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'Sexting' a Growing Parental Concern

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:27:45 GMT

Many school districts are addressing an important problem that is not a disease, but a potentially dangerous behavior involving teens.

H1N1 Complications and Symptoms

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:21 GMT

While several patients have died from the H1N1 swine flu virus in the Houston are, most of the cases are relatively mild with many of the patients recovering.

Is H1N1 Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women?

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMT

The threat of the H1N1 influenza virus is prompting many people, who perhaps avoided a flu vaccination, to have a change of heart, but pregnant women are in a class all their own.

Breast Cancer Survival Rates Improving

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:49:12 GMT

According to the National Cancer Institute, rates of survival after being diagnosed with breast cancer are increasing with no less than 78 percent of patients surviving between the ages of 20 and 49.

Detecting, Treating Prostate Cancer

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:44 GMT

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Questions Answered

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:52:16 GMT

As you work to Flu-Proof Your Family, more cases of the H1N1 virus will develop and you probably have some questions.

Preventing Student Sports Injuries

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:42:12 GMT

Children have returned to school and that means that team sports are underway and unfortunately, students get hurt.

Trouble Getting Kids to Eat Veggies?

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:26:16 GMT

Do you have trouble getting your kids to eat their vegetables? You can fix the problem. In this Ask the Doctor segment, Dr. Karen Cullen from Baylor College of Medicine has some advice.

Surgery with 1 Incision and No Scar?

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:27:04 GMT

If you were considering undergoing a surgery and someone explained that such an operation was minimally invasive and would leave virtually no scar, would that make your decision easier?

Is HPV Vaccine Safe for Young Girls?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:39:12 GMT

Some experts recommend that girls be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted disease human papilloma virus, or HPV, as young as nine years old.