Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:12:04 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:12:04 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/UConn-and-Hartford-Hospital-Break-Up-70644822.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:31 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*94/112009-uconn-health-center.jpg
The partnership would have helped rescue John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington - but alas, rescue attempts did not work.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Good-Balance-in-Your-Body-70563297.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:07 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/meningitis.jpg
Adding good bacteria to your body can help ward off the bad bacteria.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Fighting-Lyme-Disease-With-Tick-Spit-70521762.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:52:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/936144.jpg
Yale scientists say they may have the answer to preventing Lyme disease.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Aetna-Hartford-Hospital-Agree-to-Contract--70522487.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:54:37 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/71205638.jpg
If you have Aetna insurance, Hartford Hospital will still take you.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Health-Net-Loses-Information-for-450000-AG-70383172.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:35:00 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/doctor-generic.jpg
Six months ago, a health care provider lost personal information belonging to almost 500,000 people. The AG wants answers.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Connecticuts-Biggest-Loser-70290382.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:35:57 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Rudy_Pauls.jpg
Connecticut native Rudy Pauls is one of just six finalists left on The Biggest Loser.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Ask-the-Doc-Your-Mammogram-Questions-70278712.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:35 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/mammograms-640.jpg
New federal guidelines have changed when and who should be screened for breast cancer. Have questions about it? Ask them here.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Docs-Book-Makes-Much-Ado-About-Poo--70272732.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:18:25 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*67/toilet-plant.jpg
Yale doc and San Fran writer team up to tackle potty humor and body science.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Seventh-Swine-Flu-Death-Announced-70228787.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:39:48 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/mask+and+swine+flu-640.jpg
The first person in a Windham County hospital has died from H1N1.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/A-Call-for-Disclosure-of-Medical-Mistakes-70221577.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:00:38 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/71205638.jpg
The A.G. wants to hold hospitals responsible for reporting their medical mistakes.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Hospital-Put-on-Probation-69935412.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:18:07 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/ambulance13rs.jpg
Numerous violations found by the state will have St. Francis Hospital on probation for a year.

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Suspicions raised after interracial couple ended up with surprisingly fair-skinned twins

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-Age-Change-69769072.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:55:02 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/H1N1+Swine+Flu+vaccine.jpg
Good news if you are under the age of 24 -- you can now get the swine flu vaccine. With conditions.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Puppy-Causes-Rabies-Scare-69730442.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:09:08 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/skunk.jpg
A skunk infected a puppy in Brooklyn, CT, forcing dozens to get vaccinated.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Mom-Dies-of-Swine-Flu-Days-After-Babys-Birth-69611252.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:48:23 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Baby1sss.jpg
11 days after delivery, Martha Castillo passed away.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Blue-Cross-Gets-an-Examination-from-Dr-Blumenthal-69580702.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:52:32 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*66/doctor_generic_health.jpg
Doctors' Social Security numbers were exposed after one of the company's laptops was stolen.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Tamiflu-Arrives-in-Connecticut-69568917.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:13:18 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/liquid-tamiflu.jpg
Another tool in the fight against the swine flu has arrived in Connecticut.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Vote-Over-Hospital-Strike-Set-for-Wednesday-68838242.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:36:56 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/HEALTHCAREWORKERS_640x480.jpg
Nurses and technicians at L&M Hospital have voted to authorize a strike.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Rell-Give-Us-Our-Drugs-67849662.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:08:12 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/liquid-tamiflu.jpg
Governor M. Jodi Rell asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release more of the state's allotted dosage of Tamiflu.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Hospitals-to-Kid-Visitors-Stay-Away-67318982.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:58:44 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/mask+and+swine+flu-640.jpg
Hospitals aren't picking on those under 18 -- but they are keeping them out.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Now-Taking-Your-Calls-Swine-Flu-Hotline-66935792.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:36:05 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/h1n1vaccine_640x480.jpg
The Connecticut River Area Health District opened a H1N1 Vaccination Hotline

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Call-An-Ambulance-Get-a-Taxi-66723887.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:07:18 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/medstar-generic.jpg
Fort Worth’s ambulance service is considering a plan to call taxis for non-serious flu patients.

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Administrators suspect swine flu is showing up in schools in record numbers, causing some districts to close down individual schools.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Flu-Closes-Guilford-High-School-Through-Tuesday-65973817.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:57:32 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-vaccine-chi.jpg
Swine flu or not, the entire school has shut down due to "flu-like illness".

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/The-Truth-About-High-Heels-65759387.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:20:01 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/highheels_LX.jpg
Ladies love their heels. But we may be sacrificing our feet for the sake of fashion.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/politics/Lieberman-Questions-Whether-U-S-is-Prepared-for-Swine-Flu-65512147.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:00:11 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-vaccine-chi3.jpg
Grab the tissues, swine flu "may well be getting ahead of the public health system's ability to prevent and respond effectively to it," Senator Joseph Lieberman said during a hearing with public health...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Reservations-Now-Accepted-Swine-Flu-Clinics-65179267.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:18:30 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/swine-flu-vaccine-chi.jpg
It’s easier to get a table at a fancy restaurant in town than to get your hands (or your kid’s nostrils) around the swine flu vaccine.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/All-In-The-Family-Grandma-Delivers-Baby-Girl-65070567.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:40:51 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/102009-baby-born-at-home.jpg
A Hartford mom-to-be thought she would give birth to her first child at a hospital, but doctors had sent her home.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Smilow-Cancer-Center-Ready-To-Open-64815232.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:37:43 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/smillowpic-edit1.jpg
The doors officially open next week, but we got a sneak peek inside.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Health--Wellness--64754057.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:13:11 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/IMG_1984640p_.jpg
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Health and Wellness Festival!

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Find-Your-Favorite-Booth-2009-Floor-Plan-64521632.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:07:39 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*95/health-and-wellness-floorplan.jpg
Click on the map above to enlarge.  Click here for a printable version of the map.  KEY: K= Kids Pavilion SP= Sports Pavilion W= Wellness M= Marketplace Pavilion SF= Safety...

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Zap_Away_the_Fat_Bay_Area.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:28 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/KNTV_Zap_Away_the_Fat_100709_64_mezzn_640x480.jpg
The laser treatment Zerona promises to slim your profile by between three and nine inches without going under the knife.

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