Montana Health News
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KPAX anchor prepares for baby's life saving surgery
Posted 11:25 AM 5/23/2012 by Jill Valley (KPAX News)
MISSOULA- This is a story that hits home for us and so we're sharing with you the story of one of our own members of the KPAX family.
The anticipation of becoming a parent for the first time is exciting and joyous. But there's never a guarantee it will be perfect, and sometimes it's (More) • Video (1)
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Helena family navigates juvenile diabetes
Posted 9:45 AM 5/23/2012 by Melissa Anderson (MTN - Helena)
HELENA- The onset of youth diabetes came as somewhat of a shock to the Grasmick's when their son Adam was diagnosed nearly a year ago.
His mother Shannon explained, "His body doesn't produce insulin anymore so this pump is what is pumping insulin in. You can do it by shots, but it's a lot (More) • Video (1)
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Montana soldier advocates for Veterans Center
Posted 1:41 PM 5/22/2012 by Melissa Anderson (MTN - Helena)
HELENA- Master Sgt. Wade Ingraham served his country overseas several times, but when he returned home, Ingraham said he was faced with issues he couldn't quite put a finger on.
He spent two years on his couch before finally seeking help. As an aviation maintenance support supervisor it's (More) • Video (1)
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Montana Health News
Flathead County sees more whooping cough cases
Posted 1:12 PM 5/21/2012 by Dax VanFossen (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- The number of pertussis cases continues to rise in Flathead County and two more schools have students who have tested positive for whooping cough.
Flathead City-County Health Department Director Joe Russell says his office has now confirmed 47 cases of pertussis in Flathead (More)
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Thousands turn out for Race for the Cure
Posted 8:33 PM 5/20/2012 by Evan Weborg (KXLH Helena)
HELENA- More than 3,000 runners, walkers, and supporters gathered at the Capitol Saturday for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure with many speaking about what the significance of the annual event means to them.
"Well I think that is critical that we do find the cure," Claudette Morton, a (More)
Healthy Living
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U.S. States With Most, Least Deaths From Injuries
Posted 1:05 PM 5/22/2012
May 22, 2012 -- Thousands of injuries could be prevented and billions of dollars in medical costs could be saved each year if states implemented more research-based prevention policies, concludes a new report released today.
Injuries are the No. 1 cause of death for Americans aged 1 to 44, and the third leading cause of death nationwide. More than two-thirds of all injury deaths occur in men.
The report, The Facts Hurt: A State-by-State Injury (More)
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Study: Trash Old, Unused Drugs
Posted 9:41 PM 5/18/2012
May 18, 2012 -- Prescription medication "take-back" programs are increasingly promoted as a way to safely dispose of unused drugs, but they are no better for the environment than simply throwing old drugs in the trash, a new study suggests.
When researchers used a complicated methodology called "comparative life cycle assessment" to estimate the environmental impact of (More)
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Americans Living Longer but Obesity Rising
Posted 3:01 AM 5/16/2012
March 16, 2012 -- The CDC today released its annual state of the union's health, and there's good news and bad. We're living longer. But we're also gaining more weight. Teen pregnancies are at a record low. But fewer people can afford necessary prescription (More)
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Concussions: Girls Have Longer Recovery Time
Posted 8:17 PM 5/11/2012
May 11, 2012 -- Girls take longer to recover from sports-related concussions than boys do, according to new research.
High school athletes, both boys and girls, also have longer recovery times than do college athletes, says researcher Tracey Covassin, PhD, associate professor of kinesiology and a certified athletic trainer at (More)
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No Safe Way to Text and Drive for Teens
Posted 3:02 AM 4/29/2012
April 29, 2012 -- Texting or even the thought of texting on a cell phone while driving may be distracting enough to cause a car crash for teens.
Two new studies suggest that teen drivers who text with their cell phone in any position or even think about texting are more likely to be involved in an (More)
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