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  • A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values.

  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:56 AM EST2012-02-21 15:56:43 GMT
    Federal regulators say they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages - at least for the time being - that have patients worried about missing life-saving treatments.

  • Much of the country has escaped a brutal winter, but those who suffer from seasonal allergies may find their symptoms flaring up sooner than usual.  The mild winter with its warmer temperatures are triggering the early arrival of spring, which means that we're in for a long allergy season. WSFA 12 News reporter Melissa Johnson has the details.

  • A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the...

  • Monday, February 20 2012 10:41 PM EST2012-02-21 03:41:51 GMT
    The drug, 25i, sent five Virginia teens to the emergency room last week.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 1:47 PM EST2012-02-20 18:47:56 GMT
    The FDA has issued a warning that the Spinbrush electric toothbrush can cause serious mouth and facial injuries.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 10:40 PM EST2012-02-17 03:40:53 GMT
    Dining out? Check out this week's food inspection scores.
    Dining out? Check out this week's food inspection scores.

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 12:55 PM EST2012-02-16 17:55:31 GMT
    A cancer drug shortage is impacting patients across the country. The drug that treats a form of childhood cancer is running out. To be specific: There is only a two-week nationwide supply left.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:16 PM EST2012-02-15 23:16:26 GMT
    Baptist Health System announced Wednesday that it has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2012 Thompson Reuters 15 Top Health Systems award.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 4:15 PM EST2012-02-15 21:15:56 GMT
    Fire officials say an electric cigarette exploded in a Florida man's mouth, severely burning his face and knocking out some of his front teeth.

  • Eve Ensler wants a billion people around the globe to stand together against violence. Actually, she wants them to do more than stand: She wants them to dance.

  • The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong."

  • Sunday, February 12 2012 8:47 PM EST2012-02-13 01:47:36 GMT
    The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking the public to be aware that more cases of the contagious viral illness called hand, foot and mouth disease is being reported this winter.

  • Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to...

  • Thursday, February 9 2012 3:53 PM EST2012-02-09 20:53:36 GMT
    A Roman Catholic broadcasting network based in Alabama is suing the Obama administration overs its new policy on birth control funding. EWTN Global Catholic Network filed suit Thursday in Birmingham over the rules.

  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 8:18 PM EST2012-02-09 01:18:01 GMT
    Talk show host Jimmy Fallon challenged First Lady Michelle Obama in a fitness competition at the White House to promote the "Let's Move" initiative. And it looks like he got schooled.

  • Tuesday, February 7 2012 8:22 PM EST2012-02-08 01:22:49 GMT
    University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is winning another award, this time for his efforts to prevent youth suicide. Saban was awarded the Grant Teaff "Breaking the Silence" Award.

  • Dr. Wick Many gives medical advice and answers your health-related calls.

  • Mim Gaines and Louis Thornton stop by for the weekly Scale Back Alabama update.

  • Tuesday, February 7 2012 12:27 PM EST2012-02-07 17:27:07 GMT
    Health reform was supposed to make decent health care coverage available to everyone at a reasonable cost. The law isn't fully implemented yet, and many people are signing up for insurance that barely protects them.  A consumer reports investigation calls out "junk" health insurance and how to avoid it.

  • A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

  • Tuesday, February 7 2012 10:27 AM EST2012-02-07 15:27:37 GMT
    Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC has developed a virtual Concussion first aid kit, in the form of a smart phone and tablet app. Adults can download the app and it will guide them through

  • Packing a wholesome and energizing lunch for children is one part of the day a mother or father can control and feel good about.

  • Friday, February 3 2012 1:33 PM EST2012-02-03 18:33:51 GMT
    The Susan G. Komen foundation announced Friday it had reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood after loud public backlash led to the resignation of several top executives.

  • Thursday, February 2 2012 9:35 PM EST2012-02-03 02:35:48 GMT
    Joining Governor Bentley on his team are Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, State Health Officer Dr. Don Williamson, and Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee.  

  • Thursday, February 2 2012 2:44 PM EST2012-02-02 19:44:53 GMT
    The Alabama chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is receiving a grant to continue a program that will help prevent underage drinking.

  • The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its financial partnerships with numerous Planned Parenthood affiliates.

  • Tuesday, January 31 2012 2:21 PM EST2012-01-31 19:21:50 GMT
    The Cancer Center at Russell Medical Center announced Tuesday that its forming a partnership with UAB Medicine to enhance oncology services provided in the Lake Martin Area and surrounding area.

  • Wednesday, January 25 2012 4:44 PM EST2012-01-25 21:44:15 GMT
    Do you know what your child ate for lunch at school today? Chances are, in the near future, whatever it is will be healthier thanks to the first major nutritional overhaul in 15 years.

  • Monday, January 23 2012 9:36 PM EST2012-01-24 02:36:59 GMT
    Thousands of abortion opponents marched to the Supreme Court on Monday to mark the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion...

  • If you need some motivation to lose weight, this story might help you get going.

  • Thursday, January 19 2012 12:02 PM EST2012-01-19 17:02:11 GMT
    Two sisters who were the winner and the runner-up in season 11 of "The Biggest Loser" TV show are going to be the spokeswomen for Scale Back Alabama.

  • Wednesday, January 18 2012 1:55 PM EST2012-01-18 18:55:11 GMT
    Gov. Robert Bentley is awarding two grants totaling $310,000 in an effort to ensure that domestic violence and rape victims receive appropriate and adequate assistance when they seek help from local agencies

  • Sunday, January 15 2012 2:29 PM EST2012-01-15 19:29:31 GMT
    A commitment by medical schools to increase training of doctors and research of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder was announced by first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday.

  • Whether you're trying to lose weight or training for a marathon, in social media you can find friends to cheer you on.

  • Saturday, January 14 2012 7:01 AM EST2012-01-14 12:01:29 GMT
    (Source: CNN/WXYZ)
    A pair of robotic legs is giving people confined to wheelchairs new freedom.

  • Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition that will require surgery next month...

  • LifeSouth is setting up several blood drives for those who would like to donate.

  • A clinic designed to help people is under fire.  The problem is that the people who would be helped are drug addicts.  People living nearby in Chilton County fear the clinic would bring bad news into their neighborhood. 

  • As would-be presidential candidate Chris Christie learned, weight bias can make it hard to achieve goals. If self-consciousness keeps you from getting fit, here are ways to get past it and feel motivated again.

  • Thursday, December 29 2011 11:49 PM EST2011-12-30 04:49:22 GMT
    Texting has changed the way we communicate, and for kids growing up today, it's changed the way they're developing.  There is no doubt kids these days are plugged in.

  • Thursday, December 29 2011 7:34 PM EST2011-12-30 00:34:47 GMT
    Any facility or building owned or maintained by Montgomery, as well as parking lots, sidewalks and the intermodel facility are included in the smoking prohibited ordinance.

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