Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Health Treatments published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 5129
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-428
•
Next >
-
Teen birth rate decreasing, according to CDC report
WSBT-TVTeen pregnancy rates are down, way down, about half what they were twenty years ago, according to a new government report. It's encouraging news for nurses and counselors who say more teens are showing up at their offices, asking about contraception,...Tags: Family Planning, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Birth Control
-
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking 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...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Punishment, Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance
-
Middlebury teen continues to recover after hit-and-run
We now know a Middlebury teen who was seriously injured after being hit while riding her bike last summer is doing much better. Zion Carlstrom has spent much of this past year going through intense physical therapy, trying to regain her balance and...
Tags: Middlebury, Physical Therapy
-
WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie
-
US government files morning-after pill appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-second appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week refused...
Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Plan B (drug), Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
-
Calif. woman hit cop to go to jail to quit smoking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop so you'll go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed. Lopez smacked Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Matt Campoy...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Quitting Smoking, Trials
-
FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it — an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Family Planning, Patty Murray, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
-
More horses needed for therapeutic riding program in Middlebury
They help children with special needs. Confidence and courage gained on the back of a horse. But non-profit LoveWay Stables in Middlebury needs some help – they need more horses for their therapeutic riding program. So, WSBT's Ed Ernstes reports,...
Tags: Middlebury
-
Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In May 2009, then 36-year-old Sterling Heights firefighter Chris Slezak, went to his doctor on a Monday because he felt out of shape and worn out. By that Friday, Slezak, who was active and healthy his entire life, got his...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemotherapy, Health and Safety at Work, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security
-
For Wash. government bean-counter, a pot education
SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married,...
Tags: Plant Openings, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Justice, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Lab Tests
-
New bill would ease state-federal pot conflict
SEATTLE (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress on Friday would fix the conflict between the federal government's marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use. California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said his bill,...
Tags: Don Young, Dana Rohrabacher, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Justin Amash
-
Charges follow raids on 3 marijuana dispensaries
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say an investigation following raids on three West Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries has led to additional charges. MLive.com reports (http://bit.ly/ZiXxxD ) another arrest was made Wednesday and the...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Prosecution
May 23, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
May 23, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 16, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
May 14, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
May 13, 2013
|Story| AP Indiana
May 10, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 11, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
Original site for Health Treatments topic gallery.