WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Health

  • Thursday, February 23 2012 12:41 AM EST2012-02-23 05:41:49 GMT
    The ground rush begins at the helipad at St. Dominic Hospital. In this simulation, the patient is introduced to Dr. Clay Hays, a interventional cardiologist at Jackson Heart Clinic. 

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:01 PM EST2012-02-20 23:01:53 GMT
    Researchers examined questionnaires filled out by nine thousand young adults.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:55 PM EST2012-02-20 22:55:56 GMT
    Federal guidelines recommend teens get nine hours of sleep a night but a new study suggests... Maybe not.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:38 PM EST2012-02-20 22:38:45 GMT
    While you may think having a baby with colic would cause a migraine -- a new study suggests it's the other way around.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:06 PM EST2012-02-20 21:06:35 GMT
    The daffodils are already blooming. Other small plants and bushes are also flowering. Horticulturist Anthony Aiello has already noticed. "I would say we are two to three weeks earlier than we normally are so its really a much earlier spring than we've ever seen."

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 6:34 PM EST2012-02-16 23:34:28 GMT
    "I can get in one leg," said Erin Alford, describing her 3x3xG size shorts. "I put on a good 40-50 pounds in college." Erin Alford is a 5th grade science teacher at Gary Road Intermediate School. This

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:06 PM EST2012-02-15 23:06:47 GMT
    Roche - the maker of the cancer drug avastin-- is sounding the alert.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:04 PM EST2012-02-15 23:04:01 GMT
    Could the not-so-secret ingredient of the iconic chia pet become a health food craze?

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:00 PM EST2012-02-15 23:00:19 GMT
    Difficulty sleeping during middle age may be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 5:53 PM EST2012-02-15 22:53:51 GMT
    A measles outbreak that's believed to have started in Super Bowl Village -- continues to grow in two Indiana counties.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 5:51 PM EST2012-02-15 22:51:45 GMT
    The smoking cessation drug chantix may also help people battling alcohol addiction.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-14 23:14:11 GMT
    Taking antibiotics for symptoms of a sinus infection won't help.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:09 PM EST2012-02-14 23:09:07 GMT
    Go ahead and eat that valentine cupcake for breakfast... It may not break the diet after all.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:05 PM EST2012-02-14 23:05:39 GMT
    A new study finds stem cells from a patient's own heart could help reverse damage caused by a heart attack.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 5:06 PM EST2012-02-10 22:06:21 GMT
    Scientists say children who are exposed to chemotherapy while in the womb develop as normally as kids in the general population.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 5:03 PM EST2012-02-10 22:03:31 GMT
    A rarely-used cancer drug has been shown to reverse the symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease in mice.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 5:01 PM EST2012-02-10 22:01:35 GMT
    The number of elective plastic surgeries performed last year has risen for the second straight year.

  • Monday, February 6 2012 6:04 PM EST2012-02-06 23:04:47 GMT
    Here's a good reason to retire down south.

  • Monday, January 2 2012 5:31 PM EST2012-01-02 22:31:12 GMT
    Doctors are trying to answer the question: What came first, depression or a lack of sleep?

  • Thursday, September 22 2011 3:48 PM EDT2011-09-22 19:48:08 GMT
    Women who have an intense fear of childbirth are more likely to have a C-section even after psychological counseling.

  • Thursday, September 8 2011 5:59 PM EDT2011-09-08 21:59:21 GMT
    The gains Americans made in their income over the past ten years have been essentially wiped out by the rise in healthcare costs.

  • Friday, January 21 2011 6:12 PM EST2011-01-21 23:12:40 GMT
    Coping with college tests and grades, relationships and appearances taking a toll on today's higher education students.

  • Wednesday, December 22 2010 4:15 PM EST2010-12-22 21:15:12 GMT
    People living in the so-called stroke belt states, that includes Mississippi, eat more fried fish than the rest of the country. Researchers say this may contribute to the high number of stroke deaths.

  • Tuesday, November 2 2010 6:11 PM EDT2010-11-02 22:11:51 GMT
    A little bit of exercise every day may help keep the doctor away.

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  • Learn more about your health by using our Interactive Human Body Atlas. These educational tools provide in-depth interactive demonstrations of over 150 common diseases and disorders. You can learn the cause of Migraines, Allergies, Stroke and many other conditions.

  • Dr. Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw on The Doctors, which will join the sydndication fray in the fall of 2008. The Doctors will be hosted by emergency-room