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FDA Regulations Change Sun Screen Labels

South Florida is the sunshine state and we’re used to slathering on lots of sunscreen but take a closer look at your sunscreen...

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Sleeping With Someone May Help You Get A Better Rest

Would you get a better night’s sleep if you slept next to someone or slept alone?

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Tired? Gaining Weight? It Could Be A Thyroid Disorder

Gaining weight? Feeling tired? Those are pretty generic symptoms but if you're a woman, you may be one of a growing number of...

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You May Want To Clean Your Purse

Your mother always told you to wash your hands but she probably never mentioned your handbag. Now new research from a British...

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Health Care Charges Show High Prices Across South Florida

As President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act begins to take effect, the costs of health care are finally being revealed to customers. The numbers show wildly different charges for similar procedures across the country and no real explanation of why the prices vary so much.

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CDC: Majority Of Public Pools Test Positive For Fecal Contamination

It’s one of the most classic scenes in comedic movie history, but the “Baby Ruth pool scene” in Caddyshack may be closer to reality than swimmers may like.

Dr. Cohen gives CBS4 a closer look into the new high-tech operating rooms. (SOURCE: CBS4)

Surgeries Going High-Tech At Broward Hospital

The average operating room is crowded with equipment, cords, and cables but there’s a new type of O.R., a high-tech one, also known as an integrated operating room.

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FDA Proposes Changes For Tanning Beds

Teens who prefer to tan inside rather than make use of the Miami sun may see a change if a Food and Drug Administration’s proposal gets approved.

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New Device Promotes Safer C-Sections

A new device, called the CSafe, is promising to virtually eliminate fetal lacerations during a Cesarean delivery.

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Troubling Trend Of Thigh Gaps Gaining Popularity

You can it see it when models walk down the runway. A visible gap between their thighs, or a thigh gap. Teens and women are becoming dangerously infatuated with acquiring the thin legs and wide thigh gaps.

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Hidden Dangers: Do You Know What’s In Your Home?

For every product or food item in your house how many chemicals are listed on the label?

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Antibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms

Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, according to a new study.

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Confused By Health Care Marketplaces? Help Is Coming

Under the Affordable Care Act, people and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance through a Marketplace.

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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Q&A

Mutations in certain genes raise the risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent, experts say.

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