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Lung Cancer CT Screening Saves Man's Life
Last Updated: 10:25 PM 02/09/12 - A Lincoln man says it was a Lung Cancer CT Screening that saved his life.
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Doctors Telling More Adults: Get Out and Exercise
Last Updated: 2:30 PM 02/09/12 - A new study shows more and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get off their duffs and exercise.
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Nebraska Advocates Push Prenatal Care Bill
Last Updated: 4:22 PM 02/07/12 - Advocates who want to restore prenatal care coverage for low-income women say a bill in the Legislature would save the state money by reducing long-term health care costs after their children are born.
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Obama to Seek More Alzheimer's Research Money
Last Updated: 6:15 AM 02/07/12 - The Obama administration is planning to spend more on Alzheimer's research.
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Advocates Prepare to Push Nebraska Prenatal Care Bill
Last Updated: 5:28 AM 02/07/12 - Health care providers say more low-income women in Nebraska are waiting longer for prenatal care that helps protect their unborn children from health risks and complications at birth.
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Study: Exercise Benefits Bosses and Employees
Last Updated: 1:43 PM 02/06/12 - A new study out of Northern Illinois University shows that if your boss is giving you a hard time he might benefit from a little exercise.
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UNMC to Add Doctoral Program in Epidemiology
Last Updated: 6:28 AM 02/05/12 - The University of Nebraska Medical Center will add a new doctoral program in epidemiology starting next fall.
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Nebraska Eggs Recalled for Possible Contamination
Last Updated: 6:10 AM 02/04/12 - A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination.
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From The Heart: For Women
Last Updated: 10:41 PM 02/03/12 - 90% of women have risk factors for developing heart disease, according to the American Heart Association.
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Experts Urge Food Safety For Super Bowl Parties
Last Updated: 5:09 AM 02/03/12 - Anyone planning to a Super Bowl party this weekend should make sure they know how to defend against foodborne illnesses.
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Red Dress Dash Raises Awareness for Heart Disease
Last Updated: 7:37 PM 02/03/12 - It's not something you see very often, men running down the street wearing a dress.
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Reactions Heated on Planned Parenthood-Komen Rift
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 02/02/12 - Planned Parenthood says it has received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours since news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation.
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From the Heart: Transplant Gives Lincoln Man a Second Chance
Last Updated: 9:08 AM 02/02/12 - February is National Heart month so we're bringing you stories from the heart.
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UNL to Search Every Dorm Room for Bedbugs
Last Updated: 4:52 AM 02/02/12 - Officials at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln say they plan to search every dorm room on campus for bedbugs after an infestation was discovered earlier this month. Watch 10/11 News tonight for much more on the effort to rid begbugs from UNL dorms.
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Sick Skunk Found in Columbus had Rabies
Last Updated: 5:05 PM 01/30/12 - Authorities say a sick skunk found in Columbus earlier this month had rabies.
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Nebraska Bill Would Halt Planned Cuts to Medicaid
Last Updated: 6:10 AM 01/31/12 - The State of Nebraska should reinstate planned cuts to the Medicaid program to better serve children and low income families, several health care advocates say.
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Running in Red Helps Beat Heart Disease
Last Updated: 7:33 AM 01/30/12 - Learn about the Red Dress Dash and how you can help raise awareness for Heart Disease.
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Oral Cancer Virus Affects 7% of Americans
Last Updated: 12:40 PM 01/26/12 - About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the first nationwide estimate.
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NBA Stars Urge Young Fans to be Healthy, Active
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 01/25/12 - Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are among the NBA stars urging young fans to live active lifestyles during the NBA's annual FIT "live healthy" week.
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Nebraska Bills Offer Health Insurance Exchange Plan
Last Updated: 4:57 PM 01/24/12 - Work on Nebraska's own version of health care insurance reform will ramp up next month when bills to create the Nebraska Health Benefit Exchange Act come up for debate.
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Study: Stem Cells May Aid Vision in Blind People
Last Updated: 8:21 AM 01/24/12 - Scientists are reporting hints that embryonic stem cells can ease blindness in some people.
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Meth Fills Hospitals with Burn Patients
Last Updated: 8:57 AM 01/23/12 - A crude new method of making methamphetamine poses a risk even to Americans who never get anywhere near the drug: It is filling hospitals with thousands of uninsured burn patients requiring millions of dollars in advanced treatment -- a burden so costly that it's contributing to the closure of some burn units.
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Pot-Based Prescription Drug Looks for FDA OK
Last Updated: 9:14 PM 01/22/12 - A British pharmaceutical company is working its way toward FDA approval for the world's first prescription drug developed from raw marijuana instead of synthetic equivalents.
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Cancer Patient Thanks Local Program
Last Updated: 7:20 AM 01/23/12 - That program is the guestroom program. It provides free hotel rooms to cancer patients coming over 50 miles for treatment.
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Feds Grant 1-Year Extension on Birth Control Rule
Last Updated: 11:32 AM 01/20/12 - The Obama administration is giving church-affiliated institutions an extra year to comply with a new rule that employers cover birth control free of charge through their health plans.
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LA Hospital Prepares to Send Tiny Baby Home
Last Updated: 9:10 AM 01/20/12 - One of the world's smallest surviving babies is heading home.
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Common Substance May Fight Food Poisoning Hazard
Last Updated: 1:19 PM 01/19/12 - A substance found in nuts and whole grains may someday help doctors fight the kind of food poisoning that sickened thousands of people in Europe this summer and killed dozens.
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CDC: Many Teens Moms Didn't Think It Could Happen
Last Updated: 11:14 AM 01/19/12 - A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.
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Many Women Can Wait 15 Years Between Bone Scans
Last Updated: 4:51 PM 01/18/12 - New research suggests that many older women may be able to get fewer bone tests.
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Nebraska Students Ready to Take Up Fight Through Relay for Life
Last Updated: 7:46 AM 01/19/12 - Many Nebraska high school and college students will be putting down the books and staying up all night this spring to take up the fight against cancer.
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Health Professionals Concerned About Cancer Drug Shortage
Last Updated: 5:36 AM 01/18/12 - Doctors and pharmacists in central Nebraska are beginning to worry about a decreasing supply of the chemotherapy drugs cancer patients need most.
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US Wants Effective Alzheimer's Treatment by 2025
Last Updated: 11:13 AM 01/17/12 - The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025.
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Study: Babies Try Lip-Reading in Learning to Talk
Last Updated: 11:09 AM 01/17/12 - New research suggests babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds -- they're lip-readers, too.
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Monday Motivation: Running in Water
Last Updated: 10:33 AM 01/17/12 - If your goal is to run a marathon this spring, or if you just need that extra push to get started running, here's some help. But be prepared to get soaked and not just from sweat.
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First US Full Face Transplant Patient Smiling
Last Updated: 7:29 AM 01/15/12 - Ten months after becoming the first person to get a full face transplant in the United States, a Fort Worth man marvels at recovering the ability of expression.
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FDA Unveils User Fee Program for Generic Drugs
Last Updated: 8:05 AM 01/14/12 - The Food and Drug Administration would collect hundreds of millions of dollars in new fees from pharmaceutical companies to help speed up the review of generic drugs, under an agreement with industry released by the agency.
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Nebraskans Can Help Fight Cancer by Sharing Daffodils
Last Updated: 2:35 PM 01/12/12 - People all across Nebraska can fight back against cancer and share hope for those facing the disease by supporting the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days.
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Heineman, Athletes Participate in Wellness Walk at State Capitol
Last Updated: 4:32 AM 01/12/12 - Governor Dave Heineman, along with hundreds of other state employees and Nebraska athletes, walked around the Rotunda at the State Capitol to bring awareness to the benefits of healthy and active lifestyles.
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FDA: J&J Delayed Reporting Insulin Pump Problems
Last Updated: 11:56 AM 01/11/12 - Federal regulators are warning Johnson & Johnson that it could face fines and other sanctions for selling faulty insulin pumps and delaying disclosures of serious injuries to diabetics who used them.
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Local Author Uses Positive Messages to Battle an Eating Disorder
Last Updated: 11:26 AM 01/09/12 - After battling an eating disorder for a decade, Emily Estes knew something had to give.
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FDA Warns of Pill Mix-Up with Endo Painkillers
Last Updated: 11:27 AM 01/09/12 - The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients about a potential mix-up between powerful prescription pain drugs and common over-the-counter medications like Excedrin and Gas-X made at a Novartis manufacturing plant.
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Senator Warns FDA on Danger of Newest Painkillers
Last Updated: 6:27 AM 01/08/12 - A U.S. senator is warning that a new batch of super painkillers now under review could lead to violent robberies.
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Nebraska Lawmaker Introduces Health Exchange Bill
Last Updated: 6:48 AM 01/06/12 - Nebraska would establish a state-based health benefit exchange under new legislation that would help the state comply with the Obama administration's health care law.
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Bill Would Tax Soda & Energy Drinks to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Last Updated: 1:57 PM 01/06/12 - If you're a soda drinker, a bill in the Nebraska legislature could make you pay more for the sugary drink you enjoy. It's a Lincoln senator's effort to fight and prevent childhood obesity in Nebraska.
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More US Women Having Twins; Rate at 1 in 30 Babies
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 01/04/12 - More U.S. women are having twins these days. The reason? Older moms and fertility treatments.
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Registration Opens for Nebraska Wellness Challenge
Last Updated: 7:43 AM 01/04/12 - Gov. Dave Heineman encourages Nebraskans to register for the Live Healthy Nebraska 100-Day Challenge. This program offers friendly team competition in weight loss and physical activity minutes.
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Debate over Who Needs A Thyroid Check in Pregnancy
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 01/03/12 - Pressure is increasing for science to settle a long-running controversy about mild thyroid problems and pregnancy.
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Mary Lanning 2012 New Years Baby is Extra Special
Last Updated: 9:45 PM 01/02/12 - Staff at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings say they were especially excited to welcome the first baby of 2012 because it's the first New Years baby born in their new unit.
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Gyms Prepare for Membership Boost in 2012
Last Updated: 7:30 PM 12/31/11 - It's getting down to the wire for people making New Years resolutions. And, like other years, some of the most popular include eating healthier and exercising.
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CDC, FDA Say Powdered Infant Formula Not Tainted
Last Updated: 8:05 AM 12/31/11 - Two federal agencies say there is no evidence that four cases of a rare bacterial infection in babies are related, and there is no need to recall infant formula.
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