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  • It may sound surprising, but experts say 70 to 90 percent of child car seats aren't installed properly.
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  • A local doctor is helping to rewrite the book on treating a common foot injury, and his solution should make patients, doctors, and even insurance companies equally happy.
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  • We are heading into the peak season for West Nile virus, and one local doctor has already treated a patient with the infection.
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  • A local rehab hospital has new technology which could help stroke patients regain more natural movement.
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  • A charity that helps families in the Delaware and Lehigh valleys will be featured on ABC's "Secret Millionaire."
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  • The Riley Cooper video has sparked a somewhat confusing debate about the use of the N-word.
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  • Many cosmetics and lotions now contain a sun protection factor, or SPF.
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  • The Health Department in Philadelphia and surrounding counties continue to warn people to be cautious and take the excessive heat seriously.
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  • The elderly are finding ways to stay cool in this extreme heat.
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  • They are the newest workers in local healthcare, with names like Chad, Trudy, Russ, and Rosie.
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  • A new campaign aims to empower young women battling cancer.
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  • The American Red Cross is facing a critical shortage in blood donations. They are asking regular and first-time blood donors to roll up a sleeve.
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  • With July fourth expected to be the first day of our next heat wave, knowing how to keep cool is vitally important.
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  • Volunteers are being sought to help in the fight against Parkinson's disease.
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  • Former Philadelphia Phillies catcher Darren Daulton has two brain tumors, and a source told Action News that one of those tumors is inoperable.
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  • Calvin Okulicz
  • Calvin Okulicz, a 13-year-old from Bordentown, New Jersey is a gifted singer, a talent he only discovered through his battle against stuttering.
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  • Click play to watch Ali Gorman's interview
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  • Umar Mycka isn't your average gardener. 'I'm a poison ivy horticulturalist,' he says, 'a gardener who specializes in poison ivy removal.'
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  • A new book says cholesterol has little to do with heart disease and people are spending too much time, energy, and money trying to control it.
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  • A new treatment Is helping kids and adults who are allergic to peanuts.
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  • Patients, critics fear being priced out, forced to find new doctors.
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  • Babies born with heart defect have their best chance in history of surviving. But what happens when they grow up?
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  • As the motto goes "there's an app for that" and now the mobile market is moving into healthcare.
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  • Ready or not, the Blue Cross Broad Street Run is almost here.
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  • If you love to eat eggs in the morning you will want to hear this!
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  • For allergy sufferers, blooming trees in the spring is not always a welcome a sight.
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  • Dr. Elizabeth Gosch
  • News of the bombings at the Boston Marathon and the search for those responsible has dominated news coverage this week.
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  • A woman and her sister are doing everything they can to help find a cure for multiple myeloma.
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  • Click play to watch Ali Gorman's report
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  • The American Cancer Society is making a last push to enroll people in a study that will help figure out what causes cancer and how we can better prevent it.
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  • Plan B pill
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  • One local father is now urging lawmakers to change the HIPAA privacy law as he says it is too strict and may have contributed to his son's death.
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  • You may not find this surprising, but financial incentives (money), can help people lose weight. Now, researchers at Penn say you'll lose even more weight if you do it as a team.
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  • Skyzone tramploline workout
  • A new workout has come to the Philadelphia area that will have you feeling like a kid again.
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  • A new procedure is helping people with a common heart problem.
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  • Local gym uses new technology to help members get more out of workouts.
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  • Concussion symposium at Villanova University
  • Professional athletes met with doctors and lawyers at Villanova University on Friday morning to talk about how to better protect athletes, including young children, from concussions.
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  • A local hospital is using a new tool to help open clogged leg arteries and keep them open.
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  • The latest buzzword in supermarkets is "antioxidants." You see it everywhere.
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  • Edward Bonfiglio
  • When Edward Bonfiglio walks around his old Runnemede, New Jersey neighborhood, he realizes how lucky he is.
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  • A new fitness craze has come to the Philadelphia area.
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  • The parents of a toddler with cancer say one decision they made, made all the difference in the world for their little girl.
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  • There's a new cosmetic trend, sweeping many doctor's offices and it's called a vampire facelift.
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  • St. Joseph's Prep High School is adding a drug test for students beginning next month.
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  • A drug that many women took years ago has been linked to health problems for their children, and many women now claim it is also linked to a greater risk for breast cancer.
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  • Losing weight may not be just about eating less and exercising more. For some people, there may be another obstacle.
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  • Local doctors have an effective new procedure to treat a condition called lymphedema.
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  • Are you blowing your nose correctly?
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