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Mosquito Spraying Begins Monday

Mosquito Spraying Begins Monday

  » Fri, May 02, 2008 - 2:55 pm

The Mobile County Health Department will begin spraying for mosquitoes on Monday. Click here to find out times and what you should do if you… » More

Abortion Ultrasound Bill Fails

Abortion Ultrasound Bill Fails

  » Wed, April 30, 2008 - 10:33 am

A bill that would have required all women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound and be given the opportunity to view the image failed… » More

Can You Be Fat But Fit?

Can You Be Fat But Fit?

  » Tue, April 29, 2008 - 1:27 pm

39,000 women were tracked in a recent study and the results show that "active" overweight people may be able to cut risks, but not totally eliminate… » More

Panhandle Man Donating Kidney To His Fiancee

Panhandle Man Donating Kidney To His Fiancee

  » Mon, April 21, 2008 - 7:58 am

A Florida Panhandle man is pledging much more than his heart to his bride-to-be. » More

Government Recommends DASH Diet

Government Recommends DASH Diet

  » Mon, April 14, 2008 - 2:40 pm

A diet the government recommends for lowering high blood pressure may also save people from heart attack and stroke. » More

New Warning For Women

New Warning For Women

  » Mon, April 14, 2008 - 8:55 am

Postmenopausal women that drink alcohol increase breast cancer risk. » More

Baby Born With Two Faces

Baby Born With Two Faces

  » Wed, April 09, 2008 - 10:30 am

SEE THE VIDEO. A baby in northern India has been born with craniofacial duplication. She has… » More

Quiqmeds

Quiqmeds

  » Wed, April 09, 2008 - 9:50 am

Imagine seeing your doctor and getting a prescription filled all in one shot. » More

Dying For Health Care Coverage

Dying For Health Care Coverage

  » Tue, April 08, 2008 - 5:37 pm

A new study says 12 Alabamians die each week because they don't have health insurance. The results are not much better in Florida or Mississippi.… » More

New Lifeline For Senior Citizens

New Lifeline For Senior Citizens

  » Tue, April 08, 2008 - 11:03 am

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office unveils a new phone system that will call elderly residents and shut-ins daily to make sure they are okay.… » More

Inhalers Going Green

Inhalers Going Green

  » Tue, April 08, 2008 - 8:38 am

In an effort to become more environmentally-friendly, new guidelines are in place to eliminate all asthma inhalers containing CFC propellants… » More

Rock-A-Bye Baby

Rock-A-Bye Baby

  » Tue, April 08, 2008 - 1:21 am

New study suggest less sleep for babies and toddlers could mean more pounds. » More

Area Upcoming Blood Drives

Area Upcoming Blood Drives

  » Mon, April 07, 2008 - 2:09 pm

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers – Coastal Alabama Blood Drives April 13th to April 19, 2008 » More

April Is STD Awareness Month

April Is STD Awareness Month

  » Mon, April 07, 2008 - 10:26 am

There are nearly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States each year, and more than half of all people… » More

Soft Bed Or Hard Bed For Back Pain?

Soft Bed Or Hard Bed For Back Pain?

  » Mon, April 07, 2008 - 9:50 am

Study Gets Mixed Results, But More Find Soft Bed Slightly Better For Back Pain. » More

Transplant Suicide

Transplant Suicide

  » Sun, April 06, 2008 - 11:15 pm

Suicide, heart and same wife link two men. » More

Flooding Blamed For Sewage Spills

Flooding Blamed For Sewage Spills

  » Sat, April 05, 2008 - 5:46 pm

Residents in Mobile and Bayou La Batre are urged to avoid standing water after flooding causes more than 28,000 gallons of untreated sewage to… » More

Rabid Raccoon

Rabid Raccoon

  » Fri, April 04, 2008 - 3:34 pm

Florida Health Department is warning people in Cantonment about a rabid raccoon that may have come in contact with their pets. » More

Infant Abuse Study

Infant Abuse Study

  » Thu, April 03, 2008 - 12:59 pm

The first national study of child abuse in infants finds that about one in 50 are abused or neglected.. » More

Firefighter Saves Cat With CPR

Firefighter Saves Cat With CPR

  » Thu, April 03, 2008 - 12:26 pm

If cats truly have nine lives, a Mississippi kitty is down to eight. A firefighter rescued the cat from a burning home and then performed CPR.… » More

Stand Up to Cancer

Juggling Chemo And Kids

Juggling Chemo And Kids When a mom hears she has cancer, it's a diagnosis that affects…

Early Detection: Problem Solved…

Early Detection: Problem Solved Colon cancer attacks one out of every seventeen Americans.…

The Fear Of Getting Cancer

The Fear Of Getting Cancer One out of eight American women will get breast cancer.…

Keeping The Faith

Keeping The Faith When someone is diagnosed with cancer their life changes.…

New Cancer Center Under Construction…

New Cancer Center Under Construction The Mitchell Cancer Center Institute is almost finished.…

Bucket List

Bucket List Ed Givhan has battled cancer for over 3 years. So far, he…

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Baby Born With Two Faces

Wed, April 09, 2008 - 10:30 am
Baby Born With Two Faces SEE THE VIDEO.… more »

Montel Williams and Prescription…

Fri, September 14, 2007 - 2:58 pm
Montel Williams and Prescription Drug Assistance Montel Williams comes to Mobile to help people without insurance… more »

Spinal Stenosis Implant

Wed, November 07, 2007 - 10:51 am
Spinal Stenosis Implant Nearly 400,000 Americans suffer from a painful condition… more »

Restaurant Score Cards Now Available…

Fri, March 28, 2008 - 9:51 am
Restaurant Score Cards Now Available Online The state health department has unveiled a new Web site… more »

Robin Roberts Cancer Update

Thu, August 23, 2007 - 12:41 pm
Robin Roberts Cancer Update Pass Christian, Mississippi native Robin Roberts says her… more »

Road to Recovery

Wed, August 22, 2007 - 4:11 am
Road to Recovery Calling all drivers. The American Red Cross in Mobile wants… more »

Possible Staph Infection Death…

Tue, October 16, 2007 - 6:12 pm
Possible Staph Infection Death A Vancleave Middle School student is dead and according… more »


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