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How Cockroaches Survive

How Cockroaches Survive

How sweet it isn't: Scientists find how some cockroaches resist the sugary lure of poisons. It turns out glucose activates taste nerves that tell the brain "yuck!" instead of "yum.." Watch »

May 24, 2013
New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access

New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access

An elementary school inspires University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift. The Funicular is... Watch »

May 24, 2013
California Reveals New State-Run Insurance Plans

California Reveals New State-Run Insurance Plans

The future of health care in California was unveiled Thursday, as the state announced a new state-run insurance... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Joint Replacements Cause Allergic Reactions

Joint Replacements Cause Allergic Reactions

The number of patients getting knee and hip replacements is on the rise, and some of those patients are showing... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Woman Delivers Own Baby

Woman Delivers Own Baby

Erica Bovino, of Southington, CT, was alone and had no time to get to a hospital when her daughter, Stella, was born... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

he eighth graders at Staley Middle School in Frisco, Texas are undergoing a different sort of physical education. As... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Clinic In Can Headed To Oklahoma

Unique portable clinic to provide medical care to tornado victims. Katie Taube reports. Watch »

May 23, 2013
UCLA Awarded $10M Grant to Study Autism in African Americans

UCLA Awarded $10M Grant to Study Autism in African Americans

The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA a grant to study the genetic causes of autism in African American... Watch »

May 22, 2013
Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

Device Detects When Child is Left in Hot Car

College students in Maryland invent device that detects when a child is left behind in a dangerously hot vehicle.... Watch »

May 22, 2013
Accidental Drowning is Biggest Risk to Children Under 5: Report

Accidental Drowning is Biggest Risk to Children Under 5: Report

New report finds accidental drowning is biggest risk to children 5 and under. Erika Edwards reports. Watch »

May 22, 2013
The Love Train is Coming

The Love Train is Coming

The public transportation system in Prague wants to take riders on a new kind of journey. The metro system plans to... Watch »

May 22, 2013
Are LA Schools Prepared For a Huge Natural Disaster?

Are LA Schools Prepared For a Huge Natural Disaster?

If a big natural disaster of the magnitude of the Oklahoma tornadoes were to strike Los Angeles, would our... Watch »

May 22, 2013
UC Medical Workers Begin Two-Day Walkout

UC Medical Workers Begin Two-Day Walkout

Medical workers across California plan to strike for the next two days. Watch »

May 22, 2013
Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Thirty years after massive toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marines and their... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Cholesterol Testing Approved for Kids

Cholesterol Testing Approved for Kids

Doctors approve cholesterol testing on younger children. Emily Longnecker reports. Watch »

May 21, 2013

"Superbug Zapper" Tackles Rising Hospital Threat

Antibiotic resistant superbugs are on the rise in hospitals. A new "superbug zapper" is being used at UCLA... Watch »

May 21, 2013
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools

CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools

Health officials at the CDC say they found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from... Watch »

May 20, 2013
High School Removes Photos of Pregnant Students

High School Removes Photos of Pregnant Students

A Michigan high school removed full body photos of pregnant students from their yearbook. WOOD's Heather Walker... Watch »

May 17, 2013
If Sexual Dysfunction Were a Virus,

If Sexual Dysfunction Were a Virus, "It'd Be Pandemic": Expert

Half of the U.S. population aged 40 and older suffer with a sexual dysfunction. And experts say these patients often... Watch »

May 16, 2013
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