Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:33 -0400 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:33 -0400 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Miami-Dade-Commissioners-Give-Initial-OK-to-Flavored-Tobacco-Ban-151641165.html Tue, 15 May 2012 21:23:30 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/chewing-tobacco-mlb-722.jpg
Miami-Dade County Commissioners preliminarily approved by a 12-1 vote Tuesday a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in the county.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Daughter-Who-Donated-Kidney-to-Her-Mother-Says-It-Was-Her-Way-of-Giving-Back-151187055.html Fri, 11 May 2012 18:18:08 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Lekisha+and+Yolanda+Mixon.jpg
Yolanda Mixon and her daughter Lekisha had big smiles on their faces Friday.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Experts-Connect-Brain-Injuries-Suffered-During-Football-To-Suicide-150076915.html Thu, 03 May 2012 23:19:50 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Dr+Kester+Nedd.jpg
Hits to the brain can results in a variety of consequences, a doctor says.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/South-Florida-Claims-Majority-of-Arrests-in-Nationwide-Medicare-Fraud-Bust-149892775.html Thu, 03 May 2012 08:59:25 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Wifredo+Ferrer.jpg
Once again South Florida leads the way in a nationwide Medicare fraud case that federal agents broke open on Wednesday.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/DGO-NATL-More-Sleep-May-Keep-Weight-Down-Study-149797655.html Wed, 02 May 2012 09:23:47 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/sleep_generic.jpg
Researchers say sleeping more than nine hours a night can block genetic factors linked to weight gain.

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Doctors Frank Scholl, Maryanne Chrisant and Gerad Lavandosky cared for the 19-month-old during his stay.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/NATL-200-Sickened-by-Tuna-Scrape-Salmonella-Outbreak-149127865.html Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:51:11 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/02_yellowfin_tuna_sushi.jpg
At least 200 people have now fallen ill from an outbreak of salmonella traced to the "tuna scrape" used in spicy tuna sushi rolls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Coach-Comes-Up-With-Obesity-Stomp-148565565.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:29:58 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Shelton+Smith.jpg
Deerfield Park Elementary's music director came up with lyrics, and Smith infused dance moves like the "robocop."

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/NATL-Fast-Food-Salt-Sodium-Much-Saltier-US-Countries-McNuggets-148495705.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:33:02 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/79236266.jpg
If you're worried about your salt intake, you'd do well to get your fast food in another country, a new study suggests.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Son-Says-Mom-Died-After-Vitamin-K-Shortage-147962405.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:27:34 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/vitamin6.jpg
Maria Gonzalez died less than 24 after being admitted to Metropolitan Hospital of Miami

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/NATL-Breast-Cancer-10-Different-Diseases-Landmark-Study-Finds-148093055.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:24:11 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/breast_cancer_722x406_2174482887.jpg
British and Canadian cancer researchers have isolated a new way of classifying breast cancer into 10 different types, in a breakthrough that cancer experts say could revolutionize how patients are treated.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/NATL-Hair-Loss-Baldness-Cure-Regrowth-Stem-Cells-Bald-Mice-148077255.html Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:39:03 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/amd_mice-resize.jpg
Could hair follicle stem cells help people regrow their hair after losing it due to disease? Japanese scientists' recent successful experiments on bald mice suggest it's possible.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/health/Magnets-offer-New-Solution-to-Heartburn/147914845 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:18:48 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/NC_Magnets0418_722x406_2224195216.jpg
People who suffer from chronic heartburn now have a new solution - magnets. Doctors at UC San Diego placed a string of magnets in a patient's esophagus in order to keep acid out of the stomach,...

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It's been 10 years since Botox Cosmetic was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Sharon Nachman of Miami has been using it for years and just got a touch-up between her

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Some-South-Florida-Women-Turn-to-Nose-Feeding-Tubes-To-Lose-Weight-147688115.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:54:07 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Wired-For-Better-Health.jpg
Nose feeding tubes are typically used on patients who are suffering from head or neck cancer and cannot swallow. They are those patients’ nutritional lifelines. But now some women are turning to those...

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Whooping-Cough-Cases-Identified-In-Broward-County-147436515.html Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:00:06 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/whooping-cough.gif
The contagious respiratory disease was found in three school-age children and one adult.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Botox-Nears-10th-Anniversary-147387225.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:21:31 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Sharon+Nachman.jpg
This Sunday, April 15, marks 10 years since Botox Cosmetic was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Local-Dentist-Tries-To-Raise-Awareness-About-Oral-Cancer-147224665.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:42:18 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/dental.jpg
Local dentist organizes walk to raise awareness about oral cancer.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/A-New-Tool-To-Treat-Ticking-Time-Bombs-in-the-Brain--147057405.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:47:19 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/aneurism.jpg
When ballooning blood vessels in the brain explode, in half the cases it's deadly. Aneurysms need to be treated before they rupture.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/New-Laser-Treatment-for-Seizures-in-Children-146912825.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:08:50 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Jessie+Fernandez.jpg
Twelve-year-old Jessie Fernandez of Miami is the first child in South Florida to undergo a groundbreaking laser procedure for seizures.

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The children of mothers who are obese while pregnant may be at a much greater risk for autism, a new study suggests.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/NATL-Alzheimers-Early-Detection-Test-FDA-Approval-Amyvid-146646185.html Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:45:10 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/228*120/alzheimers.jpg
A test that could better detect the early signs of Alzheimer's has just gotten FDA approval.

]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/New-Scan-Helps-Confirm-Parkinsons-146354925.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:25:03 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/hands+generic1.jpg
South Florida patients and doctors are now able to get more accurate information to help confirm or rule out Parkinson's Disease.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Postpartum-Depression-Common-Among-New-Moms-146176255.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:14:18 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/213*120/Postpartum+depression+class.jpg
A local hospital raises awareness of postpartum depression, before parents take home their newborns.

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]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/news/health/Melanoma-on-the-Rise/145875135 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:50:11 -0400 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/180*120/Beachscreen.jpg
Dr. Steven O'Day, director of the LA Skin Cancer Institute, joins Colleen Williams on Nonstop News LA to talk about the increase of melanoma among young adults.

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