Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:04:16 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:04:16 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media 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.

]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=5720410aebfc4e2cf1921182713a47fe&p=4 5720410aebfc4e2cf1921182713a47fe ]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:07:18 -0500 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Another-School-Closes-Due-to-Swine-Flu-Fears-66071887.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:45:37 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/090209+classroom.jpg
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.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Mom-May-Lose-400-Pound-Orlando-Teen-64352077.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:06:23 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/101509+obese.jpg
Josiah Lewis, 13, may be put in foster care if he can't slim down.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/One-in-a-Million-Shot-64189142.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:42:02 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/jennings2.jpg
The flu vaccine could end a Virginia woman's shot at being a Redskins cheerleader.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/CT-Company-on-Hold-for-Making-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-64202382-meriden.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:11:02 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/H1N1+Swine+Flu+vaccine.jpg
A Connecticut company that is developing a promising swine flu vaccine will have to wait until next year to gain approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Take_A_Class_To_Lower_Your_Car_Insurance_Hartford.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:46:56 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/aarpstill_640x480.jpg
Senior Citizens take an AARP driving safety class in East Hartford.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Flu-Fear-Frenzy-Causes-Shortage-64086887.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:47:02 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/swine+flu+kid-640.jpg
Less than two weeks into the flu season, panic over the possible swine flu pandemic has caused a seasonal flu shot shortage in some places.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-to-Halt-Religious-Traditions-64037802.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:10:36 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*85/111008-communion-wafers2.jpg
A Pennsylvania Catholic Diocese will suspend sacred practices during worship service to prevent the spread of swine flu.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/New_Law_May_Help_Women_With_Dense_Breasts_Hartford.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:38:48 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/dencestill_640x480.jpg
A new bill in Connecticut makes sure that doctors report dense breast tissue and discuss the options patients have regarding breast cancer screenings.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Save-Your-Life-and-Your-Breasts-for-Free-63535937.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:26:38 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/breast+cancer2.jpg
If just the word “mammogram” has you running for the door, please keep reading. This story could save your life, or the life of one of your female friends.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Jack-LaLanne----95-Years-and-Counting-63686892.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:46:19 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/jacklalanne.jpg
Ripped muscles and a cut, trim physique aren't exactly the images that come to mind when one thinks of a man who's nearly a century old. Unless that man is Jack LaLanne.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/NATl-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Campaign-Begins--63654737.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:54:57 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/swine+flu+kid-640.jpg
The swine flu vaccine is ready – are you?

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/tech/50-Pound-Weight-Loss-Just-a-Click-Away-63284547.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:18:12 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/mirror-weight-loss.jpg
Picture yourself with less weight in minutes.The only exercise you have to do is a simple rep of point, click and drag.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Study-Booze-Could-Save-Your-Life-63157657.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:49:47 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/GenericBeer_640x480.jpg
Trauma patients have a better chance of survival if intoxicated.

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Vaccines will be available for hte swine flu in Connecticut, starting next week.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/On_Line_Weight_Loss_Mirror_Bay_Area.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:47:07 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/KNTV_On_Line_Weight_Loss_Mirror_093009_47_mezzn_640x480.jpg
Ever wonder what you would look like at your goal weight? Wonder no more.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Try-Some-Craft-Therapy-62678552.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:34:11 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/generic-knitting.jpg
Is "craft therapy" the secret to stress relief and relaxation.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Man-Sues-Froot-Loops-for-Not-Being-Frooty-at-All-62674757.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:19 -0500 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kl_paige/ /
Is froot the same as fruit? Roy Werbel thought so and now he is mad about it.

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