Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:10 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:10 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/Call-An-Ambulance-Get-a-Taxi-66723887.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:07:18 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/medstar-generic.jpg
Fort Worth’s ambulance service is considering a plan to call taxis for non-serious flu patients.

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GE announces $6 billion investment in healthcare technology

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The laser treatment Zerona promises to slim your profile by between three and nine inches without going under the knife.

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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.

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Josiah Lewis, 13, may be put in foster care if he can't slim down.

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A nurse was stricken with a rare nerve disorder two weeks after receiving a flu shot, the Health Department confirmed Wednesday without attributing the cause of the illness to the shot

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The flu vaccine could end a Virginia woman's shot at being a Redskins cheerleader.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-to-Halt-Religious-Traditions-64037802.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:10:36 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*85/111008-communion-wafers2.jpg
A Pennsylvania Catholic Diocese will suspend sacred practices during worship service to prevent the spread of swine flu.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/station/as-seen-on/Get_A_Flu_Shot__For_Your_Dog__New_York.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:32:55 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/dogs_640x480.jpg
We are not the only ones who can succumb to the flu virus. Man's best friend has it's own version of the flu to watch out for. Roseanne Colletti let's you know what you can do about it.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/food-drink/Chefs-Weight-Loss-Challenge-63879972.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:11:08 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*80/91588116.jpg
It's inevitable. Chefs put on weight. With rare exceptions, and those who run vegan kitchens, it just comes with the territory. So while biking from New York to Boston is some people's idea of a charity challenge, for chefs it's dropping a few...

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A new city ban on bake sales attempts to battle the high obesity rate in city schools.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Rats-Grab-a-Slice-in-Chelsea-63814072.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:34:52 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/pizza12.jpg
If you find yourself stumbling out of the Pink Elephant nightclub or Scores Gentleman's club in Chelsea late at night you may want to think twice before grabbing a slice from the red pizza truck parked on the...

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Before you rise and shine tomorrow, you may want to hit that snooze button -- getting enough sleep could be the healthiest thing you do this flu season.

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Ripped muscles and a cut, trim physique aren't exactly the images that come to mind when one thinks of a man who's nearly a century old. Unless that man is Jack LaLanne.

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The swine flu vaccine is ready – are you?

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The stomach defeats the brain when people are choosing what to eat, a New York University study on the city’s calorie counting law shows.

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The first round of the H1N1 vaccine arrives in New York City today, but it is only safe for people between the ages of 2 and 49 who are healthy and not pregnant

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There are all different kinds of ways to raise money for people with breast cancer. This however, takes donating to new heights.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/Get-Fit-for-the-Cure-63532052.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:49:23 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*81/wacoal-bra.jpg
October is breast cancer awareness month and now women have another way to fight the disease -- by updating their bra collection.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/tech/50-Pound-Weight-Loss-Just-a-Click-Away-63284547.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:18:12 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/mirror-weight-loss.jpg
Picture yourself with less weight in minutes.The only exercise you have to do is a simple rep of point, click and drag.

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Trauma patients have a better chance of survival if intoxicated.

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Ever wonder what you would look like at your goal weight? Wonder no more.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/City-Schools-Lack-Sex-Ed-But-Parents-Want-It-Taught-62874142.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:46:38 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*68/school+empty+classroom.jpg
If you think your tax dollars are required to go toward lessons in sexual education for your school-age kids, you're not alone. But you're wrong.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/Try-Some-Craft-Therapy-62678552.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:34:11 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/generic-knitting.jpg
Is "craft therapy" the secret to stress relief and relaxation.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/Man-Sues-Froot-Loops-for-Not-Being-Frooty-at-All-62674757.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:19 -0500 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kl_paige/ /
Is froot the same as fruit? Roy Werbel thought so and now he is mad about it.

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