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New treatment could help those with PAD Video included

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New technology helps get the blood flowing again for those with PAD. More>>

Warm weather could lead to armies of mosquitoes

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Authorities say this winter's unseasonably warm temperatures could cause mosquitoes and other insects to come out earlier than normal this year in parts of Georgia. More>>

Elderly Falls

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Preventing falls when it comes to the elderly... More>>

Report: Tennesseans healthier than last year

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Tennesseans are slightly healthier, overall, compared to previous years --at least according to one report. More>>

Alarming new questions over the safety of some fruit juices Video included

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Consumer Reports magazine reveals it's latest research into arsenic levels in apple and grape juice -- may cause some parents to think twice before pouring a glass. More>>

Study: ADHD drugs don't raise heart risks for kids

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Ritalin and similar medicines that millions of children and teens take to curb hyperactivity and boost attention do not raise their risk of serious heart problems, the largest safety study of these drugs concludes. More>>

Boys should get HPV vaccine too, panel says

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A government panel is recommending that young boys also get the controversial HPV shot. That's the vaccine now given to girls to prevent cervical cancer. More>>

Erlanger shows off cancer hunting robot

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Erlanger doctors showed off their latest cancer-fighting tool. More>>

Eye on Health: Artificial pancreas

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Keeping type one diabetes under control takes a lot of work, monitoring blood sugar and keeping insulin in the body. There may soon be an alternative. More>>

Eye on Health: PTSD service dogs

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It's a lesson of war. Often, those who fight have a hard time leaving everything they've seen behind.  A Georgia man is doing something, in hopes of helping veterans' heal. More>>

Eye On Health: Dalton Health Grant

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Leaders in one North Georgia community are now armed with information and a grant to help their community get healthier. Officials from Dalton just returned from a National Centers for Disease Control meeting. More>>

Eye on Health: Losing weight as a couple

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The buddy system can work well when you're trying to lose weight. When that buddy is your spouse, they can make things more difficult and they may not even know they're doing it. More>>

Top Health News

Nepalese man, 72, claims to be world's shortest

He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi only recently learned he might be the... More>>

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