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Atlantic City to have 7-day smoking ban

Atlantic City to have 7-day smoking ban

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City casinos will go smoke-free for seven days before allowing gamblers to light up again.

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Are "sneaky" calories ruining your diet?

For people who are on-the-go and out on the town, it is tough to eat healthy, and many people don't realize that many foods have sneaky calories that can ruin their diet.

Young women turn to donating eggs for extra cash

Young women turn to donating eggs for extra cash

BOCA RATON, FL -- Making dinner at home is just one of the ways Megan, a pre-med student at Florida Atlantic University, tries to cut costs in this struggling economy.

New dialysis center slated for Beachwood

New dialysis center slated for Beachwood

BEACHWOOD -- The Centers for Dialysis Care and Menorah Park Center for Senior Living announced plans for the first dialysis center located on a Cuyahoga County senior living campus.

Findings expected on cancer at Cleveland NASA center

Findings expected on cancer at Cleveland NASA center

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Federal and state health agencies plan to release findings Wednesday in response to a union's claim of high cancer rates at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

What You Need To Know: Exercise guidelines, credit card companies are watching you

A little bit of fat does a body good. That's according to new research. And if you don't eat the good fat, how much exercise do you need during the week. Maureen Kyle has more in What You Need To Know.

MRSA and Norovirus: How to keep your family healthy

MRSA and Norovirus: How to keep your family healthy

CLEVELAND -- As temperatures fall this season, germs are more likely to be passed around, not only in the office, but schools as well. Within the past year we've heard a lot about "MRSA". Deputy Director for Environmental Health Services with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Dave Covell appeared on Channel 3 News Today to talk about how to keep your kids healthy this fall and winter.

Study: Stress levels skyrocket during Wall Street meltdown

Study: Stress levels skyrocket during Wall Street meltdown

Does the financial crisis have you feeling stressed out?

Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4

Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4

WASHINGTON -- Drug companies say children under 4 should not be given cough and cold medicines.

Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk

TSUKUBA, Japan -- A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month starting Friday.

Latest warning highlights dangers of microwaving

Latest warning highlights dangers of microwaving

OMAHA, Neb. -- Zapping frozen meals in the microwave may be fast and easy, but it also can make you sick if it's not done properly.  

Ohio colleges signing up organ donors

COLUMBUS -- Nearly 3,000 people in Ohio are waiting for a life saving organ transplant. One Ohioan dies every other day waiting for a transplant.  

CWRU to study environmental effects on local children for the next 25 years

CLEVELAND -- The National Institute of Health awarded $26 million to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to participate in The National Children's Study, the National Institutes of Health's comprehensive study on the interaction of genes and the environment on children's health.   

Group has goal of eliminating puppy mills

Group has goal of eliminating puppy mills

BEACHWOOD -- Lots of dressed up ladies and their four-legged friends spent a classy evening out for a good cause.

Weight loss surgery without an incision

Weight loss surgery without an incision

When diet and exercise are not enough some people are turning to surgery to help those lose weight.

German, 2 French share Nobel medicine prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine goes to three European scientists for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer.

Hopkins offers flu shots for travelers

Hopkins offers flu shots for travelers

CLEVELAND -- It's almost flu season, and once again Cleveland Hopkins Airport is offering flu shots to travelers.

 

Salmonella sickens people in 12 states

\WASHINGTON  -- The government is urging people to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states have gotten sick with salmonella poisoning.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

CLEVELAND -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

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