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Health Matters
Health Matters: Healthy Hearts Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 7:30 AM 02/10/12 - Medical experts say getting and keeping a healthy heart isn't as hard as it seems. (Full Story)
Health Matters: Child Abuse Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 8:31 AM 02/10/12 - Thousands of children in the U.S. End up in the hospital as a result of child abuse. (Full Story)
Health Matters: Apps and Auditory Disorders Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 7:28 AM 02/09/12 - There's an app out that appears to help therapist work with people suffering with auditory disorders. (Full Story)
Health Matters: Spanking and Child Development Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 8:11 AM 02/09/12 - Spanking may pose serious risks to a child's long-term development. (Full Story)
Health Matters: Gluten-Free Choices Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 7:35 AM 02/08/12 - Sustaining a gluten-free diet was almost impossible a few short years ago. (Full Story)
Health Matters: Keeping the Weight Off Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 7:16 AM 02/07/12 - Losing weight can be hard work. And keeping the pounds off can be even more difficult. (Full Story)
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Medical Minute
Medical Minute 1-9: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:20 PM 01/09/12 - Most U.S. troops have cleared out of Iraq, and as they head stateside, a lot have trouble leaving the battlefield behind. PTSD is hitting troops hard and at any given time, more than 13 million Americans are affected by it. Now, for the first time ever, there could be a definitive way to find out who has it and help treat it. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 12-16: Last Updated: 3:58 PM 01/09/12 - A man almost lost his leg to an infection. Find out how a doctor was able to step in and keep him standing his own two feet. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 12-19: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:57 PM 01/09/12 - One study is changing how some cardiologists view a popular drug used to lower bad cholesterol. Some are even prescribing it to patients with normal cholesterol. But some doctors think it might do more harm than good. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 1-6: 1 Comment Last Updated: 3:01 PM 01/06/12 - It's a pain in the chest nine-million Americans live with every day. Angina is treatable, but most of the time patients have to take medication for the rest of their lives to control it. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 1-5: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:49 PM 01/05/12 - An estimated four-point-four million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis and most don't know it. Now a new study shows customers in nail salons could be putting themselves at risk for the deadly disease. (Full Story)
2012 Financial Resolutions Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:02 PM 01/04/12 - Everyone wants to start the new year out right and many resolve to make improvements, including monetarily. (Full Story)
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Medical Minute: In Depth Interviews With The Doctors
Medical Minute 4/27: Dying Because of a Hospital Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:15 PM 04/27/10 - It's supposed to be a place you go to for help, but sometimes, a trip to the hospital can turn into a patient's worst nightmare. Now hospitals are taking steps to ensure patients stay safe. (Full Story)
Medical Minute 1/5: Operation Mend Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 6:35 PM 01/05/10 - Some of the top reconstructive surgeons in the world are teaming up to help soldiers who've suffered injuries that changed their looks and lives forever. (Full Story)
Medical Minute In Depth Interview: Helium Helps Asthmatics Breathe Last Updated: 6:20 PM 06/11/09 - James Swift M.D., a pediatric intensive care physician at Sunrise Children's Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., talks about helium therapy to treat asthma. (Full Story)
Medical Minute In Depth Interview: Surgery For Paralyzed Last Updated: 6:18 PM 06/11/09 - Gerald Tuite, M.D., a pediatric neurosurgeon at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., explains how an experimental procedure is giving some kids with paralysis control of their bladder and opening the door to organ transplants (Full Story)
Medical Minute In Depth Interview: Helping Jude Talk Last Updated: 6:17 PM 06/11/09 - Polly Bohannon, a speech language pathologist at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in Tallahassee, Fla., explains how a device uses electricity to get kids with cerebral palsy talking and eating again. (Full Story)
Medical Minute In Depth Interview: Pepper Patch For Shingles Last Updated: 1:02 PM 06/02/09 - Miroslav Backonja, M.D., professor of neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisc., explains how a new patch dulls the pain associated with shingles using an ingredient found in hot peppers. (Full Story)
Medical Minute In Depth Interview: Switching Off Headache Last Updated: 1:00 PM 06/02/09 - Peter Goadsby, M.D., Ph.D.., a neurologist at the UCSF Headache Center in San Francisco, Calif., explains how a technique called occipital nerve stimulation is a new option for some headache sufferers. (Full Story)
Medical minute In Depth Interview: Fever Kills Cancer Last Updated: 12:58 PM 06/02/09 - Joan Bull, M.D., an oncologist at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, explains how induced fever may help in the fight against cancer. (Full Story)
Medical Minute In Depth Interview: Replacing Worn Out Wrist Last Updated: 12:57 PM 06/02/09 - Randall Culp, M.D., a hand and wrist specialist at the Philadelphia Hand Center at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia, Penn., explains how new wrist replacements are easing pain for arthritis patients. (Full Story)
In Depth Medical Minute: Aqua Lipo Last Updated: 11:41 AM 06/02/09 - Roger Bassin, M.D., a cosmetic surgeon at the Bassin Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in Orlando, Fla., talks about a new type of liposuction that carries fewer risks than traditional procedures. (Full Story)
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