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'Plan B' to go

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:25:33 GMT

Students at one Pennsylvania's college can now buy Plan B contraceptive pills in a vending machine.

Hard-boiled egg recall in Arizona, Texas

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:32:35 GMT

The New Mexico Department of Health is working to confirm the listeria-contaminated eggs were not sold in the state.

Komen reverses course on Planned Parenthood

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:55:57 GMT

After facing a major public and political backlash the Susan G. Komen foundation has decided to continue giving money to Planned Parenthood.

Neurologist tops N.M. prescription pill monitoring list

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:06:55 GMT

New Mexico leads the nation in drug overdose fatalities. Statistics show many of those deaths are related to prescription pill abuse. KOB’s 4 On Your Side team spent a month investigating the statewide epidemic.

HPV vaccine for boys?

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:55:16 GMT

Girls and boys nationwide have a new vaccination schedule to follow.

Whoa, baby!

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:59:43 GMT

When they entered the birthing unit at Des Moines, Iowa's Mercy Medical Center on Thursday, the Stewardson family was expecting a baby.

Police: HIV-positive man bites healthcare worker

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:38:44 GMT

A New Mexico man who police say is HIV positive is behind bars after allegedly biting a nurse-tech at Lovelace Medical Center.

NM Health Department confirms 2 Belen students suffering from MRSA

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:40 GMT

In total, the health department said there have been 15 cases of skin infections in schools. Fourteen were in Belen, and one staph infection was confirmed in an Albuquerque public school.

Lipo without surgery?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:49:27 GMT

There's a new treatment just approved by the FDA that promises a trimmer tummy and less love handles without surgery.

Latinas more prone to 'baby blues'

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:21:18 GMT

The statistics for Latinas suffering from childbirth-related depression continue to climb.

Uninsured health costs double in San Juan County

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:58:14 GMT

The costs of treating people who don't have health insurance have more than doubled for San Juan County in the last four years.

Eye on New Mexico discusses federal health care law changes

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:56:53 GMT

Nicole Brady leads a discussion about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The healing power of honey

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:36:19 GMT

Pediatrician Tony Pietriniro recommends the ancient remedy honey, specifically buckwheat honey, to calm colds.

Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:47:11 GMT

Drowning deaths decline

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:49:30 GMT

Parents are getting the message about swimming safety, and it's reflected in new drowning-related hospitalization statistics.

Preventing Alzheimer's?

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:14:21 GMT

One of the country's leading memory experts says that by age 45 people start having memory lapses, but you can do something about it.

NM lawmakers join heathcare brief

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:37:58 GMT

A group of 10 New Mexico lawmakers has joined 480 state legislators from 50 states in signing a friend of the court brief supporting the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.

Quit Smoking Eve - Never again!

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:14:19 GMT

4 On Your Side Producer Peter St. Cyr has resolved to quit smoking in 2012. We asked him to write a daily dairy and share the challenges he faces trying to kick the habit once and for all.

4 On Your Side looks into tackling smoking addiction

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 05:32:20 GMT

One of the toughest pledges to keep in the New Year is the vow to quit smoking. Kicking the habit is hard. After all, smokers are addicted to nicotine.

Freezing out cancer

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:15:58 GMT

Susan Saurman's remission with breast cancer ended this past April when the cancer returned in her bones.

Hypno-Birth: No Drugs Needed

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:57:59 GMT

Hypno-birth classes promise pain relief through deep relaxation techniques using breathing and visualization.

Flu manners

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:06:30 GMT

We've all known someone like the office martyr, the employee who can't take a sick day for fear the company just might fold without his presence!

More retailers pull formula after Mo. infant death

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:01:50 GMT

Several more national retailers have joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from their shelves after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died of a rare bacterial infection.
>Link to Enfamil statement

Preventing holiday fires

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:59:25 GMT

Holiday decorating is a family tradition for many, but are you keeping your family safe?

New valve heals ailing hearts

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:40:26 GMT

There's a new synthetic heart valve that can be implanted over the old one, using a catheter instead of open heart surgery.