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Ozarks children honored as LLS Girl and Boy of the Year
SPRINGFIELD -- KY3's Chad Plein has been nominated as a Man of the Year Candidate by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He'd like to introduce you to his inspirations, the LLS Boy and Girl of the Year. A Mansfield girl and a Springfield boy who embody...
Tags: Health, Chemotherapy, Leukemia, Health Treatments, Human Interest
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West Plains Zizzer senior is honored in Washington for volunteer service
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Missouri’s top two youth volunteers of the year, Kelby Czerwonka, 17, of West Plains and Taylor Black, 13, of Warrensburg, were honored in the nation’s capital on Monday night for their outstanding volunteer service...
Tags: Super Bowl, American Red Cross, Health, Charity, Teaching and Learning
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Group submits petitions for Missouri tobacco tax increase
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A coalition seeking to raise Missouri's tax on cigarettes submitted petitions to put an increase in tobacco taxes on the November ballot. The proposal would ask voters to raise the tax to 90 cents per pack from the current 17...
Tags: Tobacco Products
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New surgery for brain tumors that removes part of the brain
Some deadly brain tumors have often been considered in-operable. Now one doctor is testing a procedure for removing not only the tumor, but a part of the brain as well, to give the patient better odds. “I didn't see myself being an older man,...
Tags: Human Body, Health, Chemotherapy, Glioma, Brain
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Doctors hopeful about an experimental drug for advanced prostate cancer
A drug being investigated right now could prove to be a big breakthrough for men with late stage prostate cancer. The treatment could especially help in cases where the disease has spread to the bone. Gino Polidori spent a lot of time restoring this...
Tags: Health, Genes and Chromosomes, Prostate Cancer, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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Treatment for respiratory illness could be the key to treating H-P-V
H-P-V is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the U-S. But what many don't know is H-P-V can also cause a serious respiratory disease. One doctor says curing this lung problem could be the first step to curing H-P-V. About 20-million...
Tags: Human Body, Health, Human papillomavirus, Respiratory Disease, Pharmaceuticals
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Missouri cancer center offering free screenings Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia is offering free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer on Friday afternoon. Men and women 18 and older can be screened from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the medical center, located at 115...
Tags: Human Body, Health, Mouth, Neck, Healthcare Provider
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Age-old remedy creates hope for cancer patients
ewood@ky3.comSpringfield, Mo. -- Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy spend hours in the hospital. For some of them, treatment days are dreaded days. "I'm doing everything I can to get ready for surgery, so they can get this thing (tumor) out of here, and...Tags: Chemotherapy, Arts and Culture, Immune System, Entertainment, Human Interest
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Special Report: Spike in tornado deaths in trailer homes worries weather experts
mlandis@ky3.comWith a price point oftentimes lower than conventional housing, mobile homes offer a tempting option for those on a budget. However, during a tornado, modular homes may end up costing more than what their owners bargained for. One case and point is...Tags: House Building, Weather, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Strafford firm's pink semi truck promotes cancer awareness
STRAFFORD, Mo. -- TCSI-Transland, a trucking company based here, purchased a Kenworth over-the-road tractor that is painted entirely pink. The company's wants to bring attention to cancer awareness throughout the nation as the tractor makes truckload...
Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer
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Curators name another businessman to be president of University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Businessman Timothy Wolfe is the new president of the University of Missouri. The Board of Curators introduced Wolfe on Tuesday as the next leader of the four-campus university system after a search that spanned almost a year.
Wolfe...Tags: IBM, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Novell Incorporated, Teachers
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Congressional Report: Tanning salons lie to teenagers
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Are tanning salons giving customers the whole truth when it comes to their safety? According to a new congressional report, maybe not. Investigators representing themselves as fair-skinned teenage girls surveyed some 300 tanning salons...Tags: Online Advertising, Dietary Supplements, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Health
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