Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:45:44 GMT
Colon cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer. It's the second deadliest disease, but it's entirely preventable! A local man has been fighting it for years.
Colon cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer. It's the second deadliest disease, but it's entirely preventable! A local man has been fighting it for years.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:57:08 GMT
A local couple met on the Fourth of July several years ago. Now that they're planning their wedding, they're trying to re-spark the fireworks. How they plan to do that may surprise you, and it all has
A local couple met on the Fourth of July several years ago. Now that they're planning their wedding, they're trying to re-spark the fireworks. How they plan to do that may surprise you, and it all has
Friday, May 17 2013 2:36 PM EDT2013-05-17 18:36:10 GMT
Something magical is happening on the ice at Sugar Land Ice and Sports Arena.
Something magical is happening on the ice at Sugar Land Ice and Sports Arena. A group of children with autism, and others with chromosomal and mental disorders, is learning social interaction, physical endurance, and self assurance in the ice rink.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 1:46 PM EDT2013-05-14 17:46:30 GMT
Plastic surgeons all across the country were recently surveyed about plastic surgery trends. The results showed a staggering 31 percent increase in requests for surgery because of social media photo sharing.
Plastic surgeons all across the country were recently surveyed about plastic surgery trends. The results showed a staggering 31 percent increase in requests for surgery because of social media photo sharing.
Monday, May 6 2013 11:32 AM EDT2013-05-06 15:32:50 GMT
A pair of brothers from the Texas town of Porter are like most teens. They like to play video games, watch TV, hang out with their pets, but they have a lot more responsibilities and burdens than most.
A pair of brothers from the Texas town of Porter are like most teens. They like to play video games, watch TV, hang out with their pets, but they have a lot more responsibilities and burdens than most. Both of them rely on a heart pump to keep them alive.
We were thrilled when we had the opportunity to make the announcement on air at FOX 26 that a diabetic alert dog could be a very real possibility for a local family in need. It all started with the dream of the owners of...
We were thrilled when we had the opportunity to make the announcement on air at FOX 26 that a diabetic alert dog could be a very real possibility for a local family in need. It all started with the dream of the owners of...
The 11th Annual Children at Risk Golf Classic, hosted by FOX 26 anchor Melissa Wilson, was a huge success! The event took place at The Woodlands Country Club on the tournament course.
The 11th Annual Children at Risk Golf Classic, hosted by FOX 26 anchor Melissa Wilson, was a huge success! The event took place at The Woodlands Country Club on the tournament course.
This FOX 26 Morning News Extra special focuses on everything alternative health. INSIDE: Watch all 9 segments.
This FOX 26 Morning News Extra special focuses on everything alternative health. INSIDE: Watch all 9 segments.
HOUSTON (FOX 26) -
It is fact for which there is rock solid confirmation - during his four combat tours Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle saved scores of Marines from insurgent bullets.
That a deeply disturbed former Marine would senselessly take the life of a comrade who was so clearly trying to help him speaks to the real and present danger of battle related post-traumatic stress.
"That should be a wake-up call to everybody that these guys continually need help, these guys and girls that come back from combat," said Paul De La Cerda, an Iraq War veteran.
With his band "Warrior Spirit" De La Cerda deploys music as a force of healing for both his own PTSD as well as that suffered by the military comrades with which he regularly comes in contact.
"We are just trying our best to bring these guys back to who they were," said De La Cerda.
De La Cerda genuinely fears the killing of Chris Kyle will result in the kind of negative "blowblack" against veterans that the Seal sniper was fighting to end.
"You already know the backlash from it is going to be guys with PTSD will automatically be labeled as killers or guys that are about to snap," said De La Cerda.
It is a latent anti-veteran bias exacerbated by a controversial tweet from former presidential candidate Ron Paul who posted of Kyle's death "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword".
Karen Thompson leads the post traumatic stress treatment program at Houston's DeBakey VA Medical center.
"Most people with PTSD are not violent. I think its important to support our veterans and
help them to understand and their families to understand the devastating impact of being in combat and the lifelong impact that is going to have for many, many people," said Thompson.
"Coming in for help is not a weakness, but a strength," she added.
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