Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:24 -0600 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:43:24 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Thousands-Line-Up-For-H1N1-Vaccine-69078077.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:33 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/KNSD_Swine_Flu_Vaccines_Arrive_100609_26_mezzn_640x480.jpg
County health officials say today was the biggest turn out for a single location for vaccines in recent memory, likely trumping clinics held during the measles campaign in the 80s.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/More-Men-Seeking-Plastic-Surgery-68855892.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:10:50 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/71205638.jpg
As the workforce has grown more and more competitive, plastic surgeons say they're seeing an increase in the number of men coming to them for procedures to help keep them competitive.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/The-Hands-Free-Way-of-Avoiding-Bathroom-Door-Germs-68803197.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:11:57 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/sani-handle.jpg
A North Texas man has come up with a door handle that opens the door without touching a germy handle.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/H1N1-Vaccine-Shortage-Frustrates-Collin-County-Parents-68760287.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:23:24 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/H1N1+Swine+Flu+vaccine.jpg
Some Collin County parents say they are worried about the absence of H1N1 vaccine.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Plano-Dentist-Wants-Your-Halloween-Candy-68569442.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:04:08 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/100809+halloween.jpg
A Plano dentist wants to buy up the candy kids collected over the holiday weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Necessity-Not-Vanity-68400022.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:28:46 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*81/lotion1.jpg
Some cosmetic procedures like Thermage, are even more affordable than ever before and less invasive.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Private-Flu-Clinic-Offers-Vaccinations-Without-Conditions-67827107.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:16:17 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/flu+shot+24hrs.jpg
A private clinic in Farmers Branch that received more doses of the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccinations than the Dallas County Health Department is offering the doses to anyone with $20.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/Parents-Wait-Hours-for-Vaccine-67614597.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:04:13 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/flushot1.jpg
Hundreds of parents lined up outside of Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City early Friday morning for Tarrant County's first H1N1 vaccine clinic.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Saving_Babies__Lives_in_Dallas_County_s_Hot_Zones_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:54:33 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/healthystartthumb_640x480.jpg
In parts of North Texas, 18 out of 1,000 infants do not live to see their first birthday. Parkland Hospital's Dallas Healthy Start is working change that.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Dallas-County-to-Begin-Swine-Flu-Vaccinations-67049127.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:30:11 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-vaccine-chi.jpg
Dallas and Tarrant counties will begin offering the swine flu vaccine to some people Friday.

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Doctors are debating the effectiveness of new breast cancer tests and what to do with the results.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Call-An-Ambulance-Get-a-Taxi-66723887.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:07:18 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/medstar-generic.jpg
Fort Worth’s ambulance service is considering a plan to call taxis for non-serious flu patients.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Despite-Worries-Swine-Flu-Fairly-Mild-Health-Officials-66704592.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:51 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-generic.jpg
Dallas health officials say the swine flu appears to be a much milder strain than some seasonal flu strains seen in previous years.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Tarrant-County-Records-5th-Flu-Related-Death-66569532.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:46:15 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/H1N1+Swine+Flu+vaccine.jpg
Just days before targeted vaccinations begin in Tarrant County, a woman in her 40s has died of a flu-related illness, health officials say.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Necessity_Not_Vanity__Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:18:33 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/image-for-brendans-video.jpg
Some cosmetic procedures like Thermage, are even more affordable than ever before and less invasive.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Just_Couldn_t_Wait_for_Christmas_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:50:40 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*92/christmaslights.jpg
A community comes together to celebrate a North Texas teenager fighting a rare form of cancer.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Swine-Flu-Declared-National-Emergency-Means-Little-to-North-Texas-65916302.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:32:05 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/pig_in_mask.jpg
The swine flu outbreak is now a national emergency, but some in North Texas say the declaration is too little, too late.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Art-Gives-Patients-A-Reason-To-Smile-65790412.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:38:54 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/cooks-art-therapy.jpg
A North Texas hospital is using art to lift the spirits of sick children. Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth takes canvases to patients' rooms, allowing them to paint while they undergo treatment.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/The_Etiquette_of_Avoiding_the_Flu_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:46:36 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/fluettiquettethumb_640x480.jpg
You can still have social graces and stay flu-free at the same time.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Boob-Tube-Among-Bras-For-Cause-65098262.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:30:27 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/boobtube.jpg
You won't find the "Bling-Bra-Zing," "Sophisticated Girls" and "Boob Tube" bras in Victoria's Secret, but you can see them in North Texas.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Teen-Hospitalized-Over-Swine-Flu-Complications-Heads-Home-64707107.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:34:30 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-generic.jpg
A teenage girl with swine flu went home Sunday after three weeks of hospitalization.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Dallas-Church-on-a-Mission-to-Snuff-Out-Germs-64699947.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:16:52 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/cross.jpg
A Dallas church is working to keep swine flu out of the pews.

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A North Texas pharmacist says her business has the perfect prescription for building a loyal customer base.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Doctors-Save-Girl-Near-Death-From-Swine-Flu-64645522.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:34:59 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/doctor+checks+for+swine+flu-640.jpg
Doctors say a girl with a severe case of swine flu was saved from the brink of death by special equipment.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Grand-Prairie-Woman-Share-Story-of-Survival-64449622.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:37:27 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*81/Generic-Breast-Cancer-Ribbon.jpg
A Grand Prairie woman is sharing her story of surviving breast cancer as part of a national campaign.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Swine_Flu_Fact_or_Fiction_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:16:33 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/hands_640x480.jpg
NBCDFW users have been asking questions about swine flu, so we decided to separate fact from fiction when it comes to H1N1.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Zap_Away_the_Fat_Bay_Area.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:34:28 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/KNTV_Zap_Away_the_Fat_100709_64_mezzn_640x480.jpg
The laser treatment Zerona promises to slim your profile by between three and nine inches without going under the knife.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Wellness-Programs-Offset-Rising-Healthcare-Costs-64395207.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:58:34 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/05+11+09_Health+care+costs.jpg
A Euless-based company that offers corporate wellness programs is seeing huge growth as more businesses wrestle with rising health care costs.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/AG-Takes-on-Froot-Loops-64352537.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:12:21 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/frootloops_new.JPG
The Quaker Oats man looks so trustworthy, but Attorney General Richard Blumenthal thinks you're being misled. Count Chocula and Toucan Sam are in his radar, too.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Mom-May-Lose-400-Pound-Orlando-Teen-64352077.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:06:23 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/101509+obese.jpg
Josiah Lewis, 13, may be put in foster care if he can't slim down.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/The-Market-Street-Price-of-Medicine-is-Free-64307902.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:33:09 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/White-Pills.jpg
Pharmacies at Market Street Grocery stores are giving away antibiotics and prenatal vitamins.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/One-in-a-Million-Shot-64189142.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:02 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/jennings2.jpg
The flu vaccine could end a Virginia woman's shot at being a Redskins cheerleader.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/events/Americas-Next-Fitness-Model-64213347.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:38:41 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/hunkytrainertorso.jpg
One of the nation's biggest modeling agencies is turning its focus to North Texas. The Wihlelmina Modeling Agency is hosting open casting calls for its Hot Body Model Search.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Slow-Rollout-May-Push-Swine-Flu-Vaccinations-to-November-64184532.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:56:55 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-640.jpg
Dallas County is playing the waiting game for swine-flu vaccine.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Fort-Worth-Student-Athlete-Shocked-Back-to-Life-64182702.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:28:46 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Defibrillator.jpg
Three Fort Worth high school coaches are honored for saving a 15-year-old student athlete's life.

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Researchers say interval training may be a more effective way to lose weight.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Procedure-Treats-Depression-When-Medication-Doesnt-64090067.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:17:28 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/generic-depression-2.jpg
A new treatment for adults battling depression is helping those who cannot get relief with traditional medication.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/around-town/shopping/Beautiful-Flu-Fighters-The-Season-Doesnt-Have-to-Get-Ugly-64089092.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:30:40 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/090209+lips+generic+p1.jpg
Behold the power of flu-fighting lip balms and spa treatments in the war on bugs.

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