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What's Cooking Now: Breakfast with a difference

What's Cooking Now: Breakfast with a difference

What's Cooking Now offers a collection of delicious recipes. For kids, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It also can be the most boring. Here are some alternatives to same old, same old. More>>

Veteran's missing walker: theft or misunderstanding? Video included

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Workers at one East Texas Brookshire's store are trying to determine who shopped at their location and made off with a walker belonging to a Vietnam veteran. More>>

Online health tips for women

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The Healthy Woman program was created to help women make informed health and well-being decisions. More>>

Gardasil for boys?

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It was only months ago that debate raged as to whether or not Gardasil, the vaccine against HPV, should be offered to young women and female adolescents or not. More>>

Tonsillectomy may improve behavioral disturbances in children

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A recent study suggests that there is a significant improvement in behavioral disturbances for children who undergo tonsillectomy and adenoidectomies. More>>

Medical abortions increase risk of future pregnancy complications

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New study finds association between medical terminations and an increased likelihood of potentially lethal placental abnormalities and complications. More>>

Researchers: Stopping smoking by 15th week of pregnancy

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Smoking cessation by 15 weeks appears to eliminate risk for pre-term labor and low birth weight infants. More>>

Head injuries and potential complications

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The injury and death of actress Natasha Richardson were untimely and tragic. In light of this tragedy, we took time to reflect on how to make the safest decisions possible for ourselves and our loved ones. More>>

Study shows migraines increase stroke risk in pregnancy

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A recent study reports a significant association between migraine in pregnancy and the risk of a pregnancy-related stroke or heart attack. More>>

"Breast milk is the 'whey' to go!"

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Better childhood immunity with fewer colds and ear infections, fewer allergies, and better infant growth rates are among some of the arguments in favor of breast-feeding. More>>

ACOG changes Pap Smear guidelines

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With more and more merging information about HPV, as well as the advent of its vaccine, it has prompted a reassessment of Pap Smear and other gynecologic screening guidelines. More>>

Testosterone improves sexual function in post-menopausal women

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One of the more common, but less discussed symptoms of the post-menopausal state is the decrease in libido. More>>

Click here to see Dr. Jai's Health Pocket Cards, as featured in the 5:00 pm news. More>>

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