SHERMAN, TX - With some schools already in session and other students preparing to return to class, health officials want to remind parents of a health problem that seems to rear its ugly head this time of year. Jalah Gray reports.

SHERMAN, TX-The first day of school is only days away and doctors' offices flooded with parents and students, trying to get their required shots at the last minute.

ARDMORE, OK - Some schools have already started and for others, back to school is just around the corner. Kristi Combes, Fitness and Nutrition Coordinator at the Carter County Health Department, said keeping the bacteria out of packed lunches is important.

The Good Shepherd Community clinic provides free health, dental, and optical care for those who don't have insurance. The clinic has seen a lot of growth since they first got started in 1995, but Vanesa Ramsey, executive director of the clinic, says in the last three years the number of patients coming in for care has sky-rocketed.

TEXOMA-The obesity epidemic is growing, according to a new report by Trust for America's Health, and not one state has reported a decrease in obesity rates. Victoria Maranan tells us how Texas and Oklahoma stack up.

GRAYSON COUNTY, TX-Temperatures are showing no sign of cooling down in the next few days. Victoria Maranan tells us how you can stay hydrated under the sun.

A simple test could save your life... that's the message local doctors are sending to Texomans to raise awareness during colon cancer awareness month.

SHERMAN, TX -- We've told you throughout the month, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. Now the American Heart Association has updated its guidelines for prevention.

The Texoma Health Foundation working continue the conversation about heart disease.

GRAYSON COUNTY-The cold weather can also bring health problems. A local health department says people have been coming in with respiratory problems, including the flu.

DENISON, TX-Dozens of people turned up at a local hospital to get a head start on the New Year by signing up to get into Texoma Medical Center's Weight Loss Challenge.

SHERMAN, TX – Organic farming has become the fastest growing sector of the agriculture industry, as one local farmer is experiencing firsthand.

SHERMAN, TX - About 543,000 babies are born prematurely in the U.S. That increased 40 percent since 1980. The Bryan County March of Dimes is working to create awareness of the growing problem.

About 2,609 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products sold by New Braunfels Smokehouse of New Braunfels, Texas, because they may be contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

SHERMAN, TX - Healthcare and Medicare costs are always on the minds of many senior citizens, and one Texoma agency is doing its best to help people sort through the sometimes complicated and expensive maze of Medicare.

Information on the quality of care provided in long-term care facilities in Oklahoma is now available online at no cost.

Thousands of women die from breast cancer but their are new methods of testing for prevention.

GRAYSON CO., TX – The Grayson County Health Department is making it easier than ever to get this year’s flu vaccine, by setting up public clinics at various locations, such as stores and businesses, through the month of October.

ARDMORE, OK - Over 15 cases of salmonella poisoning have been reported through out Oklahoma over the past month, including one in Carter County. Now officials want you to know how to protect yourself and others from the disease. Dara Downs has more.

DENISON, TX - After a Sherman woman abandoned her newborn in a dumpster last week, local hospitals say there's been an increased interest in the Safe Baby program.

WHITESBORO, TX - A family doctor well known and liked in Whitesboro is hoping to open up a new medical facility in Whitesboro specifically to help rehabilitate and treat people with traumatic brain injuries. But his mission is not only a passion, but it’s very personal as well.

This month is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) month.

GRAYSON CO., TX – The Centers for Disease Control has already produced and distributed thousands of flu vaccines, as health officials say it’s not too early to get your flu shot.

Grayson County Health Department’s 2010 Back-to-School Shot Clinics

DURANT, OK -- Annually, about 1.4 million people are diagnosed with cancer. Of that about 5,000 have anal canal cancer. A Durant man with that rare type of has become the first to receive proton therapy for the disease and he wants to make others aware of the treatment option.