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Healthcheck: Dealing with poison ivy
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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ONLINE CHAT TRANSCRIPT with Cancer Treatment Centers of AmericaThursday May 23rd, 5-6PM
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Best sunscreens and how to use them best
When it comes to sunscreens, you don't have to break the bank. But you do have to use it!
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Video: Consumer Reports: Best Sunscreens
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Consumer Reports: Best Sunscreens
We count on sunscreens to protect us from the sun's harmful UV rays.
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ONLINE VIDEO CHAT ARCHIVE: Capital Health and Aria Health Medical Experts - Wednesday May 22, 4-5PM Stroke Awareness
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Video: Baby saved by 3-D printed implant
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Baby saved by 3-D printed implant
Breakthrough bioabsorbable splint keeps baby breathing
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Book: High cholesterol & heart disease myth
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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Video: Helping kids understand the Moore tornado
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Helping kids understand the Moore tornado
Tornadoes aren't serious danger here, but kids can fear storms
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Video: Book: High cholesterol & heart disease myth
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Video: HealthCheck for May 20, 2013
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Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen
50 or higher number may lead to false sense of security
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Link between ADHD in kids, obesity later
Screening urged for eating problems for all ADHD kids
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Army wife loses 100 lb. during husband's deployment
Had weighed 300+ at highest, goes from size 20 to sizes 7-9
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American Cancer Society celebrates 100 years
Happy Birthday to the American Cancer Society which incidentally is "the Official Sponsor of Birthdays."
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Video: American Cancer Society celebrates 100 years
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Video: Newest ways to fight cellulite
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Newest ways to fight cellulite
There's no one medical consensus that explains just what causes cellulite.
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Video: HealthCheck for May 15, 2013
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FDA approves drug for ulcerative colitis
New option for digestive disorder
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Allergic to hip implant, woman suffers migraines, pain
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Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed
Family history of breast & ovarian cancer goes back at least 2 generations
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Understanding Angelina Jolie's decision
Announcement of mastectomy raises awareness and questions
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SARS-like virus shows dangerous spread
2 Saudi health care workers sick after treating patient
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US government files morning-after pill appeal
Judge says politics behind govt.'s refusal to lift age limit
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Health reform could make cancer drugs costlier
Costs could be in thousands, depending where patients live
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Boy celebrates 1st birthday after liver transplant
A little boy at CHOP, in need of a liver transplant, just celebrated his first birthday with the gift of life from his own father.
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Video: Pet ownership's possible link to heart disease
The American Heart Association says owning a pet may help decrease the risk of suffering from heart disease.
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New treatment for peanut allergies
A new treatment Is helping kids and adults who are allergic to peanuts.
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Video: HealthCheck for May 9, 2013
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Doctors to rock again to fight diabetes
Trading stethoscopes for guitars at World Cafe Live
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Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment
Could help prevent overtreatment, and its life-changing side effects
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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
Report shows wide differences in pricing, even with nearby hospitals
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Don't get the long eyelash blues
Extensions, embellishments can cause allergies, permanent damage
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Local doctors, patients hail Governor's surgery
Lap Band one of 3 surgical options for weight loss
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Germy battle over baby pacifiers
Do parents' germs prevent allergies - or spread infections?
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New tool to find skin cancer
Light device looks under skin to analyze suspicious spots.
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Rise in concierge care draws scrutiny
Patients, critics fear being priced out, forced to find new doctors.
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Viagra to be sold to patients online
Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill.
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Special lunches teach environmental lessons
Students 'eat up' program on local, seasonal foods
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FDA Asks: Is anti-bacterial soap safe?
FDA completing review - 40 years after vowing close look
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Free screenings at Phila. Kidney Action Day
Somerton resident details her struggles with kidney disease
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Treating adult congenital heart disease
Babies born with heart defect have their best chance in history of surviving. But what happens when they grow up?
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Woman disfigured in lye attack reveals new face
Donor's daughter happy to "feel my mother's skin again"
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New mobile apps for your health
As the motto goes "there's an app for that" and now the mobile market is moving into healthcare.
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Video: Jolie reveals she had preventive double mastectomy
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Video: Boy celebrates 1st birthday after liver transplant
A little boy, in need of a liver transplant, just celebrated his first birthday with the gift of life from his own father.
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