Children with pets less likely to suffer from anxiety
Children living with a dog in the home are less likely to suffer from childhood anxiety, report researchers from Bassett Medical Center in New York.
View ArticleBeware of "package pirates" this holiday season
A warning this Christmas season about people who cruise neighborhoods looking for recently delivered packages.
View ArticleDouglas County petition hopes to bring specialty tag
A Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy is on a mission to create specialty license plates for fallen officers in Georgia.
View ArticleCDC says Salmonella outbreak has spread
Eleven people in nine states including Georgia have gotten sick in a multiple state outbreak of Salmonella linked to nut butter spreads.
View ArticleWarning about a dangerous virus concerning children
A warning about a dangerous virus that is spreading among your children here in Georgia. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta reports an increase in the number of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
View ArticleDivine intervention or medical breakthrough?
President Jimmy Carter's announcement that he is "cancer free” is giving cancer patients new hope.
View ArticleRabid dog imported from Egypt
On June 8th of this year an adult female dog that had been picked up off the streets of Cairo, Egypt was shipped to the United States by a U.
View ArticleDrug overdose deaths on the rise
A record number of people are dying from overdosing on drugs, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
View ArticleMore security added to tax software for 2016
When taxpayers sit down to do their taxes this year they will notice changes on tax software like TurboTax, TaxSlayer and other services.
View ArticleE-cigarette advertising to youth could reverse progress
About 7-in-10 middle and high school students – more than 18 million young people – see e-cigarette advertising in stores, online, in newspapers and magazines, or on television and in movies, according...
View ArticleReport: Cancer deaths are down
Cancer deaths are down, according to The American Cancer Society. There has been a huge drop in lung cancer among men, breast cancer is on the decline, and the number of deaths from colorectal cancer...
View ArticleMean age of moms is on the rise
Women are waiting later in life to have their first child, according to The National Center for Health Statistics.
View ArticleU.S. government takes preventative steps against Zika virus
The government is advising pregnant women to avoid travel to areas where the Zika virus has been reported.
View ArticleFirst travel-related Zika case confirmed in Georgia
The State Health Department (DPH) is confirming a Georgian who traveled to Colombia tested positive for Zika virus.
View ArticleDoctors seek guidance on Zika
Thousands of obstetricians and other healthcare professionals are in Atlanta for their annual meeting of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
View ArticleGuidance from the CDC on Zika
Admitting there is little known about the Zika virus, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new interim guidelines today.
View ArticleZika worries hit close to home for Roswell family
Madeleine Jarret of Roswell is expecting her second child in six months and along with the usual worries of a new mom-to-be has she has additional concerns.
View ArticleMosquito experts are buzzing over the Zika virus
Some 900 mosquito control experts from 52 countries are in Savannah talking about the Zika virus.Joe Conlon with The American Mosquito Control Association says world experts on Zika are in Georgia for...
View ArticleZika mosquito: A real money-sucker
A tiny little mosquito with a powerful punch is now taking a bite out of your wallet.Pregnant women are being advised not to travel to Zika affected areas forcing them to cancel their travel plans.
View ArticleCDC feverishly works on defeating Zika virus
Inside the Emergency Operations Center at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, government workers are feverishly working on defeating the Zika virus.
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