http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/video/logo_small.png http://www.wkrg.com/ Medical News GeoRSS is a set of standards for representing geographical location information. In GeoRSS, the content such as news articles consists of geographical points. Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/ http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/logo.png Medical News - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Medical News Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Medical News,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/feeds/pod/category/medical/ http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/elderly-man-with-dementia-shoots-kills-his-daughter/340565/Sep-09-2009_2-06-pm/
86-year-old Preston Ezell told deputies he accidentally shot his sister while trying to protect her from what he thought was an intruder. The victim is actually Ezell's daughter. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/elderly-man-with-dementia-shoots-kills-his-daughter/340565/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:23:40 +0000 30.48640291358106 -87.24316120147705 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/paying-it-forward/113969/Jun-19-2009_6-10-pm/
An Atmore businessman pays it forward, helping an eleven month old baby he had never met. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/paying-it-forward/113969/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:49:11 +0000 31.017632855634172 -87.49374389648437 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swine_flu_and_sports/25748/Apr-30-2009_6-13-pm/
Alabama High School Athletic Association cancels weekend sporting events including the state track and field championship in Gulf Shores because of swine flu scare. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swine_flu_and_sports/25748/ Fri, 01 May 2009 00:12:58 +0000 30.267370168467806 -87.6873779296875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swine_flu_reaches_alabama/25714/Apr-30-2009_12-13-am/
The State Health Department says two students in North Alabama have tested positive for "probable" cases of Swine Flu. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/swine_flu_reaches_alabama/25714/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:52:55 +0000 34.70775131553933 -86.75216674804687 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_hispanic_community_watching_swine_flu/25706/Apr-29-2009_4-51-pm/
Baldwin County Hispanic community concerned about "swine flu" outbreak ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/local_hispanic_community_watching_swine_flu/25706/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:43:15 +0000 30.549252474303426 -87.703857421875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/possible_swine_flu_case_in_baldwin_county/25675/Apr-28-2009_4-49-pm/
Baldwin County Health Department confirms at least one test underway for possible swine flu...rumors surrounding outbreak in Gulf Shores circulating ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/possible_swine_flu_case_in_baldwin_county/25675/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:30:16 +0000 30.266184073558825 -87.68325805664062 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/tougher_teen_tanning/24784/Mar-25-2009_10-18-am/
There's a bill making it's way through the Florida legislature that would ban people 16 and under from using tanning beds. Tell us what you think. POLL ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/tougher_teen_tanning/24784/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:40:30 +0000 30.43209778933758 -84.27749633789062 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/former_first_lady_released_from_hospital/24430/Mar-13-2009_12-57-pm/
Doctors say Barbara Bush, at age 83, is a "remarkable patient" after undergoing heart surgery ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/former_first_lady_released_from_hospital/24430/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:52:26 +0000 29.759956 -95.362534 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mother_and_son_burned/24396/Mar-16-2009_8-40-am/
A Baldwin County mother and son are recovering in separate hospitals after a house fire in Barnwell. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mother_and_son_burned/24396/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:18:52 +0000 30.442532048706887 -87.85054206848144 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/mississippi_to_pay_for_gastric_baypass/24344/Mar-11-2009_2-38-pm/
Senate revives a proposal that would use state health insurance to pay for gastric bypass surgery for up to 100 obese government workers a year. POLL ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/mississippi_to_pay_for_gastric_baypass/24344/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:29:05 +0000 32.30338454936734 -90.17578125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/what_is_multiple_myeloma/24189/Mar-06-2009_4-47-pm/
It's not a cureable cancer, but it is treatable. A Baldwin County woman has lived with the disease for nearly five years. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/what_is_multiple_myeloma/24189/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:45:45 +0000 30.685163937659563 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baldwin_peanut_problems/23729/Feb-18-2009_12-33-pm/
Salmonella-tainted peanut products have killed at least nine people and made hundreds ill -- now they're inflicting pain on Baldwin County farmers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/baldwin_peanut_problems/23729/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:56:31 +0000 30.555165634175708 -87.79586791992187 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/fbi_heads_to_south_georgia_for_peanut_investigation/23459/Feb-09-2009_11-09-pm/
Agents are gathering evidence in the salmonella outbreak that made hundreds sick. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/fbi_heads_to_south_georgia_for_peanut_investigation/23459/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:03:05 +0000 31.375916593579965 -84.9188232421875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/go_red_for_women/23381/Feb-06-2009_5-34-pm/
A Mobile mother has a message she hopes all women take to heart. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/go_red_for_women/23381/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:30:52 +0000 30.68870689937537 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/woman_gives_birth_to_octuplets/22999/Jan-26-2009_7-07-pm/
The six girls and two boys weigh between 1.8 pounds and 3.4 pounds. They're the world's second live-born set of octuplets. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/woman_gives_birth_to_octuplets/22999/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:06:07 +0000 33.88865750124075 -118.12568664550781 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/kids_support_classmate_with_bells_on/21590/Dec-04-2008_4-47-pm/
Kids at one Mobile school aren't letting the sluggish economy hamper their effort to support a worthy cause. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/kids_support_classmate_with_bells_on/21590/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:40:01 +0000 30.682801890953776 -88.0499267578125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobiles_cancer_breakthrough/20585/Nov-03-2008_6-45-pm/
Mitchell Cancer Institute puts Mobile on the map for cutting edge research. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobiles_cancer_breakthrough/20585/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:39:41 +0000 30.69250805746358 -88.07717800140381 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/blind_teen_musician/20524/Oct-31-2008_4-24-pm/
A Baker High School student has a gift that is even more special once you meet him. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/blind_teen_musician/20524/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:30:04 +0000 30.673113204286537 -88.25190782546997 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/magical_wish_come_true/20490/Oct-30-2008_9-47-pm/
When 25 hundred dollars showed up at an Elberta business out of the blue, owners were scratching their heads wondering if they were being targeted in some sort of scam. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/magical_wish_come_true/20490/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:46:16 +0000 30.414334780625395 -87.59536743164062 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/whats_making_you_sick_this_week/20454/Oct-30-2008_7-26-am/
Dry weather is sending many to the doctor's office with allergies and sinus problems. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/whats_making_you_sick_this_week/20454/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:55:26 +0000 30.691068801620154 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/juggling_chemo_and_kids/20300/Oct-24-2008_5-15-pm/
When a mom hears she has cancer, it's a diagnosis that affects the whole family. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/juggling_chemo_and_kids/20300/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:13:59 +0000 30.685163937659563 -88.05267333984375 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/finding_the_truth_about_liver_disease/20131/Oct-20-2008_9-51-am/
People diagnosed with hepatitis or other liver diseases need to know if the liver is scarring. The best test is a biopsy, but it's avoided by many. However, a new blood test may be a better way to the hard truth. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/finding_the_truth_about_liver_disease/20131/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:45:04 +0000 30.689887857721206 -88.04580688476562 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/healing_effects_of_writing/20004/Oct-15-2008_10-05-am/
Have you ever heard of fighting cancer with pen and paper? ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/healing_effects_of_writing/20004/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:01:47 +0000 30.689887857721206 -88.04580688476562 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/flu_blok_egg_free_flu_vaccine/19941/Oct-13-2008_11-59-am/
Researchers say the flu shot could made faster and be very effective without the use of eggs! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/flu_blok_egg_free_flu_vaccine/19941/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:56:11 +0000 30.689887857721206 -88.0499267578125 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/man_told_hes_pregnant/19513/Sep-28-2008_1-20-pm/
A 71 year-old man treated for abdominal pain received surprising news in the hospital's paperwork. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/man_told_hes_pregnant/19513/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:04:17 +0000 45.519819502877084 -122.6678466796875 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/kennedy_rushed_to_hospital/19487/Sep-26-2008_5-24-pm/
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is being treated for brain cancer, has been taken to a hospital near his Cape Cod vacation home after complaining of feeling ill. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/kennedy_rushed_to_hospital/19487/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:21:45 +0000 41.63545984052713 -70.29808044433594 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/ooops_severed_foot_belongs_to_bear_not_a_child/19205/Sep-25-2008_5-39-pm/
Police say a severed foot brought home by a family dog belongs to a bear - and not a child as an orthopedic surgeon first thought. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/ooops_severed_foot_belongs_to_bear_not_a_child/19205/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:39:25 +0000 34.50655662164561 -87.7423095703125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/chemomoms_reach_out/18209/Sep-21-2008_11-30-am/
One mom's mission is making a difference in the lives of dozens of families dealing with childhood cancer. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/chemomoms_reach_out/18209/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:00:43 +0000 30.68870689937537 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/dog_dials_911_saves_owners_life/17993/Sep-14-2008_10-51-am/
"Buddy" turns out to be a lifesaver for the man who adopted him as a pup ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/dog_dials_911_saves_owners_life/17993/ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:54:21 +0000 33.58144708224173 -111.9012451171875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/surprise_delivered_on_wheels/17783/Sep-09-2008_4-05-pm/
Have you ever wanted to go somewhere, but didn't have transportation? For dozens of senior citizens, that frustration ended today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/surprise_delivered_on_wheels/17783/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:01:54 +0000 30.76543912810554 -88.22296142578125 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/early_detection_problem_solved/17695/Sep-05-2008_3-49-pm/
Colon cancer attacks one out of every seventeen Americans. Many do not know they have it until it is too late. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/early_detection_problem_solved/17695/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:44:47 +0000 30.68870689937537 -88.04580688476562 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/the_fear_of_getting_cancer/17658/Sep-04-2008_2-08-pm/
One out of eight American women will get breast cancer. Women who get regular mammograms lower their risk of breast cancer death by 63%. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/the_fear_of_getting_cancer/17658/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:02:40 +0000 30.689887857721206 -88.04718017578125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/rabid_fox_alert/17082/Aug-20-2008_11-59-am/
A fox killed last week near Elberta tested positive for rabies. Animal control agency says animal tried to attack a man. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/rabid_fox_alert/17082/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:32 +0000 30.415519081811506 -87.59811401367187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/triple_feat/16582/Aug-05-2008_9-35-am/
Mobile couple participates in first-ever three-way kidney donation in U.S. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/triple_feat/16582/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:44:32 +0000 36.09349937380574 -80.24276733398437 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/smokers_need_not_apply/16321/Jul-26-2008_1-25-pm/
Starting in October, all applicants for county jobs in Escambia County, Florida will be tested for tobacco use. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/smokers_need_not_apply/16321/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:19:43 +0000 30.471165021624223 -87.20947265625 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/shark_bites_florida_teen/16247/Aug-11-2008_3-47-pm/
A day to remember for a Florida surfer, and he'll have a scar to prove it. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/shark_bites_florida_teen/16247/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:02:03 +0000 29.077775612552088 -80.91705322265625 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/report_aids_cases_on_the_rise/16130/Jul-20-2008_7-07-pm/
A report to be released in Birmingham says HIV has taken hold and rising in the Deep South ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/report_aids_cases_on_the_rise/16130/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:05:48 +0000 33.519644153199245 -86.80984497070312 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/teacher_tells_teens_to_drink_up/16111/Jul-18-2008_5-19-pm/
A former elementary school teacher will spend 30 days in jail for hosting a keg party for teenagers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/teacher_tells_teens_to_drink_up/16111/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:19:42 +0000 28.096212229438105 -80.6231689453125 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/classic_country_songwriter_has_cancer_surgery/16098/Jul-31-2008_12-26-am/
Mississippi native Hank Cochran, who wrote Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces" and George Strait's "Ocean Front Property" and "The Chair," is recovering following surgery to remove cancerous tumors from his pancreas and lymph node. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/classic_country_songwriter_has_cancer_surgery/16098/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:30:10 +0000 33.26280507083056 -90.59188842773437 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/first_eee_case_in_baldwin_county/15994/Jul-16-2008_5-45-pm/
A Baldwin County baby has been diagnosed with the mosquito borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/first_eee_case_in_baldwin_county/15994/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:45:30 +0000 30.2910890570962 -87.60498046875 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/six_year_old_shooting_victim_recovering/15943/Jul-31-2008_12-59-am/
A six year old is recovering after being shot three times with an AK-47. See his exclusive interview with News Five. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/six_year_old_shooting_victim_recovering/15943/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:04:31 +0000 30.709260892533205 -88.08631896972656 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/nicotine_guidelines_could_change/15742/Jul-09-2008_2-57-am/
Federal Trade Commission considers backing off 40 year old giudelines. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/nicotine_guidelines_could_change/15742/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:53:25 +0000 38.8985146573459 -77.02651977539062 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/holiday_in_the_hosptial/15599/Jul-31-2008_1-00-am/
A 5-year-old cancer survivor brings 4th of July fun to kids at USA Children's and Women's Hospital. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/holiday_in_the_hosptial/15599/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:29:12 +0000 30.69509128335623 -88.07228565216064 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/elderly_arrest/15580/Jul-04-2008_6-04-am/
74 year old man arrested after shoving another man outside a golf club. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/elderly_arrest/15580/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:59:46 +0000 27.283925600229757 -80.35675048828125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/blood_shortage_emergency/14994/Jul-31-2008_1-03-am/
The blood supply on the Gulf Coast has dropped from a "critical" level to an "emergency" level. Click here to get details on an emergency blood drive going on today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/blood_shortage_emergency/14994/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:59:10 +0000 30.61841388716882 -88.16957473754883 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/emergency_blood_drive/14847/Jul-28-2008_9-41-pm/
LifeSouth Blood Centers is hosting an emergency blood drive from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday because the blood supply in Baldwin County is at a “critical low level.” ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/emergency_blood_drive/14847/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:19:00 +0000 30.48566326517115 -87.86045551300049 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/salmonella_outbreak_blamed_for_death/14702/Jun-10-2008_9-37-am/
The death of a Texas man reportedly could have a connection to a 16-state salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/salmonella_outbreak_blamed_for_death/14702/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:28:00 +0000 29.783449456820605 -95.361328125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/saturday_clinic_closing_temporarily/13543/Jul-31-2008_1-08-am/
The Mobile County Health Department’s Saturday Clinic and the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Department will be closed Saturday for renovations. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/saturday_clinic_closing_temporarily/13543/ Mon, 05 May 2008 19:44:20 +0000 30.692139019549504 -88.05456161499023 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/panhandle_man_donating_kidney_to_his_fiancee/13035/Jul-31-2008_12-37-am/
A Florida Panhandle man is pledging much more than his heart to his bride-to-be. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/panhandle_man_donating_kidney_to_his_fiancee/13035/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:58:10 +0000 30.177186142075502 -85.67138671875 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/transplant_suicide/12485/Apr-06-2008_11-00-pm/
Suicide, heart and same wife link two men. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/transplant_suicide/12485/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:15:01 +0000 30.713503990354965 -88.055419921875