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More lenient school lice policies bug some parents
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some parents are scratching their heads over less restrictive head lice policies that allow children with live bugs in their hair to return to the classroom. And some school nurses...
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Health Matters: FDA Wants To Eliminate Trans Fats
[KGVID width="960" height="552"]http://www.foxrio2.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HEALTH1.m4v[/KGVID] The Food and Drug Administration proposes to gradually phase out all trans fats as they are a...
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Fox 2 Healthy Cooking: Simple Dinner With Local Ingredients
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Resistance to malaria drugs has spread in SE Asia
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. experts are raising the alarm over the spread of drug-resistant malaria in several Southeast Asian countries, endangering major global gains in fighting the mosquito-borne...
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Best Fruits For Fall Season
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New guidelines for preventing heart attack, stroke
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have issued the first new guidelines in a decade for preventing heart attacks and strokes. Among other things, they call for twice as...
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Bird flu strain infects human for 1st time
LONDON (AP) — A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more to spot worrisome flu strains...
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Health Matters: Mission Planned Parenthood Re-Opens After 2 Years
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Health Matters: Circovirus found in Dogs
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First Lady Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move!’ Campaign Heads To Valley
The Lets Move national fitness campaign spearheaded by First Lady Michelle Obama is making its way to McAllen. McAllen ISD was the only school district in the Rio Grande Valley to receive a nearly $2...
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NYC to ban tobacco sales to anyone under age 21
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to sign landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in...
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Study: Diabetes Can Also Impact Vision
According to the American Diabetes Institute, 25. 8 million Americans live with diabetes and an estimated 1.9 million new cases are diagnosed each year. Blood glucose levels are not the only thing for...
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Study: Kids are less fit than their parents were
DALLAS (AP) — Today's kids can't keep up with their parents. An analysis of studies on millions of children around the world finds they don't run as fast or as far as their parents did when they were...
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Health Matters: Thanksgiving Cooking Sanitary Tips
The holidays are here and that means lots of cooking, grocery shopping and recipe searching. But all that homemade cooking could increase your risk of spreading foodborne illnesses. Luckily, FOX 2 has...
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Study ties nuts to lower cancer, heart death risk
DALLAS (AP) — Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease — in fact, were less likely to die of any cause — during a 30-year...
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Health Matters: Benefits Of Bariatric Surgery
More than one-third of American adults are considered obese. Tonight we take a look at why some Americans are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery as an option to live healthier lifestyles. Andrea...
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New Study: Link Between Using The Pill Form Of Birth Control And Glaucoma Risk
A new study finds a link between using the pill form of birth control and glaucoma risk. Women that take pill contraceptives for more than 3 years are at a two times higher risk of getting glaucoma...
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Whooping cough shot cuts illness, maybe not spread
ATLANTA (AP) — A government study offers a new theory on why the whooping cough vaccine doesn't seem to be working as well as expected. The research suggests that while the vaccine may keep people from...
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Alternatives To Migraines
Thirty-six million Americans suffer from migraines, some so severe that it hinders their ability to tackle simple daily tasks. When treatments, medications and procedures don't work, some patients are...
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Health Matters: Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is a tool for those patients suffering from obesity. Fox 2 has your basics on different surgery procedures and qualifications. The three most common bariatric weight loss surgery...
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