Priscilla Presley Comments On Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong
Last Updated: 10:30 AM 05/04/08 -
"Dancing With The Stars" contestant Priscilla Presley once fell victim to a notorious bogus cosmetic surgeon.
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Flu Vaccine Manufacturers To Make Record Number Of Doses
Last Updated: 5:31 PM 05/11/08 -
Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective.
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Man Performs Self-Tracheotomy With Steak Knife
Last Updated: 11:19 AM 05/09/08 -
An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.
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Only 44% Of U.S. Adults Know The Signs Of A Stroke
Last Updated: 11:23 AM 05/09/08 -
If someone near you suddenly became dizzy and had trouble speaking, would you call 911? Would you know those are two signs of major stroke?
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Global Movement To Find Marrow Donors Going On In ENC
Last Updated: 9:15 PM 05/07/08 -
There's a global movement taking place right here in Eastern Carolina and it's all to help find donors for people who need marrow transplants.
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Study: Restaurant Smoking Bans Discourage Teen Smoking
Last Updated: 8:36 PM 05/05/08 -
A Massachusetts study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may play a big role in persuading teens not to become smokers. (Full Story) |
Study Shows Smaller Number Of Younger Girls Are Not Getting The HPV Vaccine
Last Updated: 10:04 AM 05/05/08 -
Although the HPV vaccine is approved for girls starting at 9 years old, a new study indicates many U.S. mothers aren't inclined to give the shot to girls that young. (Full Story) |
Harris Teeter Recalls Salads Due To Possible Contamination
Last Updated: 10:44 AM 05/04/08 -
Gourmet Boutique, in cooperation with the USDA, has voluntarily recalled two Fresh Foods Market deli salads due to potential cross contamination. (Full Story) |
Toys "R" Us To Phase Out Baby Bottles With BPA
Last Updated: 10:06 AM 05/04/08 -
Toys "R" Us says it plans to phase out all plastic baby bottles containing a chemical that's facing safety questions.
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Doctors To Reassess Antibiotics For Chronic Lyme Disease
Last Updated: 8:00 PM 05/02/08 -
A doctors group is reviewing guidelines that cast doubt on treatments for long-term Lyme disease. (Full Story) |
Sneak Peek Inside New $110 Million East Carolina Heart Institute
Last Updated: 8:26 PM 04/30/08 -
The East Carolina Heart Institute is set to open this fall and we have an inside look. (Full Story) |
ADHD Drugs May Be Harmful To Your Heart
Last Updated: 2:01 AM 04/22/08 -
Heart experts say kids diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder should be screened for certain heart conditions before going on some ADHD drugs.
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Family Health Coverage Costs Increasing Faster Than Incomes
Last Updated: 2:25 AM 04/29/08 -
Working moms and dads are paying more and more for their family's health insurance. (Full Story) |
FDA Looks Closely At Lasik Complaints
Last Updated: 9:03 PM 04/24/08 -
Lost in the hoopla of ads promising that laser vision surgery lets you toss your glasses is a stark reality: It's not for everyone and an unlucky few do suffer side effects - lost vision, dry eye, night-vision problems.
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Study Shows Rising Rates Of Diabetes In Young Pregnant Women
Last Updated: 6:53 AM 04/28/08 -
The rate of diabetes among teenage and young adult women is skyrocketing, according to a new study. (Full Story) |
Are Eating Disorders Contagious?
Last Updated: 4:42 AM 04/23/08 -
Much like the common cold or flu virus, could eating disorders be contagious? Some experts think so after seeing the results of a new study.
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Whirlpool Suspends 39 For Lying About Smoking
Last Updated: 5:44 PM 04/22/08 -
Whirlpool Corp.'s Evansville, Indiana plant has suspended 39 workers for smoking while claiming on their health insurance that they were non-smokers.
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Study: Child Poverty Affects Brain Development
Last Updated: 7:51 AM 04/22/08 -
A new report says poverty in North Carolina leads to learning disabilities, behavior problems and other psychological and emotional problems for young people. (Full Story) |
Motorcycle Deaths Up 200 Percent
Last Updated: 8:10 PM 04/21/08 -
The number of people killed in motorcycle accidents in North Carolina has tripled in the last decade.
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FDA Says Pfizer Ads Did Not Mention Viagra's Risks
Last Updated: 7:15 PM 04/21/08 -
Federal regulators have warned Pfizer Inc. for not mentioning the risks of Viagra in an advertisement featuring country musicians singing the praises of its popular impotency pill.
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New Study On Premature Babies
Last Updated: 1:02 PM 04/17/08 -
Doctors are learning more about what steps to take to save a very premature baby. (Full Story) |
Accidents At Disease Lab Acknowledged
Last Updated: 9:38 PM 04/11/08 -
The only U.S. facility allowed to research the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease experienced several accidents with the feared virus, the Bush administration acknowledged Friday.
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Pediatric Group Gives Guidelines For Kids To Battle Obesity
Last Updated: 1:18 PM 04/17/08 -
Pediatric experts recommend no more than two hours of "screen" time per day. Boys are encouraged to walk 11,000 steps per day, girls 13,000. (Full Story) |
Study Warns Of Consequences In Military Mental Health Crisis
Last Updated: 1:36 PM 04/17/08 -
A co-leader of a study of U.S. troops says soldiers are facing a "major" mental-health crisis. She warns that without effective care, their problems will spell long-term consequences for the soldiers "and for the nation." (Full Story) |
Butter Knife Stuck In Boy's Head
Last Updated: 3:38 PM 04/16/08 -
Surgeons had to cut a butter knife from an 11-year-old boy's head. (Full Story) |
Study Says Even Light-weight Backpacks Can Do Harm
Last Updated: 7:06 AM 04/10/08 -
It's a common sight in schools, kids overloaded with heavy backpacks that typically weigh nearly a quarter of their body weight. But a new study says that even light-weight backpacks can still have an effect. (Full Story) |
Study Proves Folic Acid Is Beneficial To Babies
Last Updated: 7:07 AM 04/14/08 -
Pregnant women, and even those who may become pregnant, are advised to take folic acid to prevent premature delivery and birth defects in their babies.
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Officials: Recalled Cereal Possibly Linked To Food Poisoning
Last Updated: 12:31 PM 04/13/08 -
At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Saturday. (Full Story) |
Could Cell Phone Usage Cause Cancer?
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 03/31/08 -
According to the U.K.'s Independent newspaper, the study, headed by Dr. Vini Khurana, shows there is evidence that using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain cancer.
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No Surge In Food-Borne Illness In 2007
Last Updated: 8:52 PM 04/10/08 -
There wasn't a rise in the number of food-poisonings in the U.S. last year, but there wasn't a major decline, either.
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Study Looks At 2006 Mumps Outbreak
Last Updated: 7:35 PM 04/09/08 -
A new study says that most college students sickened during a 2006 mumps outbreak had been vaccinated against the disease. (Full Story) |
Study Shows Medicine Mix-ups Are On The Rise
Last Updated: 7:37 AM 04/07/08 -
Some disconcerting news for parents. Medicine mix-ups, accidental overdoses and bad drug reactions harm roughly one out of fifteen hospitalized children. (Full Story) |
Prescription Costs On The Rise
Last Updated: 6:27 AM 04/04/08 -
Americans reach deeper into their pockets to pay for prescription drugs.
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Oregon "Man" Claims He Is Pregnant
Last Updated: 5:49 PM 03/26/08 -
An Oregon man who claims he is pregnant sparked skepticism from those who live around him. (Full Story) |
Scientific Community Hails Human-Cow Embryos
Last Updated: 10:00 PM 04/03/08 -
It's being called "monstrous" by opponents, but is hailed by the scientific community. Newcastle University in England has created the first ever human-cow embryos.
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Hands Only CPR
Last Updated: 7:13 AM 04/01/08 -
The American Heart Association is promoting a major change in dealing with sudden cardiac arrest in adults. (Full Story) |
Yogurt Recall
Last Updated: 3:27 PM 03/30/08 -
Stonyfield Farm is recalling several batches of its blueberry yogurt after consumers complained of finding plastic or glass fragments in the 6 ounce cups.
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Sex Therapists Detail Survey
Last Updated: 8:45 PM 04/02/08 -
It turns out that endurance may not be the key to a great sex life. (Full Story) |
FDA adds additional block box warnings of death and tumor growth to anemia drugs
Last Updated: 8:31 PM 03/07/08 -
Drug maker Amgen Inc. says regulators have added new warnings about risks of death and tumor growth to its blockbuster anemia drugs.
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Scanning DNA Leads To Discoveries
Last Updated: 3:11 PM 03/30/08 -
Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.
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