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Pediatric Dentist Dr. Garon Larsen shares some tips for helping ease kid's fears about going to the dentist. | Video
updated Friday, February 10, 2012 02:57 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) -The trees are not pollinating, and you can't see anything in bloom, but it's what you aren't seeing in your house that could be causing allergies. | Video
updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 08:26 PM
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Dentist  (Emily Paystrup, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Officials say more Utah children have healthy pearly whites compared with five years ago.
updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:26 AM
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Dr. Peter Weiss shares some tips to improve your heart health. | Video
updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 05:18 AM
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Josh Powell attends Susan Powell vigil (KOMO)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Many are asking how Josh Powell could intentionally take the lives of his own children. Psychologists say that type of murder suicide is rare. | Video
updated Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:05 PM
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Josh Powell arrives at court (KOMO)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Last Wednesday Josh Powell was ordered to undergo a psychosexual evaluation during a custody hearing in Washington. Experts say it’s an invasive test reserved for extreme cases. | Video
updated Tuesday, February 07, 2012 06:16 PM
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Stacy Drew, our school nurse talks about prescription drug abuse in kids. | Video
updated Tuesday, February 07, 2012 04:44 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Parents could soon be required to go with their under-18 teenagers to tanning salons if a bill introduced in the Senate ends up becoming law. | Video
updated Friday, February 03, 2012 07:22 PM
Eggs
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) - Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, Minn., is recalling hard-cooked eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails to food distributors and manufacturers for institutional use in 34 states.
updated Friday, February 03, 2012 09:20 AM
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Paris, France (ABC News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new book raises the question over whether French parents have a better method for raising children than Americans.
updated Thursday, February 02, 2012 04:48 PM
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Author Katy Bowman tells us why high heeled shoes can be dangerous to a woman's health. | Video
updated Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:45 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News)- Psychologists would say a positive self image is important, but now it appears men who are really full of themselves could be hurting their health. | Video
updated Wednesday, February 01, 2012 08:50 PM
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We all know teen pregnancy happens, but the reasons for it happening in Utah may surprise you. | Video
updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:28 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Lasik surgery is considered one of the most important advances in the last century, but now some say people with vision problems should take a second look at an older technology, PRK.
updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 08:01 PM
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Bad air in Utah (Jordan Whitney, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gov. Gary Herbert is launching a new initiative to improve air quality in the state's urban areas.
updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 10:44 AM
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Salt Lake County Health Department launching new public reporting system | Video
updated Wednesday, February 01, 2012 04:17 AM
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Spice (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Synthetic cannabis is used by teens and adults. Now it appears it may be behind actress Demi Moore’s collapse and convulsions. | Video
updated Monday, January 30, 2012 10:22 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Health officials say being safe in the winter weather can help Utahns avoid the traumatic brain injuries that affecting hundreds of state residents each year.
updated Monday, January 30, 2012 10:24 AM
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Bonanza Power Plant in eastern Utah (Utah Dept. Environmental Quality)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - State and federal scientists are trying to determine why so much air pollution builds up each winter in a rural area of Utah with few people.
updated Monday, January 30, 2012 10:14 AM
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Janine Ward
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - The family of a late Hyde Park woman has sued a pharmaceutical company, claiming it made a faulty pain-relief patch that caused her death.
updated Monday, January 30, 2012 10:01 AM
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Our school nurse, Stacy Drew, joins us to explain the new nutritional guidelines for school lunches. | Video
updated Wednesday, February 01, 2012 03:59 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - ABC 4's life coaches Lynette Williams and Thomas Dyches, gave some tips to help handle the unexpected events in life. | Video
updated Wednesday, February 01, 2012 04:08 AM
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Ladies love their high heels. From the way they look, to what they do to their legs, some of women just can't live without them. But a new study by the Journal of Applied Physiology shows the damage may be a lot worse than once thought. | Video
updated Friday, January 27, 2012 02:56 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Health officials are launching a new telephone system for reporting public health problems and concerns.
updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 09:35 AM
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File (ABC 4)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Health officials are launching a new telephone system for reporting public health problems and concerns.
updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 06:29 AM
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If you've been steering clear of deep fried foods to stay healthy, a new study may prove you can still fry your food and eat it too. | Video
updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 01:15 AM
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Doctor Darrin hansen is an expert on weight loss, he offers an alternative approach for people looking to lose those unwanted pounds. | Video
updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 01:21 AM
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(ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - For those who have tried but have been unable to lose weight, there is an alternative. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:18 PM
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Tissue - Kleenex (Dan Metcalf, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – The cold of the winter months might be painful, but doctors now say the problem may be more real than we thought. Cold temperatures can cause allergic reactions. | Video
updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 06:10 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Laws that regulate hookahs, electronic cigarettes and nicotine lozenges and gum could all be tightened under proposals being considered by Utah legislators.
updated Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:00 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) A Utah mother is sending a warning about the danger of small magnets after her son narrowly escaped severe injury and possibly death. | Video
updated Saturday, January 21, 2012 06:30 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Freestyle skier, Sarah Burke continues to fight for life at the University of Utah Clinical Neurosciences Center. Her family canceled a press conference today after receiving more information about her condition | Video
updated Monday, January 16, 2012 09:15 PM
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Garden plants (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Local and state officials would be forbidden to enforce federal regulations on food grown and sold in Utah under a measure proposed by a state lawmaker.
updated Monday, January 16, 2012 10:39 AM
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It's a new year and that means setting new fitness goals. Coach Lora Erickson owner of Blonde Runner Health shows some simple at home exercises that can be done anytime. | Video
updated Friday, January 13, 2012 04:47 AM
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A mommy debate is sparking up online. Should a new bald Barbie be created to help kids cope with cancer? Some moms say absolutely, others say it would be a waste of time and money. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012 05:35 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – The FDA has placed the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug, Adderall on its official drug shortages list. Experts say illegal use could be to blame. | Video
updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 06:09 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) -Tanning beds are in the cross- hairs in the upcoming legislation session. Utah Senator, Patricia Jones, (D)-Holladay, is drafting a bill that would ban minors from using them. | Video
updated Monday, January 09, 2012 09:59 PM
School nurse (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) -There is a large gap between the healthcare children receive while at school in Utah and other states. In fact, Utah ranks 49th in the nation for the number of school nurses assigned to kids. | Video
updated Monday, January 09, 2012 07:46 PM
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Saline-filled breast implants (FDA)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer safety advocates are questioning the Food and Drug Administration about incomplete and seemingly erroneous data used to support the safety of silicone breast implants in an agency review last year.
updated Friday, January 06, 2012 02:30 PM
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Toys (Xiomara Herrerra, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new study shows kids in child care are not as physically active as those who aren't. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 04, 2012 07:22 PM
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The New Year is here and there is a new way to transform your life with Yoga. Angela Martindale talked about the yoga revelation on Good Morning Utah. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 04, 2012 09:53 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Advisors from Seasons Salon in Orem visited the ABC 4 studios to demonstrate their Synergy cellulite system, which is part of their "Little Black Dress" package. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 04, 2012 02:32 PM
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hazardous
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (ABC 4 News) Neighbors of a toxic home in Taylorsville think it's becoming a safety problem for their children and want it cleaned up right away, but heath officials and local police said they can not do much until the homeowner comes up with the money. | Video
updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 06:23 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Sore throats and runny noses are symptoms of an epidemic of sorts along the Wasatch Front but it's not viral, bacterial, or even contagious. | Video
updated Tuesday, December 20, 2011 08:38 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Study shows sleep apnea can worsen psychiatric symptoms, and complicate diagnosis. | Video
updated Monday, December 19, 2011 10:01 PM
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Kennecott - Rio Tinto facility (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and Utah Moms for Clean Air announced Monday they are suing Rio Tinto for polluting the Salt Lake Valley air. | Video
updated Monday, December 19, 2011 07:34 PM
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Dr. Dewey MacKay (Aaron Kimbell, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Brigham City doctor convicted on dozens of federal drug charges is set for a sentencing hearing.
updated Monday, December 19, 2011 09:12 AM
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Sinus rinses like Neti Pots soothe dry noses
Sinus rinses have become a very popular item for allergy sufferers. But, Louisiana health regulators now warn if they are used improperly they can be deadly. | Video
updated Friday, December 16, 2011 10:19 PM
Whooping cough - Pertussis
PROVO, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A record numberof Whooping Cough cases have been reported in Utah County.
updated Friday, December 16, 2011 04:06 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Elase Medical Spa owner Cari Brinton dropped by the ABC 4 News studios to discuss the benefits of laser hair removal. | Video
updated Tuesday, January 03, 2012 11:47 AM
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