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Hialeah man strangles his wife, kills himself

A man strangled his wife to death and then hanged himself in the apartment the couple had shared for more than a decade in western Hialeah, authorities said Wednesday. The bodies of Gilma Martínez, 40, and Oscar Mendoza, 45, were found by Hialeah ... >> view original

Couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Hialeah

Two bodies were found inside a Hialeah apartment Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide. The discovery was made in a first-floor apartment at Las Brisas Gardens. Hialeah police said they received a 911 call from a distraught relative. >> view original

Watch How New Technology Helps a Paraplegic Man Walk Again

A paraplegic man was able to walk again with the help of some advanced technology. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, described how they helped the patient, 26, walk again in a paper published today in the Journal of ... >> view original

Weight-loss surgery may not increase health costs for diabetes

(Reuters Health) - Weight loss surgery may be a cost-effective way of lowering blood sugar for many diabetics, not just those who are severely obese, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers found that for people with diabetes, total healthcare costs did ... >> view original

'Abundance of caution' keeps U46 schools, central office closed Thursday

Elgin School District U46 evacuated after high levels of Legionella are found on Sept, 23, 2015. (WGN-TV). Elgin School District U46 evacuated after high levels of Legionella are found on Sept, 23, 2015. (WGN-TV). Dave GathmanContact ReporterElgin ... >> view original

More Whites Gain Obamacare Coverage Than Blacks And Latinos Combined

A new report put out by the Department of Health and Human Services on the effects of the Affordable Care Act shows that the benefits of Obamacare are cutting across all major demographic groups. More white Americans received coverage since October ... >> view original

This is why some fruits, vegetables help gain, lose weight

Eating at least seven daily portions of fruit and vegetables may confer the best chance of staving off life-threatening diseases and watching weight. But not all fruits and vegetables have the same impact on weight loss or gain. Vegetables high in ... >> view original

Novartis launches portfolio for low and low-middle-income countries

ZURICH Novartis AG launched a portfolio of 15 medicines to treat chronic diseases in low- and low-middle-income countries, the drugmaker said in a statement on Thursday. The Basel-based company said 'Novartis Access' will be launched first in Kenya, ... >> view original

Tri-Cities area hosts Drug Take Back events

On Saturday, many cities and counties in the Tri-City region will be participating in the The 10th National Prescription Drug Take Back initiative. The public is encouraged to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted ... >> view original

More than 25 million adults in the US have sleep apnea

Sleep apnea is when a person stops breasting for a few seconds or minutes during their sleep, making them come out of their deep sleep into light sleep. David Hillman, senior author of the study and clinical professor at the University of Western ... >> view original