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How Cockroaches Survive

How Cockroaches Survive

How sweet it isn't: Scientists find how some cockroaches resist the sugary lure of poisons. It turns out glucose activates taste nerves that tell the brain "yuck!" instead of "yum.." Watch »

9 minutes ago
Find a Flu Shot in DFW

Find a Flu Shot in DFW

Check our list of locations to get your flu vaccine across North Texas. Read »

Jan 22, 2013
New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access

New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access

An elementary school inspires University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift. The Funicular is stil Watch »

3 hours ago
Vacant Hospital to Become Mental Health Clinic

Vacant Hospital to Become Mental Health Clinic

There are plans to redevelop a rundown former hospital near Baylor Medical Center in Garland that has been... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Consumer Reports: Best Sunscreens

Consumer Reports: Best Sunscreens

We count on sunscreens to protect us from the sun’s harmful UV rays. The higher the SPF the better the Watch »

May 23, 2013
Woman Delivers Own Baby

Woman Delivers Own Baby

Erica Bovino, of Southington, CT, was alone and had no time to get to a hospital when her daughter, Stella,... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

he eighth graders at Staley Middle School in Frisco, Texas are undergoing a different sort of physical Watch »

May 23, 2013
Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Unique portable clinic to provide medical care to tornado victims. Katie Taube reports. Watch »

May 23, 2013
Consumer Reports: Oversold Testosterone Treatments

Consumer Reports: Oversold Testosterone Treatments

Drugmakers are spending big money promoting prescription testosterone. But Consumer Reports says most men... Watch »

May 22, 2013
Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

College students in Maryland invent device that detects when a child is left behind in a dangerously hot Watch »

May 22, 2013
Accidental Drowning is Biggest Risk to Children Under 5: Report

Accidental Drowning is Biggest Risk to Children Under 5: Report

New report finds accidental drowning is biggest risk to children 5 and under. Erika Edwards reports. Watch »

May 22, 2013
The Love Train is Coming

The Love Train is Coming

The public transportation system in Prague wants to take riders on a new kind of journey. Watch »

May 22, 2013
Ban on Soda in Elementary, Middle School Advances

Ban on Soda in Elementary, Middle School Advances

A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor. Read »

May 21, 2013
Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Thirty years after massive toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marines and... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Cholesterol Testing Approved for Kids

Cholesterol Testing Approved for Kids

Doctors approve cholesterol testing on younger children. Emily Longnecker reports. Watch »

May 21, 2013

"Superbug Zapper" Tackles Rising Hospital Threat

Antibiotic resistant superbugs are on the rise in hospitals. A new "superbug zapper" is being used at UCLA... Watch »

May 21, 2013
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools

CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools

Health officials at the CDC say they found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken... Watch »

May 20, 2013
High School Removes Photos of Pregnant Students

High School Removes Photos of Pregnant Students

A Michigan high school removed full body photos of pregnant students from their yearbook. WOOD's Heather Walker tell Watch »

May 17, 2013
Consumer Reports: The Skinny on Fitness Video Games

Consumer Reports: The Skinny on Fitness Video Games

Lots of video games on the market are advertised as a fun way to get fit. Consumer Reports checked out five. Read »

May 17, 2013
If Sexual Dysfunction Were a Virus,

If Sexual Dysfunction Were a Virus, "It'd Be Pandemic": Expert

Half of the U.S. population aged 40 and older suffer with a sexual dysfunction. And experts say these... Watch »

May 16, 2013
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