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Public health officials are saying that an E. coli outbreak that has affected people in 11 states, including Idaho, is linked to chopped romaine lettuce from Yuma, Ariz.

Some parents are completely banning kids from electronic devices.

If you’re a little tired today, you’re not the only one. It’s a common feeling this time of year, thanks to Daylight Saving Time. Thank goodness for National Napping Day.

McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk off its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.

You’ve heard that garlic keeps the vampires away, but if consumed regularly it might very well improve her health.

UPDATE: Cases of whooping cough have been reported in Minidoka County, according to South Central Public Health District, this in addition to reports of students with the respiratory disease at a school in Twin Falls and the Kimberly School District.

Idaho health officials are warning residents of the risks associated with high levels of radon gas that can be found in homes.

Idaho's State Board of Education is considering a proposal designed to boost the number of medical residencies throughout the state

The South Central Public Health District has hired a new executive director to guide the organization. SCPHD announced the hiring of Melody Bowyer MBA, CPM, REHS, on Wednesday. Bowyer has worked in the Environmental Health Division for the health district for 15 years.

Five schools in the Magic Valley will share thousands of dollars to promote healthy eating for their students. The Idaho Dairy Council in partnership with the Fuel Up to Play 60 announced the area schools will get a combined $18,577 in grants

Look no further than decades of misguided forest and range land fire management policies of the BLM and the USFS.

We’re becoming ever more addicted to our electronic devices.

SEATTLE (AP) — The former chief financial officer of a Washington state health insurance company has been sentenced to a year in prison for embezzling $632,000.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) Unemployment in the Gem state fell one tenth of a percent in March.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – It took the removal of a 5 centimeter mass – equivalent to the size of a lime – in the cecum of her colon for Page Geske of Twin Falls to become a community advocate for colon cancer screenings.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued an alert for degraded air quality in Twin Falls County.

St Lukes opened a new hospital in Twin Falls on May of 2011. The hospital was built on a 40 acre lot on Poleline Road in Twin Falls.

A weight loss program designed to work.

BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) Time to sign up for Medicare is coming to a close next week to those who are eligible for the benefit in Idaho.

A recent study was just completed and Idaho tied with one other state for the most overweight adults.