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'Text4Baby' Campaign Launched in U.S. Video
Expectant mothers and new moms can now access free health tips through their cell phone. more
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Study Finds Taking Herbal Supplements Risky for Some Video
Millions of American's have jumped on the herbal supplement bandwagon, but a new study finds they... more
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New Drug Experiement Could Help Reveal Mysteries of Autism Video
An experiment is currently underway to develop a pill that would ease a type of mental retardation. more
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Local Nursing Students Train on High-Tech Mannequin Video
Local nursing students in Northwest Arkansas are celebrating the one year anniversary of a new... more
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Sebastian County Holds Free Flu Clinic Later this Month
Residents in the River Valley will get the chance to be vaccinated for both the H1N1 virus and... more
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J & J Expands Tylenol Recall for Second Time
Johnson and Johnson has expanded a recall of their over-the-counter medications, due to a smell... more
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Study: Good Sleep on Weekend Does Little For Sleep Deprived Video
Trying to catch up on sleep during the weekend may feel refreshing, but new research shows it only... more
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Komen 'Train for the Cure' Video
The Ozark Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is hosting its 4th annual Train for the Cure... more
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Family Announces Benefit Concert for Jan. 8th, 9th
Battling cancer can be hard enough, but with added worries about finances, it can be overwhelming. more
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New Dementia Unit Opens in Fort Smith Video
Beginning Monday, Fort Smith will have a new facility to treat Alzheimers patients. more
100-plus swine flu cases confirmed outside Mexico
In an age of widespread air travel, it is difficult, if not impossible, to contain a newly emerged infectious agent, and that is proving to be the case with swine flu, as isolated outbreaks continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases reported today in Canada, Israel, France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Korea.
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Study finds increased autism risks in kids born to older moms, dads' age may play lesser role
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. more
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HEALTHBEAT: Vital newborn testing faces challenges in using leftover blood spots for research Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack. more
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Vital newborn testing faces challenges in using leftover blood spots for research
WASHINGTON (AP) — A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. — is facing an ethics attack. more
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Study: Poor quality malaria-fighting drugs litter Africa, raising fears of resistance
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1... more
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British PM Gordon Brown promises home care for cancer sufferers as election heats up Photo
LONDON (AP) — You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry. more
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Largest mumps outbreak in years spreads as more than 300 cases diagnosed in NY suburbs
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as the nation's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. more
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Is the US swine flu epidemic over? It looks that way, but feds aren't prepared to say so yet Video
ATLANTA (AP) — If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. more
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Vt. nuke plant officials suspect underground sump pit pipe could be source of tritium leak
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Officials at a Vermont nuclear plant say they're investigating the possibility that a leak in an underground pipe connected to a sump pit may be responsible for a radioactive substance turning up in groundwater samples at the plant. more
