Health

Peeing while standing up just seems natural for men. After all, that's the whole principle behind the urinal. Anyone who has ever had to clean up the mess after men who miss might beg to differ. That is a topic for a whole other conversation.

Even though San Angelo is not a big city, Chlamydia infection rates here are high. Tom Green County's infection rate is 623.6 cases per 100,000 residents. This is higher than the state average of 508.2 cases and the national rate of 539.9

Life Extension, a vitamin and supplement company, recently studied life expectancy. What they found was disturbing. Their study found that Americans born today can expect to live shorter lives than their parents for the first time in a generation.

There are millions of lonely road miles on Texas highways. As much as we all wish there were Buc-ees on every isolated stretch of roadway in the state, sadly, it is not the case yet. I am not proud to admit this, but there have been times when I had to go. I am even less proud of what I'm going to confess next. Yes, I have peed in a water bottle while driving.

Without the Good Samaritan Act, if someone tried to help an injured person at an accident scene and, in so doing, inadvertently made an injury worse, the person rending assistance could be sued.

Breastfeeding should never be controversial. You would never expect it to be an issue, but occasionally a case arises in the press where a breastfeeding mom is asked to leave a public place. The law is clear.

One thing is for sure, Tom Green County residents overall are gaining weight faster than in some other areas. For now, we're not in the danger zone.

There's a question on everyone's mind about the newest veggie sandwich offering at Chick-fil-A. They're rolling it out with much fanfare. Could it have unpleasant side effects? They're not talking about that.

A new study found that eating just one serving of freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with forever chemicals for an entire month. The study centered on the Great Lakes. Do we have anything to worry about here?

Who could know that something as innocent as the sesame seed could be so dangerous? For some people, allergies to sesame and seeds can be as deadly as an allergy to peanuts. New government warnings could hurt West Texas sesame farmers.