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Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:12 PM EDT

City to Issue Tickets for Bullying

A Wisconsin town is set to issue citations to bullies and their parents. WMTV's Britni McDonald reports.

Monday, Jun 10, 2013 at 04:08 PM EDT

Study Finds Best Anti-Aging Product

New research shows that the most effective anti-aging product is sunscreen. The Australian study revealed that using sunscreen every single day can slow down the aging process on your skin. Erika Edwards...

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Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 at 06:32 AM EDT

Smokers Cost Employers Almost $6K a Year

Smokers cost their employers almost $6,000 more every year than non-smokers, researchers said Monday, in what they called the first comprehensive study on the issue.

Monday, Jun 3, 2013 at 09:42 AM EDT

Gene Flaws Common in Blacks With Breast Cancer

Genetic mutations that raise the risk of breast cancer, like the kind Angelina Jolie has, are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to a new study that could help explain why blacks face...

Monday, Jun 3, 2013 at 03:33 PM EDT

Meatier Labels Coming

USDA has implemented new regulations requiring more inclusive labels on meat products. Look for them in the grocery store soon.

Friday, Jun 14, 2013 at 11:25 AM EDT

Sunscreen Can Make You Look Younger

A new skin study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms what doctors have long preached. Daily, year-round sunscreen use can significantly slow the skin's aging process by as much as 24 percent.

Monday, Jun 3, 2013 at 09:29 AM EDT

Young Cancer Patients Treated to Day at the Seaquarium

Miami Children's Hospital took 75 young patients and their families to the Miami Seaquarium for National Cancer Survivors Day. NBC 6's Betty Yu reports.

Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 09:44 AM EDT

Long Island Doctors Save Man's Nearly Severed Hands

A Staten Island man hopes to play the guitar again, after his hands were nearly severed in an industrial accident, then saved by doctors at Long Island's Stony Brook University Hospital. Read the full story...

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 06:51 AM EDT

Scientists Warn of Health Research Funding Cuts' Costs

Scientists say the drying-up of funding not only affecting their careers — it could also delay important medical breakthroughs for a nation in need of them as baby boomers age.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 01:08 PM EDT

Nike Cuts Ties With Livestrong

Nike is ending its nine-year relationship with Livestrong after having helped the foundation raise more than $100 million and make its yellow bracelets a global symbol for cancer survivors, The Associated Press...

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Cancer specialist Dr. Susan Love spoke with Gabe Pressman, explaining the science of cancer and how it's variously treated. She adds the approach to cancer should not be on drugs and treatment, but on...

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Doctors are harvesting embryonic stem cells in adult patients’ fat using liposuction performed under local anesthesia. Kevin Joseph underwent the procedure in hopes that the stem cells in his fat...

At the same time millions of people in America go hungry for lack of food, billions of pounds of food goes wasted for lack of people to eat it. Kiran Sridhar thinks that is appalling. He is also doing...