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Saint Louis University Launches Alzheimer’s Study
Saint Louis University's School of Medicine is launching what it's saying could be a revolutionary...
CDC Wants More Money Spent On Anti-Tobacco Efforts
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the state of Missouri falls...
Number Of West Nile Cases Continues To Climb
The number of West Nile Virus cases in Missouri has reached 125. The State Health Department...
Economist Rejects Taxing Snacks As Cure For Obesity
An economist who has studied the affects of obesity on the economy doesn't believe taxing...
Jefferson City Nutrition Summit Focuses On Obesity
Sixty percent of Americans are overweight, and Doctor William Dietz with the Centers for Disease...
Health Department Preparing Smallpox Vaccination Plan
The State Health Department has received its smallpox vaccine guidelines from the federal...
Bat Houses Proposed To Deal With West Nile Virus
The Missouri Department of Conservation is promoting efforts to bring more mosquito-eating bats to...
Health Department Increases Awareness Of Ovarian Cancer
The State Department of Health is taking steps to increase awareness about ovarian cancer. Debi...
State Marks Third West Nile Death
The State Health Department has reported Missouri's third death as a result of exposure to West...
Officials In St. Louis Keeping Watch For Spread Of West Nile Virus
St. Louis health officials are keeping a close eye on their neighbor. Illinois has reported two...
Tobacco Tax Initiative To Appear On Ballot
Missouri voters will have a chance, on November 5th, to vote for or against a measure that would...
Brain Surgeons Gather At SLU To Learn More About Rare Procedure
Neurosurgeons from around the globe are heading back to their homes today after spending the past...
Second West Nile Death Reported
The State Health Department has reported its second death involving a person who had tested...
Actor Credits Washington U. With Recovery Effort
Actor Christopher Reeve says a rehabilitation program at Washington university in St. Louis is...
Disabled Protest Medicaid Spenddown Provisions
Disabled Missourians gathered in force at the State Capitol to protest upcoming cuts in their...
Diabetes In Missouri Hispanics On The Rise
Hispanics in Missouri are getting diabetes at an alarming rate. So high, in fact, the State Health...
Health Department Identifies More West Nile Virus Cases
The number of preliminary West Nile Virus cases reported by the State Health Department is now up...
Tests Being Conducted To Treat West Nile Virus
Federal government tests of a drug that might counter the West Nile Virus are starting soon. Alpha...
West Nile Virus Increases State Health Lab’s Workload
Testing for West Nile Virus has increased the workload at the state health lab in Jefferson City...
License Plate Focuses On Breast Cancer Awareness
A new license plate aims to raise awareness about the problem of breast cancer and raise money to...
Judge Order Threatens State Agency Budget
Full dental services have been restored to 350,000 Medicaid recipients in Missouri, but the...
Talent Unveils Prescription Drug Plan
Republican US Senate candidate Jim Talent has unveiled his solution to the Medicare prescription...
Missouri clinic settles Meidcare fraud case
A clinic that operates in Savannah and St. Joseph has settled a Medicare fraud case with a...
Drug Companies Deny Liability in Courtney Case
Two major drug companies have asked a court to rule they have no liability in the drug-dilution...
More West Nile Virus Cases Reported
State health officials report three more cases of West Nile virus have been discovered among...
Elderly St. Louis Woman Dies of West Nile Virus
A 75-year-old St. Louis woman has died from West Nile Virus, according to preliminary results of...
Fifth Preliminary Case Of Human West Nile Virus Identified
The State Health Department has received a report of another preliminary human case of West Nile...
Four Preliminary Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In Missouri
The Missouri Health Department has received preliminary reports of four Missourians testing...
Hundreds Of Families Evacuated Following Chemical Leak In Jefferson County
About 50 people have been treated for breathing problems following a leak from a chemical company...