Dallas Unveils More Aggressive Mosquito Fighting Plan For 2013
The City of Dallas has a new, more aggressive plan to combat mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus this year, following an unprecedented outbreak in 2012.
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The City of Dallas has a new, more aggressive plan to combat mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus this year, following an unprecedented outbreak in 2012.
More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door that for years has seemed impossible to
In a promising step against a genetic disease that causes deafness and gradual loss of vision, scientists have partly restored hearing with a single injection to young mice.
With West Nile season approaching soon, there's a controversial bill in the state legislature that would give the government more power to kill mosquitoes
A CBS 11 I-Team investigation has uncovered a pattern of complaints by soldiers at a Texas Army post, triggering an outside review of the facility and drawing a promise from the commanding general that improvements are underway.
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More than a hundred North Texans made their way to Southlake Friday morning… all in hopes of receiving free dental care.
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John Farris has been answering emergency calls as a paramedic for 10 years. But the MedStar employee always wished he didn't have to be on the scene after a medical condition put the patient in danger.
Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine.
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A coalition of more than 100 groups is recommending that student athletes have access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment.
Mental health advocates like Dana Beard say cases like Eddie Routh's are signs of a flawed health care system. Despite his family's efforts to have him treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning from duty in Iraq, there are no laws allowing family members to have relatives committed.
Researchers have been looking into the benefits of families eating meals together and the results of a recent study say contributing less than five minutes more a day can improve a child's health.