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Suburban moms admit to 'popping pills'
Fox 5 San Diego Anchor/ReporterESCONDIDO, Calif. - A growing number of pharmacies have reported a shortage of the prescription medicine Adderral, according to doctors. Two San Diego moms talk about their battle with the drug. Adderral is commonly used to treat Attention Deficit...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arts and Culture, Culture, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Study: Most college students use phones while driving
SAN DIEGO -- Almost 80 percent of college students in San Diego County admit to using a cell phone while driving, and about half send or receive text messages, according to a UC San Diego study released Tuesday. UC San Diego's Trauma Epidemiology and...
Tags: Students, Education, Cell Phones, Injury Prevention, Injuries and Wounds
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Study to use Botox for bladder treatment
SAN DIEGO -- UC San Diego Health Systems announced Tuesday it is recruiting participants for a clinical trial of how effective Botox can be for treating severe urinary incontinence.
Botox injections are most often used for cosmetic purposes, but the...Tags: Urinary Incontinence, Botox (drug), Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine
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Romney blasts health care law at San Diego appearance
SAN DIEGO -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney blasted the national health care law championed by President Barack Obama and its impact on the medical device community in a San Diego campaign appearance Monday. The speech at NuVasive, a maker...
Tags: Elections, Judges, NuVasive Incorporated, Politics, Barack Obama
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Study: More kids have autism than previously diagnosed
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - A recent study by Centers for Disease Control found that one in 88 children now have autism. Eric Estepp looks like your typical 14-year-old, but at the age of two, he was diagnosed with autism. Most know it as a developmental disorder...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis B , Genetics, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Goon
Fox 5 San Diego staffAs a kid in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, I’d go ice skating at the House of Ice in Mira Mesa. One day I saw a poster for an upcoming hockey game there. My brother and I went, and had a blast. Mostly because a guy with a name like “...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Eugene Levy, Chris Chelios, Sports
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South Bay clinic writes prescriptions for walking
FOX 5 San Diego StaffCHULA VISTA, Calif. - Exercising may not be in the easiest thing to fit into a work day, yet doctors say a simple walk can have a number of benefits so much that they are starting to prescribe it to their patients. Medical professionals at the Chula...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health
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Report: Oxycontin abusers turning to heroin to save money
SAN DIEGO -- Heroin use is on the rise in San Diego County, in part because the high cost of oxycontin may be driving drug abusers to look for a cheaper high, county health officials said.
The number of heroin users admitted to county-funded treatment...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Prescription Drugs, Heroin, Health
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Chickenpox break out at county jail
OTAY MESA, Calif. -- An outbreak of chickenpox at George Bailey Detention Facility has left two inmates quarantined, authorities reported Thursday.
One of the inmates was diagnosed with the highly contagious disease at the Otay Mesa-area county jail...Tags: Prisons, Chickenpox, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Symptoms
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Locally developed drug may halt Alzheimer's
SAN DIEGO -- A new drug developed by San Diego researchers may be the first capable of halting brain damage from Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published Wednesday.
The drug, called J147, was developed by scientists at the Salk Institute...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, National Institutes of Health
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A Degree In HPV
If you’re like me, you worry about any medicine you give your child let alone inject into their little body – whether it’s been around for a 100 years or it’s the latest cure all. I’m always leery.
So, I certainly...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health and Safety at School, Gynecology
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'Love hormone' tested on humans
SAN DIEGO -- Researchers at the University of California San Diego are using a hormone that make people fall in love to assist patients with autism, bipolar disorder, anxiety and a host of other problems.
Scientists say oxytocin is the hormone released...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, University of California, San Diego, Drugs and Medicines
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