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Health alert at southeast Dallas restaurant

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:33:47 GMT

Dallas County health officials are investigating an employee at a restaurant in southeast Dallas diagnosed with hepatitis A. The agency is working to alert health care providers to be on the lookout for any customers who may have been infected.

Producer Cam: 21 day health challenge update

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:40:21 GMT

News 8 Daybreak's Ron Corning and producers Kristen Orsborn and Jon Sasser have all taken part in the My Fit Foods' 21 Day Challenge.

Continued protests at Dallas Komen headquarters as official resigns

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:45:01 GMT

Days after reversing a controversial decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, a top Komen official resigned Tuesday and protesters showed up outside the charity's national headquarters.

Blogger makes dessert so good, it's hard to believe it's vegan

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:23:56 GMT

She uses apple sauce instead of butter and beans instead of crust. Katie Higgins' recipes aren't run of the mill. "I'm not big on cooking," she said. "If I want food, I want it now."

WFAA Flu Information Center

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:39:25 GMT

Yoga class helps minds, bodies and souls of cancer patients

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:46 GMT

"Chemo can cause a little imbalance," said Susanna Gorski, one of the Yoga for Cancer instructors. "Yoga can bring you back into your ground, where you can feel your feet. It's easier on the joints than a lot of exercises are."

Komen affiliate speaks out about funding crisis

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:49 GMT

NEWS 8 EXCLUSIVE
Since Komen's national office announced and then rescinded its controversial decision to de-fund breast screenings by Planned Parenthood, local workers have been dealing with a public relations nightmare.

US judge says he can't block Texas sonogram law

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:13:58 GMT

A federal judge on Monday upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals court had forced him to declare the law constitutional.

North Texas mom-plane crash survivor revitalizes self with weight loss

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:03:52 GMT

A North Texas mother has been featured all week on the new ABC show "The Revolution," a program helping women re-work every angle of their lives, including the way they look, feel and communicate and relate to others.

Babies for braces? News 8's Medicaid investigations continue

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:03:21 GMT

The State of Texas appears to be encouraging teenage girls to become pregnant so they can receive free braces on their teeth under Medicaid.