health

If you're going to die from an animal encounter in Texas, it will most likely be with this one. It's responsible for more deaths here than any other animal.

There are at least 12,000 new cases of the flu each week across the country, but Texas is much healthier it turns out.  So how much longer will flu season last?

Here's a reason to head right to happy hour at Bubba T's or Chili's, or any favorite watering hole after work today.  Regular social drinking is good for our health.

Folks in Austin will be most successful in Texas when it comes to keeping a New Year's Resolution. And Shreveport ranks higher than Lufkin?  Surely we're more disciplined and determined than we think. Here's the kicker.

This smoothie recipe may not sound all that appetizing, but pumps me full of vitamins and gets rid of headaches.  Swear. This smoothie along with some black eyed peas on the side, and you'll be off to a good star in 2017.

There's a fast food restaurant on South 1st in Lufkin, and another on Timberland Drive, that some say is the healthiest in town.  And here's why.

I found this while I was out running errands this week. Somebody apparently polished off a chicken wing and left the bone in the shopping cart. What in the world?!  I have so many questions for this person.  Like, where are the rest of the wings?  No one can eat just one.

The price of cigarettes has increased. Smoking has been banned from quite a few bars and restaurants. There's a lawsuit that's trying to get smoking removed completely from movies that target kids.  Is smoking so marginalized that we've almost seen the end of it in Lufkin?