This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.nbc10.com/rss/index.html for more information. NBC10.com HealthWatch http://www.nbc10.com/health/index.html?rss=phi&psp=health en-us Copyright 2008, Portions © 2008 Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. NBC10.com 60 Cyberknife Less Invasive, More Responsive Cancer Treatment, Doctors Say http://www.nbc10.com/health/17122624/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2007/0502/13244892.jpg Doctors say a new option for treating cancer can destroy tumors without invasive surgery and many patients said recovery is immediate. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:21:05 EDT Study Finds Vitamin C May Stop Cancer Growth http://www.nbc10.com/health/17098288/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0805/17098432.jpg The National Institutes of Health recently released new findings about vitamin C and its positive effects for treating cancer. Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:38:41 EDT Asthma Camp Celebrates 10th Year Of Helping Children Breathe Easy http://www.nbc10.com/health/17089206/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2007/0502/13244892.jpg NBC 10's Dawn Timmeney and her family, along with the American Lung Association, established a special camp for children with asthma, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend. Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:21:18 EDT Study Finds Women Prefer Female Doctors For Colonoscopy http://www.nbc10.com/health/17017172/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths, but many women say one primary reason they put off getting a colonoscopy is that they dread the procedure. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:26:39 EDT Woman Gives Birth To Third Child While Visiting Sesame Place http://www.nbc10.com/health/17013878/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0728/17017308.jpg A mother who took her two children to Sesame Place Saturday gave birth to her third child in a bathroom stall. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:22:56 EDT Sleep Less Necessary As People Get Older? http://www.nbc10.com/health/17011708/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2007/0808/13846762.jpg People seem to lose the ability to sleep as much as they age. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:20:40 EDT Local Mom Encourages People To 'Bleed Eagle Green' http://www.nbc10.com/health/16978167/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting a blood drive at training camp on Saturday. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:23 EDT Fake Painkillers Blamed For 1,000 Deaths http://www.nbc10.com/health/16977308/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0428/16039179.jpg Federal officials try to tally up deaths from fake fentanyl now that trend seems to have slowed dramatically. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:43:30 EDT Mariners Ban Peanuts From Two Sections http://www.nbc10.com/health/16968279/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2007/0725/13750375.jpg People with food allergies will find a safe place at Seattle's Safeco Field for two games this summer. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:02:31 EDT Power Naps Can Be Sign Of Productivity http://www.nbc10.com/health/16878080/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2007/1015/14341734.jpg Putting your head down on your desk or laying down in your car may help you power through your workday. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:04:47 EDT Surgery Helps Women Beat 'Bat Wings' http://www.nbc10.com/health/16943946/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health For some women, no matter how much they work out, their arm flab doesn't get better. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:46:17 EDT Researchers: Brain Can Be Addicted To Grief http://www.nbc10.com/health/16924671/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health A new study sheds light on how people grieve and why some become almost "addicted to grief," feeling the misery of loss much longer than others. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:33:08 EDT Local Group Upset Self Exams No Longer Recommended http://www.nbc10.com/health/16903829/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health A new study tells women to skip their monthly breast self exam, but local doctors said that advice could seriously endanger women's health. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:15:21 EDT Healthwatch: Measles Hits 15 States, Including Pa. http://www.nbc10.com/health/16890762/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Measles hits 15 states, including Pennsylvania. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:25:51 EDT Healthwatch: Global Warming, Kidney Stones Linked http://www.nbc10.com/health/16879798/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Check out today's Healthwatch. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:23:20 EDT Olympic Swimmer Battling Cancer http://www.nbc10.com/health/16856646/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health A 24-year-old swimmer training for the Olympics revealed he's battling testicular cancer. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:52:20 EDT Doctor Assists Vets With Dog Surgery http://www.nbc10.com/health/16846975/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0710/16847559.jpg When a dog needed saving, he got help from an unlikely source. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:32:38 EDT Ask The Doctor: Stress & Heart Attacks, Stent Longevity http://www.nbc10.com/health/16822125/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:44:49 EDT Researchers: Farm-Raised Tilapia Has More Omega-6 Fatty Acids Than Doughnuts http://www.nbc10.com/health/16821928/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Farm-raised tilapia is not the healthy food you thought it was, according to researchers. Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:26:43 EDT Man Survives Getting Metal Pin Stuck In Brain http://www.nbc10.com/news/16817886/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:53:56 EDT Could Watermelon Replace Viagra? http://www.nbc10.com/health/16769436/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0702/16769229.jpg Men with impotence problems could get some help from a refreshing fruit, researchers say. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:48:42 EDT Taped Hospital Death Prompts Vow For Change http://www.nbc10.com/health/16768110/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0701/16757039.jpg Officials promise changes after a woman dies on the psychiatric ward floor of a New York hospital. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:19:11 EDT Ask The Doctor: High Blood Pressure; Exercise After Heart Attack http://www.nbc10.com/health/16761420/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:26:37 EDT Daily Dose: Cholesterol Linked To Dementia; Hearing Loss Linked To Stroke http://www.nbc10.com/health/16751541/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:57:30 EDT Study: More Children Have High Cholesterol http://www.nbc10.com/health/16748672/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Studies show more children have high cholesterol. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:10:58 EDT State Senator, Wife Get Tested On National HIV Testing Day http://www.nbc10.com/health/16720663/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health A national AIDS organization wants people across the country to find out if they have HIV. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:13:20 EDT Ask The Doctor: Coughing For Heart Attack; Lipitor http://www.nbc10.com/health/16697644/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:29:12 EDT Study: Vitamin D Could Decrease Your Risk Of Death http://www.nbc10.com/health/16687941/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:44:42 EDT Obesity In Workplace Has Health, Socio-Economic Impacts http://www.nbc10.com/health/16656760/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0619/16657274.jpg What are co-workers saying about their overweight colleagues? It's not good, and being overweight lessens the chances of landing that dream job. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:13:04 EDT Local Mosquito Tests Positive For West Nile Virus http://www.nbc10.com/health/16657485/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Pennsylvania officials say tests show West Nile virus is back. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:37:43 EDT Local Salmonella Cases Linked To Nationwide Outbreak http://www.nbc10.com/health/16656146/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0408/15827165.jpg The salmonella outbreak has spread, infecting a woman from South Jersey. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:20:12 EDT Former Child Actor Loses Vision, Raises Money For Research http://www.nbc10.com/health/16623440/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0616/16623428.jpg A former child actor from the NBC hit series "Saved By The Bell: The New Class" lost his vision. He now works to improve the lives of others. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:56:42 EDT Ask The Doctor: Heart Attack Questions Answered http://www.nbc10.com/health/16636735/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health "Ask the Doctor" is a chance to get viewers' answers to heart-health questions. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:21:55 EDT Cancer Concerns Prompt Soil Testing At High School http://www.nbc10.com/health/16633992/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Cancer concerns are prompting soil testing on the grounds of a Berks County high school. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:30:59 EDT Doctors Seeing Rise In Potentially Blinding Eye Infection http://www.nbc10.com/health/16591527/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health true http://www.nbc10.com/2008/0612/16591615.jpg Local doctors are seeing a rise in a potentially blinding eye infection involving people who wear contact lenses. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:59:27 EDT Tiger Woods Suffers Knee Pain, Wins 3rd U.S. Open http://www.nbc10.com/health/16623028/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Tiger Woods came through Monday to win his third U.S. Open title but his face couldn't hide the pain his knee was giving him. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:00:25 EDT Healthwatch: Toxins In Homes Could Be Making You Sick http://www.nbc10.com/health/16603323/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Your home, especially if you have young children, could be full of toxic traps. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:53:14 EDT City Reports 7 More Heat Deaths; Local Toll Rises To 16 http://www.nbc10.com/health/16590274/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health Philadelphia officials report there were seven additional deaths attributable to excessive heat earlier in the week. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:18:45 EDT Common Golf Injury Could Keep Men Off Links http://www.nbc10.com/health/16577373/detail.html?rss=phi&psp=health A common golf injury could keep some at home and doctors said it's most likely to be men. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:06:52 EDT