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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)

Medical Minute 1-4: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:01 PM 01/04/12 - Four months may not seem like a long time, but for those with cancer, it's 120 days they might not have. A breakthrough treatment for prostate cancer patients is changing that for some, but people who've gone through the process have mixed emotions about it. (Full Story)

Medical Minute 12-15: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 12:51 PM 01/04/12 - Young, old, black and white. Diabetes can hit anyone at any time. Along with the 26-million people who know they have it, millions of others remain undiagnosed. Now, a new tool is helping to identify the disease faster. (Full Story)

Medical Minute 1-3: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:54 PM 01/03/12 - The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for autism twice before age two. However, only between five and seven percent of pediatricians perform a formal screening. The average age of diagnosis for a child with autism is about five and a half. Experts say that's way too late. (Full Story)

Medical Minute 12-29: Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:17 PM 12/29/11 - One in every 110 children is diagnosed with some level of autism. For many parents, this usually means problems with communication and little interest in interacting with others. But now a new program is changing how we look at autism by putting kids in the spotlight. (Full Story)

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