Updated: 6:39 PM Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a disease that primarily targets boys, putting many in wheelchairs by the time they hit 12 years of age, and killing many in their twenties.
Updated: 7:11 PM Teething time is a fussy time for kids, but once they're in, those pearly whites should be an important part of a child's health care routine.
Updated: 6:59 PM It's the promise of a quick boost when you're feeling tired, and it all comes in one can. But, it's still unclear what the exact effects of popular energy drinks can be. A recent study found that emergency room visits after energy drinks have doubled since 2007.
Updated: 7:05 PM Many college students, or their parents, could tell you know just how expensive course texts books and materials can be. Now, a new program at the University of Notre Dame is attempting to bring the cost of education down by doing away with physical books altogether.
Updated: 7:10 PM ATMs have been become an important part of everyday life, and just about everyone has a bank account and uses their ATM card on a regular basis—a fact of life that robbers have grown aware of.
Updated: 7:06 PM It is believed that one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. Patients sometimes spend years trying to find the right drug cocktail to keep their symptoms at bay, all the while suffering serious side effects.
Updated: 6:46 PM Improving your home and the environment can now happen at the same time thanks to an increase in eco-friendly appliances in the market.
Updated: 7:03 PM For the past year and a half, the National Weather Service has been doing upgrades to their network of Doppler radars across the country.
Updated: 6:57 PM Police officers are known to be a pretty tight-knit group. Thanks to the internet, those bonds are now closer, and stretch well beyond their primary jurisdiction.
Updated: 6:53 PM If you're looking to get a little exercise this weekend, listen to some great music, snag some great prizes and meet the Notre Dame Football Team, then University Park Mall is the place to be Saturday morning.
Updated: 6:40 PM Recently named the oldest John Deere Dealership in the world, the Gilsinger Family has had a front row seat to observe the evolution of farm technology. They are now mixing the new machines with electronic brains with the farming brawn.
Updated: 6:58 PM Oldest in the world, a title not easy to come by, but a Michiana family business has earned it. Nothing runs, like a Gilsinger John Deere.
Updated: 6:36 PM Water heaters are often household appliances that are forgotten about, that is, until they break and water that once ran hot starts running cold.
Updated: 6:53 PM When the snow falls, you can hear the buzz of snow blowers throughout Michiana. Snow blowers are in huge demand this time of year, which is why they often disappear from places other than store shelves.
Updated: 7:13 PM Whether they appear online, on the radio or on television, it is seemingly impossible to avoid seeing advertisements for low priced carpet cleaning services. But how many are too low to be true?
Updated: 11:46 PM Each year, approximately 1,500 children in the U.S. drown. Despite popular conceptions, not all drownings occur in lakes or pools, often they occur in bathtubs, buckets and other places people may not consider to be immediate threats.
Updated: 6:36 PM There is a new trend in vitamins that doesn't require popping pills. It’s called vitamin infusion, and celebrities like Madonna and Cindy Crawford say they are hooked.
Updated: 7:00 PM The cleanliness of the toilet seats at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport is being questioned. The newly installed automatically wrapped toilet seats may not be as sanitary as advertised.
Updated: 6:45 PM Most people use social media on a daily basis, it has become a huge part of personal and professional lives. And now, social media is also being used by police departments across the country to solve crimes. From Twitter to Facebook and YouTube, police are tossing out social media nets to reel in criminals.
Updated: 6:38 PM Secondhand smoke can seep through walls of shared housing like apartments and condos and still cause damage to people’s lungs. Some 30 million people suffer from secondhand smoke, and officials say it is because of their proximity to smoking neighbors. Now, some landlords are turning to a new movement to prevent the spread of secondhand smoke.
Updated: 6:41 PM Everyone has clutter somewhere in their home, in today's Angie's List Angie Hicks shows how professional organizers can help tidy up household messes.