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A blood test that could take the guess work out of diagnosing depression
A blood test can detect all kinds of disorders like cholesterol, cancer, even infectious diseases. Now there is a blood test being used to detect what's going on inside your head. It affects 15-million Americans and impacts women twice as much...
Tags: Psychiatrists, Behavioral Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Depression
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Missouri wants to know what you think about your drinking water
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Missouri Department of Natural Resources urges consumers to become more familiar with their local drinking water provider. The department has made it easier to do so by becoming the first in the nation to post Consumer...
Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Water, Conservation
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E. coli levels high in 3 SW Mo. waterways
OZARK, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri county health department has posted health advisories for three waterways because of high bacteria levels. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the Christian County Health Department has posted advisories...
Tags: Memorial Day, E. coli Infection, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Health
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Preventive surgery may have saved Angelina Jolie's life
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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: Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, The New York Times, Ovarian Cancer
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Fit Friday: What You Should Know about Diabetes and Exercise
Email padler@ky3.comOn 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
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Man from Sparta is charged for son's death in crash in Christian County
ghartley@schurz.comOZARK, 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: Crime, Law and Justice, John Clark, Crimes, Punishment, Prisons
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Newly-approved treatment offers hope for depression patients
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration
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Your Fitness Stories: Making a change and beating depression
Author: Mike McKelveyI 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: Weight, Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Lab Tests
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Going high tech helps some lose weight
Email padler@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight Loss, Sports, Physiology, Sumo Wrestling
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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. Greene County prosecutors charged Sean Masten, 24, on Wednesday with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter....
Tags: Judges, Substance Abuse, Methamphetamine (drug), Crimes, Punishment
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Battling the bug: Influenza cases skyrocket across the Ozarks
mlandis@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, 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: Preventative Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Tests show no rabies danger to people from dog in Seymour that was euthanized
news@ky3.comMARSHFIELD, 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: Death, Viral Diseases and Infections, Family, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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