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CBS 11 I-Team Puts Mosquito Repelling Products To The Test
Would you stick your arm in a cage filled with 150 hungry Southern House mosquitoes, which are the very that carry the West Nile virus? Thankfully you don’t have to, because researchers did just that to help the CBS 11 I-Team.
Author Shares Tips For Stressed Parents
From work to kids to personal health, many parents have a lot on their plates and that stress can pile up. But experts say that stressed parents could be doing damage to their children.
Confused By Health Care Marketplaces? Help Is Coming
Under the Affordable Care Act, people and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance through a Marketplace.
Dallas County Residents Urged To Take West Nile Precautions
As temperatures begin to climb and there are more and more signs of summer, Dallas County officials are reminding residents that the West Nile Virus is active and precautions need to be taken.
Jolie’s Cancer Surgery Brings To Light Similar Struggle Of Others
Vanessa Munoz might appear to have little in common with the fabulously rich and famous Angelina Jolie… except for fear.
Cancer Prevention Surgery: Right For Everyone?
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy may prompt more women to look into cancer prevention surgery, raising questions about what insurance companies cover in these situations.
Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy
Angelina Jolie said that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carried a gene that made it extremely likely that she would get breast cancer.
Teens The Target Of Highly Contagious Infections
It’s a fact high school wrestlers are all too familiar with; sports that have skin-to-skin contact can lead to some nasty skin conditions. Doctor Jerald Sklar, with Dallas Associated Dermatologists, said he sees the problem all the time.
State Officials Warn Against Eating Certain Fish
State health officials have raised mercury concerns in advising some people not to eat or to limit consumption of certain fish caught off the Texas coast.
Dallas County Confirms 20th West Nile Virus Death From 2012 Season
The number of deaths from last year’s record breaking West Nile season continues to grow.
Baxter Drug Fails To Slow Alzheimer’s In Big Study
Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
Pfizer To Begin Selling Erectile Dysfunction Pill Viagra Online
Men who are bashful no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. reportedly says it will begin selling its popular erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its website.
