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Lekisha Mixon (left) and her mom Yolanda Mixon (right) give a thumbs up after successful kidney transplant surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital. (Source: CBS4)

Daughter Gives Mom The Gift Of Life For Mother’s Day

A South Florida woman has given her mother an incredible gift just in time for Mother's Day, the gift of life.

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Employees Can Work and Workout On Workstation Treadmill

Companies looking to trim health care costs are installing workstation treadmills so employees can work and workout at the same...

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Hollywood Doctor Reveals Secrets To Fighting Fatigue

If you are tired of being tired and want more energy, a California doctor is revealing her secrets to fighting fatigue.

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Dream Water: Sleep In A Bottle

We've all been through it: sleepless nights. There is the tossing and turning to no end... your brain won't shut off or the...

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Victims of drunk driving crashes spent Wednesday thanking the doctors and staff who saved their lives. (Source: CBS4)

Drunk Driving Victims Thank Ryder Trauma Staff

Drunk driving is unfortunately a constant reality in South Florida. The crashes drunk drivers cause are sometimes deadly, but thanks to the work of those at the Ryder Trauma Center many people live. Some of those survivors paid tribute to the hospital staff Wednesday.

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Teen Declared Cancer-Free Aims To Help Others

Two words that don’t seem to go together are children and cancer, but sadly each year cancer affects about 13 thousand children in the United States.

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The Magic Wand Blasting Away At Body Flab

The future of plastic surgery world is all about non-invasive procedures. Now a new device is out there that tightens up skin on your flabby legs and arms and droopy tummy and chin. CBS4′s Cynthia Demos shows you how the Tripollar Apollo works.

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UM Med School Planning 800 Layoffs

The University of Miami medical school says it has already started laying off employees. And while the school did tell the state that 800 positions would be affected, the dean of the school says he hopes that fewer than 800 people will be laid off.

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The Smuttiest City In America Is…(You’ll Be Surprised)

It’s home to the Happiest Place on Earth, but maybe not for the reason you’re thinking of. The city the world knows for Cinderella and Shamu, for fairy castles, Hollywood dreams and African lions now has a new reason for fame; Men’s Health magazine has named Orlando the smuttiest city in America.

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Cholera In Haiti Evolving Into Two Strains

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the strain of cholera in Haiti is beginning to evolve as some develop a little immunity from the bacterium, according to the Washington Post.

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The Invisible Wounds of War

What is happening to our soldiers? More U.S. soldiers have killed themselves, than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury are the suspected culprits.

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Rare Eye Fungus Traced To Florida Pharmacy

Federal health officials are working to contain more than two dozen cases of a rare fungal eye infection across seven states, and they believe the problem stems from a Florida pharmacy recently in the spotlight for it’s role in the deaths of 21 elite polo horses in 2009.

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“Hidden Allergy” Causing Problems For Patients

It’s an itchy debilitating rash that can break out when your skin touches a usually harmless substance. It can happen at any age, lead to infection and even scaring and blood poisoning. But this hidden allergy is often tough to figure out.

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Florida Only Getting $21 Million In Health Care Grants

Community health centers in Miami-Dade, Broward and across the state will only get about $21 million if federal grants this year.

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