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211 Big Bend on mental health during the holidays

Posted: 11/27/2019 - Counselors from 211 Big Bend say one factor for making the holidays more difficult for people struggling with mental health is missing family members.

Working out while pregnant builds better babies

Posted: 11/25/2019 - Now, researchers at East Carolina University have found something moms-to-be can do to lower their child’s risk of obesity.

Ivanhoe dispels Preterm birth myths

Updated: 11/19/2019 - About one in 10 babies are born prematurely in the U.S.

Teen van takes medical care on the road

Posted: 11/15/2019 - 1.4 million students in public schools are homeless. With that often means no health insurance or access to a doctor’s office.

Consumer Reports: Grading food labels

Posted: 11/12/2019 - The non-profit analyzed many of the claims made on today's food. Consumer Reports says it decided to look into this "because labels are so confusing."

Researchers identify new strain of HIV

Posted: 11/06/2019 - For the first time in nearly 20 years, a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS, has been identified.

TV time hurts preschoolers' sleep

Posted: 11/06/2019 - The researchers found children who watched more than one hour of TV a day or those who had a TV in their bedroom got less sleep than those who watched less TV and did not have a TV in their room.

Port Wine Stain treatments: The earlier the better

Posted: 11/06/2019 - New improvements to laser devices means for some, the earlier the better.

Caring for Alzheimer's and dementia patients

Updated: 10/31/2019 - Experts say it can be tough keeping up with adults who have Alzheimer's or dementia.

Red is the most risky ink color, and other health issues from tattoos

Updated: 10/31/2019 - Nearly four in 10 millennials ages 18 to 29 have a tattoo; half of those have two to five tats, the vast majority hidden under clothing, according to a 2010 Pew Research Center report.