smoking can double the risk of sudden death for women. researchers from the researches health study found women who spoke one cigarette per day have a hire risk for deadly heart condition for women. however women who quit did reduce their risk significantly.
pascual is expected to be in court today. they will decide if they will remain in a juvenile detention center. they lured her to the home to trade bmx bike parts. her body was found two-days after she was reported missing. now time for the health fix. good morning to you patti ann and good morning to everybody at home. drug and alcohol abuse cases are up 70 percent since the year 2001. nationally nearly 23 million people are dependent on alcohol or drugs. researchers say the researchers is because of pain-killer and other prescription misuse. the centers for disease control and prevention announce 14,800 americans died of an opioids overdose in 2008 three times the number of deaths 20-years earlier.
in paid advertising hundreds of millions of dollars. the romney campaign didn t answer it. now voters are seeing romney for the first time. they are learning he is a nice guy, a reasonable guy. he is not going to blow anything up he is not a heartless guy. he understands the needs of the average person he shows empathy which is very important. the candidates will face off in the third and final debate this coming monday. now it s time for your fox news health fix. anna kooiman is here with a roundup of the top medical stories. good morning to you heather and everybody at home. a report from the fda finds majority of on-line drugs that are dangerous or even deadly. they have issued a warning to consumers stressing legitimate pharmacies with government licensing and valid doctor s