Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/top_stories en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:13 -0500 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:13 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/women/Breast_Cancer_Patients_Get_Support_From_Survivors_Through_SOS_Washington_DC.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:44:57 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*66/Breast+Health.jpg
An unusual program offers breast cancer patients emotional care.

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Three boys and a girl were born the morning of July 1; all are healthy. Their parents had been trying to have children for five years.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Lose-Weight-Without-a-Cut.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:09 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*68/gut_448x3361.jpg
Gastric bypass fails to produce long-term weight loss for up to half of the people who have the surgery. But a new procedure may offer a better outcome.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Miracle_Cure__Washington_DC.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:26:46 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*70/070109+Mary+Ellen+Heibel.jpg
An Annapolis woman told she had only months to live in 2004 says she was cured of cancer by the power of prayer.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/us_world/America-Slimming-Down-Fat-Chance.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:20:52 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*66/fat.jpg
The results of an annual obesity survey show a growing American population--waistline-wise, that is.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Obama_Consoles_Cancer_Patient_Who_Can_t_Pay_Expenses_Washington_DC.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:51:44 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/WRC_Obama_Consoles_Cancer_Patient_W_070109_26_mezzn_448x336.jpg
At the health care town hall meeting, President Barack Obama hugs a distraught woman who said she has cancer but can't pay her expenses.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/diet_fitness/Chocolate_To_Help_You_Lose_Weight__New_York.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:31:00 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*67/dark-chocolate.jpg
Introducing "XOCAI" chocolate, a dark chocolate rich in antioxidants and may help you lose weight.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/FDA_Panel_Votes_for_Lower_Doses_of_Acetaminophen_Washington_DC.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:05:54 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*68/tylenol.jpg
An FDA panel voted to lower both the maximum daily dose and single dose for non-prescription acetaminophen.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Cops-Cough-is-not-Swine-Flu.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:33:51 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*68/siren.jpg
It’s not the swine flu, but some could consider one Montgomery County officer’s illness a cousin to it.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Lyme_Disease.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:12:54 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*68/tick.jpg
Lyme Disease is caused when an infected tick jumps onto the skin from grass, leaves or pets, but what are doctors doing about it?

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Kids these days are getting sextier and sextier.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/New-Hope-in-the-Battle-Against-Breast-Cancer.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:42:11 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*67/pills2.jpg
Researchers are calling it a major breakthrough in the battle against breast cancer, a new class of pills showing potential for shrinking otherwise inoperable tumors.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Waiting-for-Test-Results-Keep-Waiting.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:03:56 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/Doctor+sthethoscope.jpg
It’s a standard line at the doctor’s office, “if there’s anything wrong, we’ll give you a call.” Well, don’t hold your breath.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/diet_fitness/First-Lady-Comes-to-Town.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:16:28 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*65/obamaarm.jpg
The first lady talks about how she encourages Sasha and Malia to stay active.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Rell-Considers-Banning-Fetal-Family-Photos.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:36:53 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*98/Ultrasound1.jpg
Gov. M. Jodi Rell is considering a proposed law that would ban the production of fetal “keepsake” photos and videos.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/All-About-Strawberrries.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:24:56 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*68/straberrygirl.jpg
Want to take a guess at what's the most popular berry in the world? Turns out it's the strawberry -- and, as Liz Crenshaw reports, there's a lot more to strawberries than their great taste.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/health/tips_info/Nestle-Toll-House-Recall-FDA.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:08:17 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*67/nestle-cookie-dough.jpg
The FDA is warning consumers to throw away prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Mosquitoes-Lay-Siege-To-Maryland.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:28:39 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*67/mosquitoes.jpg
Must poison them all...

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