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Six organ transplant saves Hollis girl

6:01 PM, Feb 3, 2012

HOLLIS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A nine-year-old girl from Hollis is settling back into life at home after undergoing a groundbreaking six organ transplant a couple of months ago.

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Heart humor film for Wear Red Day

11:57 AM, Feb 3, 2012

HOLLYWOOD, CA. (NBC) -- Today is national "Wear Red Day" to promote heart disease awareness among women. In conjunction, the American Heart Association has released a new film, a comedy about a woman having a heart attack.

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New drug can help treat skin cancer in delicate areas

4:23 PM, Feb 2, 2012

SAN DIEGO (NBC) -- A medical breakthrough could help thousands of cancer sufferers, but it's not cheap.

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Doctors say boys should be getting the HPV vaccine

1:58 PM, Feb 1, 2012

(NBCNC) - Girls and boys nationwide have a new vaccination schedule to follow.

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Battling thyroid cancer

2:20 PM, Jan 31, 2012

MIAMI, Florida (WTVJ) - Suzie Battle makes the ice cream at her shop Azucar in Miami's Little Havana.

The new entrepreneur is also a thyroid cancer survivor.

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Study: Babies read lips to learn to speak

12:45 PM, Jan 30, 2012

(WTVJ) - Declan Nambu is 8 months old.

He is learning to talk by listening and looking at his mother.

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San Francisco International opens new yoga room for passengers

3:18 PM, Jan 27, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (NBC) -- The San Francisco International Airport has opened a "Zen Room" for travelers who want to do a little yoga before catching a flight out of town.

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Multiple-organ transplant gives Wisconsin woman hope for the future

1:58 PM, Jan 27, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (NBC) -- Nikki LeFebre is a huge Packers fan from Wisconsin. She wanted to see her team come to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl.

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New technology for heart patients

12:34 PM, Jan 26, 2012

ALBANY, NY (NBC) -- Two months ago Dave Morey arrived at a hospital, fairly knocking on heaven's gate. His congestive heart failure was so advanced, he'd run out of options.

Pats LB Andre Tippett visits Maine State House

6:27 PM, Jan 25, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Some heavy hitters came to Maine to support legislation aimed at better management of head injuries suffered by student athletes.

Former NFL star backs Maine concussion bill

5:30 PM, Jan 25, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Former New England Patriots star Andre Tippett is speaking out in favor of a bill in Maine addressing a growing concern from school sport fields to the National Football League: head injuries.

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Lipo without surgery?

12:14 PM, Jan 25, 2012

(KNBC) - There's a new treatment just approved by the FDA that promises a trimmer tummy and less love handles without surgery.

Experimental halfway house dramatically cuts drinking

3:59 PM, Jan 24, 2012

SEATTLE, Washington (KING) - An experimental place where hardcore alcoholics can live and drink at taxpayer expense has been a lighting rod of controversy in Seattle, Washington since it opened, but new evidence from a university study may quiet some critics.

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Shortage of donor organs keeps tens of thousands waiting

3:40 PM, Jan 24, 2012

HARTFORD, Connecticut (WVIT) - A 23-year-old Connecticut man is on the waiting list for a new heart.

Maine bishop assails Obama on birth control

6:44 PM, Jan 23, 2012

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The leader of Maine's Roman Catholics is adding his voice to a chorus of condemnation by religious leaders of President Barack Obama's decision to require church-affiliated institutions to cover free birth control for employees.

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Mom gives birth after extremely rare double-uterus pregnancy

4:39 PM, Jan 23, 2012

BUFFALO (NBC) -- A New York woman born with two uteruses has delivered two babies at Buffalo's Women and Children's Hospital.

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Statistics for Latinas suffering from child birth related depression continue to climb

12:29 PM, Jan 23, 2012

SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (NBC) -- The statistics for Latinas suffering from child birth related depression continue to climb.

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Hypertension: A new warning for pregnant women

8:40 PM, Jan 20, 2012

(NBC) -- Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a common condition. Six to eight percent of all pregnant women will develop hypertension.

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Experts say taking your time at the table can help cut calories

1:43 PM, Jan 19, 2012

(NBC) -- If you're looking to lose weight, experts say you should try taking things nice and slow.

Finding the right retirement home

12:17 PM, Jan 18, 2012

(WBBH) - It's a situation that's hard to face: Parents getting older, more forgetful and even a little clumsy.

But what kind of help do they need and to what degree?

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Doctors say stroke screening saves lives

2:52 PM, Jan 17, 2012

(WRC) - Willie Askew, 78, says the symptoms came on suddenly with blurry vision and weakness.

Askew was not too worried but went to the hospital after the urging of his family.

Sure enough, the doctors at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. found something very wrong.

Askew was having a stroke.

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Study: Internet causes addiction like drugs/alcohol

2:46 PM, Jan 17, 2012

(WBBH) - Nearly half of all Americans are now using a smart phone.

We sometimes joke about how 'addicting' these devices can be.

It turns out, that may not be far from the truth.

Pfizer, Medivation end drug development deal

8:03 AM, Jan 17, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) -- Drug developers Pfizer and Medivation are ending the development of a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment after the drug yielded disappointing results in a late-stage clinical study.

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Bars and restaurants in Indiana are going smoke-free ahead of Super Bowl

4:35 PM, Jan 16, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (NBC) -- The menu hasn't changed nor has what's on tap but the Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis, Indiana does have a different air about it.

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Newly approved laser treatment does wonders for Psoriasis

12:39 PM, Jan 16, 2012

(NBC) -- Seth Hendrickson has been trying to get rid of his painful red skin ever since he was diagnosed with psoriasis four years ago.

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Working to prevent Alzheimer's

12:35 PM, Jan 13, 2012

MIAMI, Fla (WTVJ) -- They're often called middle-aged pauses or senior moments. One of the country's leading memory experts says that by age 45 people start having memory lapses, but you can do something about it.

Poking your pets with acupuncture

1:53 PM, Jan 12, 2012

FREDERICK, MD (NBC)--You may have heard about acupuncture for people, but how about for your four-legged friends? 13-year-old miniature Pinscher Alexis is dealing with some major health problems.

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Soldiers at Camp Shelby try inventive method to prevent suicides

3:28 PM, Jan 10, 2012

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (NBC) -- Suicide rates in the military have been rising for the past six years, but folks at Mississippi's Camp Shelby are trying an inventive new method to combat that trend.