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Ten years ago, NFL player Korey Stringer died of complications of heat stroke.
Read More »Video: Beware pricey, perhaps unneeded heart procedures
Dr. John Santa of Consumer Reports speaks to Chris Wragge about a new investigation that found some healthcare providers are unnecessarily marketing expensive heart procedures to healthy patients.
Read More »Video: Source of tainted turkey meat still unknown
The government is tracking down the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to tainted turkey meat. At least one death was reported in California. Jeff Glor reports
Read More »Railroaded: "Electric therapy" draws poor Indonesians
Having given up on doctors and unable to afford medicine, ailing Indonesians turn to tracks outside Jakarta
Read More »Video: Smartphone usage dulls vision, research shows
A new study shows that habitual smartphone usage dulls vision as users generally hold their devices too close to their eyes. KENS-TV's Wendy Rigby reports.
Read More »Borderline personality disorder: 8 dangerous myths
There are many misconceptions about borderline personality disorder - what's the real scoop?
Read More »Your own brain thwarts diet with ‘feed me’ signals
When a dieter starves themselves of calories, they starve their brain cells as well. New research finds that these hungry brain cells then release "feed me" signals, which drive hunger, slow metabolism and may cause diets to fail.
Read More »Salmonella: 10 ways to get sick (PICTURES)
Tainted meat is just one thing that can cause potentially deadly bacterial illness
Read More »Salmonella-tainted turkey meat blamed for deadly outbreak
Government officials haven't named source of contaminated ground turkey linked to salmonella poisoning in 26 states
Read More »So long, sunscreen? Scientists suggest red wine helps prevent sunburn
Spanish scientists suggest flavonoids from wine prevent skin from forming reactions that cause skin damage
Read More »Video: Billing doctors for lateness
The average wait time in a doctors office in the U.S.
Read More »Uh-oh! 12 diseases doctors overlook
Think your doc has all the answers? Some conditions produce symptoms so tricky that even good doctors fail to spot them
Read More »Asthma tied to moms’ exposure to magnetic fields
Fields given off by power lines and household appliances may cause immune system changes that lead to asthma, scientists say
Read More »Even a little exercise spells big help for heart
Harvard School of Public Health study found 2 hours 30 minutes exercise per week reduced heart disease risk 14 percent
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