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Early Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer: Medicine's Next Big Thing?
Early Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer: Medicine's Next Big Thing?
Pancreatic Cancer: According to the Mayo Clinic, pancreatic cancer (pancreatic carcinoma) forms in the tissues of the pancreas, which is an organ located right behind the lower section of the stomach.More >>
Botox For Parkinson's
Botox For Parkinson's
"Botox" is the brand name for a toxin produced by bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. As the last part of that term suggests, the toxin can cause botulism - a condition that is known to lead to badMore >>
Accurate Home Glaucoma Test approved by FDA
Accurate Home Glaucoma Test approved by FDA
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2.3 million Americans are affected by glaucoma in the U.S. and an additional 2 million don't know they have the disease. Glaucoma is the leading causeMore >>
Scarless Thyroid Surgery
Scarless Thyroid Surgery
Thyroid Gland: The thyroid gland is found in the front part of the neck, right below the larynx (also called the voice box). It is a two inch gland with two lobes, each located on a different side ofMore >>
Smart Toe For Hammer Toes
Smart Toe For Hammer Toes
Hammertoe is a condition where the smaller toes of the foot become bent like a claw and can leave permanent damage. There are three main causes of hammertoe. The deformity can be inherited, a result ofMore >>
Beating Heart Surgery
Beating Heart Surgery
Beating-heart surgery is a way to perform surgery without stopping the heart. During operation, the heart continues to beat and circulate blood. Also called off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, beating-heartMore >>
Reconstructing ACL's In Kids
Reconstructing ACL's In Kids
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of four major ligaments in the knee and the most common ligament that gets injured. Sudden changes of direction or landing in a certain way can cause a tear in the ACL.More >>
Cancer Killer: Saving Faces - Saving Lives
Cancer Killer: Saving Faces - Saving Lives
Lymphangioma is a mass that commonly occurs in the head and neck area. It's classified as a birth defect and is also known as cystic hygroma. The facts are simple : 90% of all lymphangioma cases occur in children less than 2 years of age and develop while in the womb.More >>
Saving Derek From Paralysis
Saving Derek From Paralysis
Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue found inside of bones, which contain stem cells. A bone marrow transplant is a procedure in which healthy bone marrow stem cells are injected into a patient in order to replace bone marrow that has become dysfunctional or has been destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation.More >>
Back Surgery Preserving Male Fertility
Back Surgery Preserving Male Fertility
The two most common problems people have with the cervical spine are disk herniation and stenosis, a narrowing of the spine causing pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.More >>
Mistake-Proof Hip Replacement
Mistake-Proof Hip Replacement
According to bonesmart.org, a "total hip replacement" involves the complete replacement of an arthritic hip joint that had been wearing away at bearing surfaces and causing the victim considerable pain.More >>
Robots Rebuilding Bladders
Robots Rebuilding Bladders
Background: Bladder cancer is a cancerous tumor in the bladder. It is not clear what causes bladder cancer, but smoking is a huge risk factor. Bladder cancer is also linked with aging and gender. AlmostMore >>

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Arizona prison inmate dies in apparent homicide
Arizona prison inmate dies in apparent homicide
Authorities say an Arizona prison inmate is dead from an apparent homicide.More >>
Authorities say an Arizona prison inmate is dead from an apparent homicide.More >>
Closing arguments set in Ariz. terrorism hoax case
Closing arguments set in Ariz. terrorism hoax case
Lawyers are scheduled to make closing arguments Monday at the trial of a Phoenix man accused of endangering the life of his 16-year-old nephew in a terrorism hoax.More >>
Lawyers are scheduled to make closing arguments Monday at the trial of a Phoenix man accused of endangering the life of his 16-year-old nephew in a terrorism hoax.More >>
Brewer signs $8.8 billion state budget into law
Brewer signs $8.8 billion state budget into law
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed an $8.8 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 into law.More >>
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed an $8.8 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 into law.More >>
Tucson babysitter gets jail for infant's death
Tucson babysitter gets jail for infant's death
A Tucson babysitter convicted of negligent homicide for leaving an infant girl unattended in a bathtub has been sentenced to one year in jail.More >>
A Tucson babysitter convicted of negligent homicide for leaving an infant girl unattended in a bathtub has been sentenced to one year in jail.More >>
1 man fatally shot in west Phoenix parking lot
1 man fatally shot in west Phoenix parking lot
Authorities say a man has been fatally shot in a west Phoenix parking lot.More >>
Authorities say a man has been fatally shot in a west Phoenix parking lot.More >>
2 students taken to hospital after Ariz. bus crash
2 students taken to hospital after Ariz. bus crash
Authorities say two elementary school students in Flagstaff have been treated and released from a hospital after the school bus they were riding on collided with an SUV.More >>
Authorities say two elementary school students in Flagstaff have been treated and released from a hospital after the school bus they were riding on collided with an SUV.More >>
Mesa man accused of assaulting pregnant girlfriend
Mesa man accused of assaulting pregnant girlfriend
A Mesa man is in custody on suspicion of assault for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend.More >>
A Mesa man is in custody on suspicion of assault for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Arizona news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Arizona news from The Associated Press
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill to expand the state's Medicaid program, over the opposition of conservative Republicans. The Republican governor gathered key lawmakers from both parties who voted for the law at...More >>
MCSO searching for missing diver at Saguaro Lake
MCSO searching for missing diver at Saguaro Lake
Authorities are searching a lake northeast of Phoenix for a man who jumped off a cliff and never resurfaced.More >>
Authorities are searching a lake northeast of Phoenix for a man who jumped off a cliff and never resurfaced.More >>
Man indicted in Oro Valley road rage shooting
Man indicted in Oro Valley road rage shooting
A man has been indicted in a 2011 road rage incident in southern Arizona for allegedly shooting at an occupied car in Oro Valley.More >>
A man has been indicted in a 2011 road rage incident in southern Arizona for allegedly shooting at an occupied car in Oro Valley.More >>

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Boy, 16, suspected of killing elderly Calif couple
Boy, 16, suspected of killing elderly Calif couple
Police in Northern California say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of killing an 87-year-old attorney and his wife.More >>
Police in Northern California say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of killing an 87-year-old attorney and his wife.More >>
Plan opens up acres of Calif. dunes to off-roaders
Plan opens up acres of Calif. dunes to off-roaders
About 85 percent of an extensive dune system near the U.S.-Mexico border would be open to off-road vehicles under a new federal management plan opposed by environmentalists.More >>
About 85 percent of an extensive dune system near the U.S.-Mexico border would be open to off-road vehicles under a new federal management plan opposed by environmentalists.More >>
Las Cruces mayor seeks ex-LA mayor's help on debt
Las Cruces mayor seeks ex-LA mayor's help on debt
The mayor of Las Cruces is seeking help from former Los Angeles and Albuquerque mayors to erase outstanding debt from his re-election campaign two years ago.More >>
The mayor of Las Cruces is seeking help from former Los Angeles and Albuquerque mayors to erase outstanding debt from his re-election campaign two years ago.More >>
Tennis great Gene Mako dies in Calif. at 97
Tennis great Gene Mako dies in Calif. at 97
Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.More >>
Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.More >>
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Sheriff's officials say they have now recorded more than 500 homes leveled by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.More >>
Sheriff's officials say they have now recorded more than 500 homes leveled by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history.More >>
SF trains shut down over man with knife on ledge
SF trains shut down over man with knife on ledge
Officials in San Francisco say a commuter train line shut down at rush hour as police had to talk down a man with a knife from an overpass.More >>
Officials in San Francisco say a commuter train line shut down at rush hour as police had to talk down a man with a knife from an overpass.More >>
Pileup on freeway north of LA snarls traffic
Pileup on freeway north of LA snarls traffic
A dozen people have been injured in a freeway accident north of Los Angeles.More >>
A dozen people have been injured in a freeway accident north of Los Angeles.More >>
This Hour: Latest Northern California news, sports, business and entertainment
This Hour: Latest Northern California news, sports, business and entertainment
Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denying the decades-old murders of four women.More >>
This Hour: Latest California news, sports, business and entertainment
This Hour: Latest California news, sports, business and entertainment
Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denying the decades-old murders of four women.More >>
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This Hour: Latest Southern California news, sports, business and entertainment
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Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'
NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.More >>
President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.More >>
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.More >>
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.More >>
Tropical depression forms off the coast of Belize
Tropical depression forms off the coast of Belize
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.More >>
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala, northern Honduras and southern Mexico.More >>
Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
New airborne laser scanning data has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating an entire bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.More >>
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.More >>
More possible Zimmerman jurors asked to return
More possible Zimmerman jurors asked to return
Prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys are returning for a second week of jury selection in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial.More >>
Potential jurors' views on race were the focus of questioning Monday in the second week of jury selection for the Florida murder trial of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.More >>
Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search
Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search
Federal agents appeared to be reviving the hunt for the remains of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa on Monday as they searched a field in suburban Detroit.More >>
Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, digging around in a suburban Detroit field where a reputed Mafia captain says the Teamsters boss' body was buried.More >>
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.More >>
Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.More >>
Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has come to Connecticut in search of gun manufacturing and other jobs while talking up the importance of competition.More >>
The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy...More >>
Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search
Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search
French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.More >>
Commercial fisherman Larry Barbeau's comings and goings usually don't create much of a stir in this wind-swept Lake Michigan outpost, but in the past few days, his phone jangles the minute he arrives home.More >>
Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
Authorities in Utah plan to offer details about a man accused of walking into a Catholic church and shooting another man in the back of the head during Mass in Ogden.More >>
It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his...More >>

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Man arrested for stealing military property
Man arrested for stealing military property
EL CENTRO, CA (13 On Your Side) - An El Centro man is behind bars tonight after police found him with stolen military property. Officials are still investigating how 46-year-old Martin Gonzalez stoleMore >>
An El Centro man is behind bars tonight after police found him with stolen military property.More >>
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5 injured after pickup truck rolls over in desert area near San Luis
5 injured after pickup truck rolls over in desert area near San Luis
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San Luis first responders helped five people injured in a truck that flipped over early this morning.
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Possible World Record-Breaking Mako Shark Caught Off LA Coast
Possible World Record-Breaking Mako Shark Caught Off LA Coast
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A possible record-breaking Mako shark has been caught off the coast between Huntington Beach and Catalina. The 1,323.5-pound, 11-foot-long shark was caught Monday morningMore >>
A possible record-breaking Mako shark has been caught off the coast between Huntington Beach and Catalina.More >>
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Bat beating death trial underway, victim’s friend testifies
Bat beating death trial underway, victim’s friend testifies
YUMA, AZ - The trial is underway for the man accused of brutally murdering another man with a baseball bat last year. Testimony got really intense at one point as state prosecutor William Katz questionedMore >>
The trial is underway for the man accused of brutally murdering another man with a baseball bat last year. Testimony got really intense at one point as state prosecutor William Katz questioned the victim's friend Christopher Solis.More >>
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Pregnant Boy Ads: Chicago Public Health Commissioner 'Very Pleased' With Provocative Campaign
Pregnant Boy Ads: Chicago Public Health Commissioner 'Very Pleased' With Provocative Campaign
(HUFFINGTON POST) - To say the Chicago Department of Public Health's latest ad campaign targeting teen pregnancy has turned heads puts it lightly. The agency's new campaign, which features provocativeMore >>
To say the Chicago Department of Public Health's latest ad campaign targeting teen pregnancy has turned heads puts it lightly.More >>
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Calexico teen still missing - officials warn against swimming in canals
Calexico teen still missing - officials warn against swimming in canals
CALEXICO, CA (13 On Your Side) - Police continue to search for the body of an 18-year-old teenager who drowned while swimming in the All-American Canal. It's been four days since the 18-year-old DamianMore >>
Police continue to search for the body of an 18-year-old teenager who drowned while swimming in the All-American Canal.More >>
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Governor Brewer signs Medicaid expansion into law
Governor Brewer signs Medicaid expansion into law
PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President BarackMore >>
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.More >>
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Mother of missing Yuma teen speaks out
Mother of missing Yuma teen speaks out
YUMA, Ariz. (13 On Your Side) – The mother of the teen who has not been heard from in four months is speaking out. Jenny Jimenez does not believe her 19-year-old daughter Emily Hieber ran away and isMore >>
The mother of the teen who has not been heard from in four months is speaking out.More >>

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Yuma Hospital staff undergo aviation-based training
Yuma Hospital staff undergo aviation-based training
YUMA, AZ - Medical staff at Yuma Regional Medical Center received military training Friday. Operating room and cardiac care teams participated in a two-day program where they learned how to implement communicationMore >>
YUMA, AZ - Medical staff at Yuma Regional Medical Center received military training Friday. Operating room and cardiac care teams participated in a two-day program where they learned how to implement communication skills used by the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and nuclear facilities.More >>
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Community helps man with deadly heart disease
Community helps man with deadly heart disease
YUMA, AZ - Many of you may have heard of the "Heart of Cisco." Cisco is a young man who suffers from an enlarged heart and soon may be in need a transplant. But like so many people across this country,More >>
YUMA, AZ - Many of you may have heard of the "Heart of Cisco." Cisco is a young man who suffers from an enlarged heart and soon may be in need a transplant.More >>
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Wait list in San Luis for flu shot, 2-week old baby catches flu
Wait list in San Luis for flu shot, 2-week old baby catches flu
YUMA, AZ - Dr. Calabrese says today he treated one of the youngest patients he's ever treated for the flu, a 2-week old infant. Doctors say babies and the elderly are the most vulnerable to this deadly flu virus.More >>
YUMA, AZ - Dr. Calabrese says today he treated one of the youngest patients he's ever treated for the flu, a 2-week old infant. Doctors say babies and the elderly are the most vulnerable to this deadly flu virus.More >>
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Half of fire department calls flu-related
Half of fire department calls flu-related
San Luis firefighter Luis Cebrero's tells KSWT News 13 they've responded to at least 12 calls for emergency this past weekend alone.
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San Luis firefighter Luis Cebrero's tells KSWT News 13 they've responded to at least 12 calls for emergency this past weekend alone.
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Hospital tells people with flu symptoms to not visit patients
Hospital tells people with flu symptoms to not visit patients
YUMA, AZ - Dr. Bernstein compares this year's strand of the flu virus to the deadly H1N1 flu virus that killed 12,000 people in 2009.
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YUMA, AZ - Dr. Bernstein compares this year's strand of the flu virus to the deadly H1N1 flu virus that killed 12,000 people in 2009.More >>
Horse therapy for neglected children helps reunite father & son
Horse therapy for neglected children helps reunite father & son
SEELEY - For six long months, Julio Ocegueda Sr. says that he did not see his son or have any contact with him. A judge revoked his custody, ordering Julio Jr. to stay with another relative. Today, OceguedaMore >>
SEELEY - For six long months, Julio Ocegueda Sr. says that he did not see his son or have any contact with him. A judge revoked his custody, ordering Julio Jr. to stay with another relative. Today, OceguedaMore >>
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2,600 CA Medi-Cal cards incorrectly sent, small chance of fraud
2,600 CA Medi-Cal cards incorrectly sent, small chance of fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -The Department of Health Care Services says the cards, which included names and birthdates, were for children in the Healthy Families insurance program who will be switched to Medi-Cal next month.More >>
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -The Department of Health Care Services says the cards, which included names and birthdates, were for children in the Healthy Families insurance program who will be switched to Medi-Cal next month.More >>
Dozens of People Sprayed by Crop Duster in Yuma
Dozens of People Sprayed by Crop Duster in Yuma
YUMA - KSWT News 13 has learned a crop duster has sprayed about three dozen people working in a west Yuma field. It happened this evening at Avenue G and West County 12th Street. Rural Metro Fire DepartmentMore >>
KSWT News 13 has learned a crop duster has sprayed about three dozen people working in a west Yuma field. At least 10 people were taken to the hospital; two with serious injuries.More >>
Sunset community health center to get new mobile unit
Sunset community health center to get new mobile unit
Yuma--Sunset Community Health Center will soon have a pediatric mobile unit to provide care for uninsured school children. The clinic has been awarded nearly half a million dollars through the AffordableMore >>
Sunset Community Health Center will soon have a pediatric mobile unit to provide care for uninsured school children.More >>
Phoenix hospital accused of forcing leukemia girl to stay
Phoenix hospital accused of forcing leukemia girl to stay
Los Algodones, Mexico--In an exclusive interview with KSWT News 13, Norma Bracamontes lashes out at the phoenix hospital accusing them of refusing to release Emily because she did not have health insurance.More >>
In an exclusive interview with KSWT News 13, Norma Bracamontes lashes out at the Phoenix hospital accusing them of refusing to release Emily because she did not have health insurance.More >>

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