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    May 14, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  1. Preventive surgery may have saved Angelina Jolie's life

    ewood@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --  Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer after the results of a genetic test showed she was at high risk for developing the disease. "She's...

    Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, The New York Times

    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  2. Fit Friday: What You Should Know about Diabetes and Exercise

    On this Fit Friday, KY3's Paul Adler visited with Pamela Hernandez from<a title="Pamela's Website" href="http://www.thrivepersonalfitness.com/"> Thrive Personal Fitness</a>. Pamela told Paul she has diabetes and has to be careful with her exercise program. Here's more of her advice for diabetics.&nbsp;
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    On this Fit Friday, KY3's Paul Adler visited with Pamela Hernandez from Thrive Personal Fitness. Pamela told Paul she has diabetes and has to be careful with her exercise program. Here's more of her advice for diabetics.  Exercise and Diabetes: No...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes

    3. May 1, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  3. Neurosurgeon performs procedure on wrong side of woman's brain; hospital apologizes

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suburban St. Louis-based health care company has apologized while acknowledging that a neurosurgeon operated on the wrong side of a patient's brain. SSM Health Care's apology on Tuesday followed a lawsuit filed Friday on...

    Tags: St. Louis, Justice System, Laws, Neurosurgery, Healthcare Industry

    4. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  4. Consumer Reports: Cancer screenings are oversold, which ones to avoid

    CONSUMER REPORTS - Early detection of cancer saves lives&mdash;right? Not necessarily. This widely held belief drives many to get unnecessary screenings, according to Consumer Reports. Its just-released analysis of the latest research and extensive expert interviews reveals many cancer screening tests have been oversold to the general population.
    CONSUMER REPORTS - Early detection of cancer saves lives—right? Not necessarily. This widely held belief drives many to get unnecessary screenings, according to Consumer Reports. Its just-released analysis of the latest research and extensive expert...

    Tags: Biopsy, Consumers, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Tuberculosis

    5. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  5. Man from Sparta is charged for son's death in crash in Christian County

    OZARK, Mo. -- Christian County prosecutors charged a man from Sparta this week for a crash that killed his son last Nov. 13.&nbsp; John C. Clark, 33, also is charged for injuries to five other people during the crash.
    ghartley@schurz.com
    OZARK, Mo. -- Christian County prosecutors charged a man from Sparta this week for a crash that killed his son last Nov. 13.  John C. Clark, 33, also is charged for injuries to five other people during the crash. The crash was on Missouri 14 just east...

    Tags: Crimes, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, John Clark

    6. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  6. Newly-approved treatment offers hope for depression patients

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One in ten people in the Ozarks suffer from depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.&nbsp; For many, treating the illness requires medication.&nbsp; But now a breakthrough treatment is providing a new option.
    ewood@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One in ten people in the Ozarks suffer from depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  For many, treating the illness requires medication.  But now a breakthrough treatment is providing a new option....

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry

    7. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  7. Your Fitness Stories: Making a change and beating depression

    I started my days the same way every day, in slow motion.&nbsp; My routine day began with exhaustion.&nbsp; I wasn&rsquo;t sleeping as I should have been and I would chase my morning blues with a pot of coffee.&nbsp; It wasn&rsquo;t long before my mood was affected. &nbsp; My energy was nonexistent and by midday all I could think about was sitting in front of the television with my favorite unhealthy snack.
    Author: Mike McKelvey
    I started my days the same way every day, in slow motion.  My routine day began with exhaustion.  I wasn’t sleeping as I should have been and I would chase my morning blues with a pot of coffee.  It wasn’t long before my mood was affected.  ...

    Tags: Lab Tests, Obesity, General Practitioners, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss

    8. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV

  8. Going high tech helps some lose weight

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Many people exercise and still find it hard to lose weight.&nbsp; One man turned to some high tech tools to find a weight loss solution.
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    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Many people exercise and still find it hard to lose weight.  One man turned to some high tech tools to find a weight loss solution. Brett Sheets was in Missouri State University's Body Composition Lab on a recent day.  He was hooked up...

    Tags: X-rays, Missouri State University, Post Menopause, Sumo Wrestling, Sports

    9. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  9. Prison inmate is charged for crash that killed 2 people in Springfield in February 2012

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Nearly 11 months after a high-speed crash killed two people, a man from Springfield is charged for their deaths.&nbsp; Greene County prosecutors charged Sean Masten, 24, on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter.&nbsp; Investigators believe Masten was high on methamphetamine at the time.
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Nearly 11 months after a high-speed crash killed two people, a man from Springfield is charged for their deaths.  Greene County prosecutors charged Sean Masten, 24, on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter....

    Tags: Crimes, Justice System, Injuries and Wounds, Prisons, Murder

    10. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  10. Battling the bug: Influenza cases skyrocket across the Ozarks

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - There is an all-out war against the flu taking palce at clinics and hospitals across the Ozarks.
    mlandis@ky3.com
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - There is an all-out war against the flu taking palce at clinics and hospitals across the Ozarks. "It just seems to go in cycles, some season are worse than others," explained Dr. Ashley Merrick, a pediatrician with Mercy Health....

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Symptoms

    11. Mar 29, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV

  11. Consumer Reports: Most medical implants have never been tested for safety

    You may think, if a doctor prescribes a medical treatment, it's been thoroughly tested.&nbsp; For one type of treatment, however, you would be dead wrong.&nbsp; A Consumer Reports' investigation found medical devices -- like defibrillators, joint replacements, and even surgical mesh used to treat hundreds of thousands of women -- may not be clinically tested at all.
    You may think, if a doctor prescribes a medical treatment, it's been thoroughly tested.  For one type of treatment, however, you would be dead wrong.  A Consumer Reports' investigation found medical devices -- like defibrillators, joint replacements,...

    Tags: Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Arthritis, Orthopedic Surgery

    12. May 2, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV

  12. Tests show no rabies danger to people from dog in Seymour that was euthanized

    MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The Webster County Health Unit says tests on a dog from Seymour that was euthanized last week show people who were around the dog are not in danger of contracting rabies. &nbsp; The tests don't show, however, whether rabies would have shown up in the dog, Macy, in the next few weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Macy's rabies vaccination was not current.
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    MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- The Webster County Health Unit says tests on a dog from Seymour that was euthanized last week show people who were around the dog are not in danger of contracting rabies.   The tests don't show, however, whether rabies would have...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines, Symptoms, Viral Diseases and Infections, Death

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