May 23, 2013

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KXII Health Headlines

Safe Family: Indoor Tanning

Updated: 05/07/13 - The federal government wants stronger warnings on indoor tanning beds as more young people develop a deadly form of skin cancer. Read More

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Safe Family: Tech Pain

Updated: 05/02/13 - Pat Newby has traveled to 87 countries and all seven continents, but a recent trip left her with nagging neck pain. Read More

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Safe Family: Distracted Driving

Updated: 04/23/13 - Do you think you aren't a distracted driver? Well the state department of health says that if you eat or drink behind the wheel, adjust your radio, or use a navigation system, then you are distracted. Read More

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  • Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

    FILE - This May 10, 2011 file photo shows children at Tracy Elementary School running across a field as they take part in after-school exercise activities on the campus in Baldwin Park, Calif. Reading, writing, `rithmetic _ and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and treat physical education as a core subject. The report says only about half of the nation's youngsters are getting at least an hour of vigorous or moderate physical activity every day. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE?


  • Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

    Customers are seen at a Hobby Lobby store in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A challenge to the federal health care law faces its most prominent test yet in a full 10th Circuit hearing in Denver on Thursday. Hobby Lobby stores is challenging a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morining-after birth control pill. The Oklahoma based arts and crafts chain says the mandate violates the religious beliefs of its owners. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.


  • Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

    CORRECTS lines pointing to states in map; graphic shows the teen birth rate for 15- to -19 year olds for 2011 by stateNEW YORK (AP) — The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.


  • Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plant
    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.
  • Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts
    Some gay rights advocates call the move a step forward, but others say the 103-year-old organization has sent the wrong message to youth if it denies membership to gay leaders.