Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:21 -0600 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:30:21 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/To_Stay_Healthy__Keep_Your_Hands_Off_Your_Face_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:40:34 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/facetouchersthumb_640x480.jpg
Hands can covered in germs, yet people touch their faces an average of 16 times an hour.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Texas-Is-Getting-Fatter-70404567.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:22:40 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/fat2340987320984798237498327_640x480.jpg
It's well known that everything is bigger in Texas and now the latest America's Health Rankings say waistlines are included, listing the state as No. 14 on its obesity chart.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Will-Prevention-Be-Part-Of-Reform-70375587.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:17:27 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/71204736.jpg
In light of the new mammogram recommendations handed down this week, a North Texas doctor is questioning whether prevention will truly be a key part of health care reform.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Come-Get-Your-Swine-Flu-Shots-70337887.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:30 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/flushot1.jpg
Swine flu shots will be available for people in certain target groups at 100 pharmacies in Dallas County.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/tech/Webcam_Gets_Overseas_Soldier_in_the_Delivery_Room_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:24:35 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/skypebabybirth_640x480.jpg
A soldier in Iraq witnesses the birth of his child in Arlington thanks to a Skype phone connection.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Patients-Raving-10-Minute-Procedure-That-Cures-Allergy-Woes-70162662.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:04:17 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/%5BKNSD%5D+Sneezing_Pollen_Allergy_Allergies_generic_image.jpg
Study after study has shown that people who battle bad allergies have serious quality of life issues.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Family-Honors-Infant-Son-70027482.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:35:08 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*66/051809-Baby-Feet.jpg
A Keller couple is using their tragic experience to help families who have also lost children to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Kilimanjaro_Rocks_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:22:05 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/KilimanjaroRocks_640x480.jpg
A North Texas mother and breast cancer survivor recently challenged her mind, body and spirit by scaling Africa's tallest mountain as part of the Love Hope Strength Foundations Kilimanjaro Rocks journey.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/In-Tough-Economy-Parkland-Seeing-More-Patients-69924152.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:59:34 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/arms640.jpg
Flu season and the tough economy are increasing demand at Parkland Hospital's primary-care centers.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Distribution-Vexes-Doctors---69885722.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:54:41 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/H1N1+Swine+Flu+vaccine.jpg
More than a month after the swine flu vaccine began arriving in Texas, the doses are still arriving in fairly piecemeal fashion.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Inside-the-Mind-of-T-Boones-Pickens-69711887.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:14 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*85/t.+boone+pickens1.jpg
T. Boone Pickens' mind and body are as fit as most 40-year-olds. How does he do it?

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Dallas-County-Reports-2-More-Swine-Flu-Deaths-69721867.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:42:07 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/hospital-bed-generic-640.jpg
Dallas County health officials say two people have died of the swine flu.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Hand-Wash-Claims-To-Bust-Germs-For-Hours-69708592.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:13:04 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/faucet.jpg
A new antiseptic hand wash claims to kill germs for six hours after use.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Mom-Dies-of-Swine-Flu-Days-After-Babys-Birth-69611252.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:48:23 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Baby1sss.jpg
11 days after delivery, Martha Castillo passed away.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/Dallas-County-Man-Dies-From-H1N1-69585982.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:43:39 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*66/Swine+flu+H1N1+crop.jpg
A Dallas area man died from complications of the H1N1 flu.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/Emotional-End-to-Komen-3-Day.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:29:47 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/komen_640x480.jpg
Thousands of walkers spent 3 days pounding the pavement to raise awareness and millions of dollars for breast cancer research.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/Save-Big-Bucks-On-Health-Insurance-By-Going-It-Alone-69529492.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:39:30 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/ohio+health.jpg
Group health insurance can be expensive for dependents. But many people are discovering that individual polices bought through the private market can save them big bucks.

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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.

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