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  • Ben Bowersox being treated in Dukes hyperbaric chamber.
  • Five year old lost fingers and suffered broken bones in freak accident. Duke doctors are trying to help.
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  • In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save a baby boy
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  • Health
  • Lots of patients with heart-zapping devices in their chests ignore the take-it-easy advice and stay in the game
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  • The American Cancer Society is 100 years old this week
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  • Ben Bowersox being treated in Dukes hyperbaric chamber.
  • Five year old lost fingers and suffered broken bones in freak accident. Duke doctors are trying to help
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  • Ben Bowersox being treated in Dukes hyperbaric chamber.
  • Ben Bowersox gets treatment at Duke
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  • Colt Brake broke his neck during a tackle on the football field, now something his mom found on Facebook is helping.
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  • The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary.
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  • As 1-year-old Hayden was learning to walk, he was also learning to float
  • Would your little one know what to do if he or she accidentally fell into a pool?
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  • Angelina Jolie says that she had mastectomy after learning she likely would get breast cancer .
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  • Research suggests that music may help those born way too soon adapt to life outside the womb
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  • West Nile Virus
  • U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths.
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  • Pregnant woman
  • Nearly 1 in 5 moms-to-be is told to cut her activity at some point during pregnancy, but studies show it can worsen the risks
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  • Salt
  • Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt.
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  • Now there are more options that allow faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results
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  • Health
  • Prominent critics say the American Psychiatric Association is out of control, turning common human problems into mental illnesses
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  • Cafeteria
  • In the fight against childhood obesity, a school district in Virginia is believed to be the first in the country to try something radical
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  • Early results suggest invasive therapies are riskier than previously thought
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  • Health
  • Americans' cholesterol levels have improved over the past few decades, but heart disease is the nation's leading killer
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  • iPad
  • One local family created the apps when they saw their daughter struggle in social settings
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  • Fish oil -- a supplement taken daily by millions of Americans -- may not help you live longer.
  • Taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them
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  • Wednesday was a day for cancer patients and their families to relax and be pampered
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  • Doctors at Duke say a new device to treat depression is non-invasive and safe.
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  • Kathy Kastan survived heart bypass surgery at 42 and understands the challenges of living with heart disease.
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  • The emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Tuesday, the FDA also lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women can buy the emergency contraceptive
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  • At Sweet Bottoms in Cary, new moms are learning the proper techniques to massage their babies
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  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 2011 was the worst year for the virus in 15 years in the U.S.
  • Health officials in Orange County say four more cases of measles have been diagnosed, which brings the total to five.
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  • The minimally invasive procedure has little down time with great results
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  • The Triangle Orthopaedic Surgery Center is the first ambulatory surgery center in the area.
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  • Belk's tour provides mammograms at no cost, even without insurance, and will stop in Durham, Cary, and Zebulon
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  • Little Matthew has a rare neurological disorder. Hes the first patient at a new clinic at Duke Childrens Hospital and Health Center
  • The new clinic provides customized care plans for patients that have never been available before
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  • Arts For Life lets patients at Duke to participate in arts and crafts while receiving medical care
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  • Man blowing nose
  • The allergy season has officially hit the Triangle as the warm weather beckoned blooms to open across the area.
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  • Former Saints safety Steve Gleason doesnt let ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) slow him down. He traveled to Duke for tests in the hyperbaric chamber.
  • Steve Gleason is battling ALS, but that isn't keeping him from climbing the mountains of Peru
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  • Fast Braces are a lot like the traditional ones, but the design on the brackets is slightly different.
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  • The group started at UNC as a way for men to bear the pain of losing their wives to cancer
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  • Man blowing nose
  • Experts warn that allergies are going to start sooner and last longer in most parts of the country.
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  • Dentist
  • UNC dental students volunteer their time under the supervision of a doctor to provide the care
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  • Dylan Price was 13 when he was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia and began his long fight at UNC.
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  • Camden Alderman has been waiting pretty much all of his young life for a donor.
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  • Health news
  • Right now, more women are dying of lung cancer than breast cancer.
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  • The organization Anna's Angels partners with Duke for Down syndrome research
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  • Aspen is a therapy dog at the Duke Cancer Center
  • Aspen comes to the brain tumor center once a week and wins the heart of everyone who sees him
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  • A Duke doctor said news of a miracle HIV cure out of Mississippi is not clear cut.
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  • Whooping Cough
  • Wake County has seen seven cases since December 2012, a big jump from the six in 2011 all year
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  • Mama Juggs and CAARE are using Black History Month to raise breast cancer awareness
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  • Greg Olsen has teamed up with the American Heart Association to promote screening for newborns.
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  • With the "Be The Match" National Marrow Donor Registry, being a donor isn't as hard and painful as people may think
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  • Norovirus
  • Students sought medical care for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or fever.
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  • Doctors told Beth Archibald that a bone marrow transplant was her only option. She took to the National Registry to find a donor
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