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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) - This week is Food Allergy Awarness Week, so the folks from the Utah Food Allergy Network stopped by with some special guests to give us some tips for dealing with food allergies. | Video
updated Wednesday, May 15, 2013 07:52 AM
Matt and Millie Killpack's 4 children (Picasa, Millie Killpack)
LEHI , Utah (ABC 4 News) - It’s been one year since the Killpack family battled their insurance company to get a very rare surgery for their unborn daughter. Millie Killpack was pregnant when she learned the little girl would be born with Spina Bifida. This would be their second child with the spinal disorder, so they decided to try a procedure that would fuse the baby’s back while she was still in the womb. ABC 4 Utah’s Kim Fischer checked in with the family to see how they’re doing now. | Video
updated Wednesday, May 15, 2013 05:06 PM
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Salt Lake City, UT (ABC4 News) - Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. | Video
updated Tuesday, May 14, 2013 05:53 PM
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ABC 4 Utah presents The Perfect Problem, an hour-long special report about Utah women's struggle with depression and perfectionism.
updated Monday, May 13, 2013 10:10 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) - Curtis Ray sat down with professional free skier Angeli VanLaanen to talk about her struggle with Lyme Disease and being featured in the documentary LymeLight. | Video
updated Friday, May 10, 2013 08:10 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Skin cancer continues to be a big problem here in Utah, that's why May has been dubbed National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. | Video
updated Monday, May 06, 2013 08:37 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) - This Saturday, the 24th annual Walk M.S. event will take place at the Gateway Mall. | Video
updated Thursday, April 25, 2013 07:54 AM
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Clothesline Project (Bill Brussard, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC 4 News) – More work is being done to help victims of sexual assault as Utah ranks as one of the highest in the country in reported rape cases. | Video
updated Thursday, April 25, 2013 06:32 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC 4 News ) - The release of a climate activist from prison brought dozens of supporters to view a movie screening about his life on Monday. | Video
updated Tuesday, April 23, 2013 05:31 PM
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MURRAY, UT (ABC4 News) - Many Utahns already fast regularly for religious reasons, and now researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center are launching a study to determine whether once-per-week water-only fasting improves metabolic health. | Video
updated Tuesday, April 16, 2013 04:55 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new study in the New England Journal of medicine shows after five years of research the Mediterranean diet was so effective at reducing rates of heart attack, heart disease, and stroke researchers stopped the study early. | Video
updated Tuesday, April 09, 2013 06:09 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Today is national “Kick Butts Day”. It’s a day when kids across the country come together and pledge not to smoke. | Video
updated Wednesday, March 20, 2013 07:42 AM
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Cold medicine - cough syrup (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC 4 News) – A sweet drink popular among young adults is sending Utah teens to the hospital, as the drink can cause dangerous effects on the body.
updated Tuesday, March 19, 2013 01:16 AM
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CLEVELAND CLINIC (ABC 4 News) - It's estimated that more than a million athletes experience a concussion each year in the United States. So, the American Academy of Neurology is releasing a new set of guidelines to evaluate players, which include pulling any player showing signs of a concussion. | Video
updated Monday, March 18, 2013 06:17 PM
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TAYLORSVILLE, UT (ABC 4 News) - A woman who suffers from "drop toe" as a result of Multiple Sclerosis has regained the ability to walk on her own. | Video
updated Monday, March 18, 2013 06:16 PM
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The Shake Weight has been made fun on Saturday Night Live and South Park, but we wanted to see if it really worked. | Video
updated Friday, March 15, 2013 10:07 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – A new study shows an increase in younger women being diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer. | Video
updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:36 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new study finds gastric bypass surgery may not only help obese people lose weight it also helps them beat diabetes. | Video
updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:36 PM
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Boxing gloves
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A one of a kind gym has hit the Salt Lake valley and it's making a wave in the fitness world. Title Boxing Club in Cottonwood Heights is offering people a chance to train with some of the best. | Video
updated Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:15 PM
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Jacob Feinauer, 8, lives with Congenital Heart Disease. His school, Bonneville Elementary, received a donated AED from the
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Bonneville Elementary school in Salt Lake is one of two schools across the Wasatch Front to receive a life saving device for children. | Video
updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 07:57 PM
Bad air (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - ABC 4 Anchor Kim Fischer went digging to find out exactly what would need to be done to really clean up our air. | Video
updated Thursday, February 07, 2013 10:16 PM
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - There's a problem plaguing women across the state of Utah and most don't even know it. It's literally a pain in the back! We’re talking about wearing the wrong bra. But, your friends at ABC 4 are here to help. | Video
updated Saturday, February 02, 2013 11:32 PM
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Nathanial Bingaman is recovering after going into cardiac arrest at work. The Sears manager was saved by his co-workers last week.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Nicole Bingaman said it’s a miracle her husband is alive after co-workers saved his life. | Video
updated Monday, March 11, 2013 06:27 PM
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Running a simple, inexpensive blood test in the emergency room can allow doctors to predict which patients are more likely to die, regardless of their injuries, a study conducted in Utah said Wednesday.
updated Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:47 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News)- Canyons School District Nurse, Stacy Drew talks about what you should do to avoid getting the flu. | Video
updated Friday, January 11, 2013 08:18 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - While lawmakers were scrambling to keep Americans from falling off the fiscal cliff a historic measure went by the wayside. The 112th congress wrapped up without re-authorizing the Violence Against Women Act. This is the first time that's happened since 1994. | Video
updated Sunday, January 13, 2013 03:24 PM
Flu warning sign (Bill Brussard, ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Flu season came early this year. It's a stubborn outbreak that has proven hard to treat and even harder to contain. This year the flu has already spread to 41 states. | Video
updated Sunday, January 13, 2013 04:11 PM
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Tamiflu shipment in Utah (pool photo, Salt Lake Tribune)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – In a bad flu season that is only getting worse, babies are getting some help. | Video
updated Monday, January 07, 2013 10:13 PM
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DRAPER, Utah (ABC 4 News) - For millions of Americans, a new year means a new diet. But a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association may have you re-thinking your plans to slim down. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 02, 2013 10:30 PM
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Soda-rn refeshing!  (Wikicommons, Open)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A third of this country's children and teens and more than two-thirds of adults are obese and overweight. Now a new a new study points the finger to fructose. | Video
updated Wednesday, January 02, 2013 06:33 PM
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Spice (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new government report shows "spice" or synthetic marijuana is becoming a growing problem in emergency rooms nationwide. | Video
updated Thursday, December 27, 2012 02:34 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Cold season is in full swing so we talk to a pediatrician about how to avoid getting sick. | Video
updated Wednesday, December 19, 2012 07:41 AM
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Snowy the dog saved family from carbon monoxide poisoning. (Todd Petersen, ABC 4 News)
West Jordan, Utah (ABC 4 News) – December 10th is what one Utah family is calling their “Snowy” night. It was the night a dog saved their lives. | Video
updated Monday, December 17, 2012 06:22 PM
Examination table in doctor office (ABC 4 News)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state will stick with its own existing health insurance exchange rather than let the federal government run it for them.
updated Friday, December 14, 2012 04:46 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The federal government is telling Utah it wants to work with them to certify the state's existing health insurance exchange.
updated Friday, December 14, 2012 12:10 PM
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Bad Air (Aaron Kimbell, ABC 4 News )
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - State regulators say Utah will miss a deadline to submit pollution-fighting plans Friday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
updated Friday, December 14, 2012 09:42 AM
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Teen Drinking (Scott Gardner, Health Care Weekly Review)
SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC4 News) – Teens are involved in dangerous new trends that could be deadly. | Video
updated Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:24 PM
Herbert
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Governor Gary Herbert is asking President Barack Obama to approve the state's health insurance exchange and declare that it meets the requirements of the federal health overhaul.
updated Tuesday, December 11, 2012 12:46 PM
Mike Williams, a USU trainer, is credited with saving player Danny Berger's life when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. (Courtesy: USU Athletic Department)
MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 News) – Danny Berger touched many people’s hearts long before his temporarily stopped beating. | Video
updated Thursday, December 06, 2012 12:21 PM
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Carbon Monoxide Detector
SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC 4 News) – Utah law does not require Utah schools to have carbon monoxide monitors in schools. | Video
updated Tuesday, December 04, 2012 05:27 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Girls who smoke during their teenage years increase their risk for developing osteoporosis. A new study from The Journal of Adolescent Health released the new information Tuesday.
updated Tuesday, December 04, 2012 12:44 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - The American Academy of Pediatrics releases a new publication recommending emergency contraception be available to teens. According to the AAP, adolescents are more likely to use emergency contraception if it's prescribed in advance. | Video
updated Monday, November 26, 2012 09:29 PM
iPhone (ABC News)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - For many, the answer may be yes. | Video
updated Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:27 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Salt Lake City International Airport is named in a new CDC survey on secondhand smoke exposure. SLC International is one of five of the 29 largest airports in the United States that allows smoking in designated areas. | Video
updated Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:43 AM
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Hobby Lobby
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills. | Video
updated Tuesday, November 20, 2012 05:17 PM
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Herbert
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gov. Gary Herbert says Utah will maintain its health insurance exchange as he awaits answers from the federal government related to President Barack Obama's health care law.
updated Monday, November 19, 2012 11:40 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new Utah company hopes you'll eat and lose. They’re called WIO, and their diet is based on a new type of low-carb flour and shakes. | Video
updated Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:21 AM
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Health experts say an estimated 5% to 10% of young people are misusing or abusing ADHD medications.
updated Friday, November 02, 2012 02:51 PM
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A recipe for disaster. From great skin to luxurious hair, the beauty products you’re using may contain not so pretty chemicals for your skin. ABC 4 News talks with a dermatologist to break down the biggest culprits and keep you safe. | Video
updated Tuesday, November 06, 2012 07:42 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - What do pet food labels really mean? How do you know what's really best for your best friend?
updated Wednesday, October 31, 2012 04:23 PM
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