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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ariz deputies arrest 15 on human smuggling charges
Ariz deputies arrest 15 on human smuggling charges
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies have made another round of arrests as part of an effort to crackdown on human smuggling.More >>
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies have made another round of arrests as part of an effort to crackdown on human smuggling.More >>
Body of missing Scottsdale man found in canal
Body of missing Scottsdale man found in canal
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Scottsdale police say a body found in a canal has been identified as a man who was reported missing after he failed to return from a bicycle ride earlier this week.More >>
Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard
Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard
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The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen initiatives aimed at solving problems within the organization that were documented in a recent investigation.More >>
Saguaro National Park busy repairing rutted trails
Saguaro National Park busy repairing rutted trails
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There are trenches up to 2 feet deep that cut across some trails at Saguaro National Park East. The causes include horses' hooves, storm runoff and years of natural erosion.More >>
Man accused of embezzling $255K to change plea
Man accused of embezzling $255K to change plea
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Prosecutors say a 42-year-old man accused of embezzling $255,000 from an office supply company in Cortez is expected to change his plea.More >>
Wild turkeys relocated from Davis-Monthan air base
Wild turkeys relocated from Davis-Monthan air base
A group of wild turkeys is now roaming Mount Lemmon after being captured at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.More >>
A group of wild turkeys is now roaming Mount Lemmon after being captured at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.More >>
Donation allows Phoenix gun buybacks to continue
Donation allows Phoenix gun buybacks to continue
Organizers of the Phoenix gun buybacks say they have received an anonymous donation of $100,000 to continue the effort.More >>
Organizers of the Phoenix gun buybacks say they have received an anonymous donation of $100,000 to continue the effort.More >>
Chance of survivors declines at Indonesian mine
Chance of survivors declines at Indonesian mine
Rescue officials say falling rocks are hampering their progress in reaching 23 trapped workers at a U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, and chances of finding any more survivors are declining.More >>
Rescue officials say falling rocks are hampering their progress in reaching 23 trapped workers at a U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, and chances of finding any more survivors are declining.More >>
AZ man indicted in Idaho on wire fraud charges
AZ man indicted in Idaho on wire fraud charges
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Federal prosecutors say an Arizona man fraudulently wired $450,000 to his personal accounts through an Idaho-based Internet business, using the money to enrich himself, pay for his home and bolster his retirement and...More >>
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News Minute: Here is the latest Arizona news from The Associated Press
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Report: steel tendons left exposed on Bay Bridge
Report: steel tendons left exposed on Bay Bridge
Thousands of steel tendons used to strengthen the skyway portion of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were exposed during construction to rainfall and salty bay mist, leading to corrosion...More >>
Thousands of steel tendons used to strengthen the skyway portion of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were exposed during construction to rainfall and salty bay mist, leading to corrosion concerns.More >>
Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot
Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot
Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.More >>
Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.More >>
Climber falls to death near Idyllwild
Climber falls to death near Idyllwild
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A rock climber is dead after falling 150 feet while scaling a rock face in the San Jacinto Wilderness near Idyllwild.More >>
1 of 2 fires north of LA contained
1 of 2 fires north of LA contained
A wildfire burning in the hills along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles has been fully contained.More >>
A wildfire burning in the hills along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles has been fully contained.More >>
Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood
Edward Furlong arrested in West Hollywood
A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says 'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.More >>
A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says 'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.More >>
Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash
Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash
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Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee.More >>
Body found near search site for missing CA hiker
Body found near search site for missing CA hiker
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Search and rescue crews have found a woman's body in the same area near Big Bear where a female hiker went missing early this week during a day hike.More >>
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This Hour: Latest California news, sports, business and entertainment
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News Minute: Here is the latest California news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest California news from The Associated Press
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Las Vegas police are searching for two thieves accused of running over a teenage boy with their SUV after he refused give up his iPad to them.More >>

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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
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Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police
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A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.More >>
1 of 2 fires north of LA contained
1 of 2 fires north of LA contained
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One of two wildfires burning in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles was fully contained Saturday and authorities were getting an upper hand on the second one.More >>
Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
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Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
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Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails...More >>
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case
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Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.More >>
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
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First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.More >>

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Arizona Western College to give away $10,000 to those wishing to take summer classes
Arizona Western College to give away $10,000 to those wishing to take summer classes
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String of shootings shake the community
String of shootings shake the community
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A string of five shootings in the last 15 days--including an attempted murder and another that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old woman--has shaken the city.More >>
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Man busted trying to smuggle 25 pounds of crystal meth
Man busted trying to smuggle 25 pounds of crystal meth
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Friends and family mourn death of woman shot
Friends and family mourn death of woman shot
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21-year-old shot in latest of Yuma shootings
21-year-old shot in latest of Yuma shootings
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Photographer Takes Secret Photos of Neighbors for Public Art Project
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Police identify body found in orange groves; investigating murder
Police identify body found in orange groves; investigating murder
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Border Patrol busts cocaine load worth nearly $1 million
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Community helps man with deadly heart disease
Community helps man with deadly heart disease
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Hospital tells people with flu symptoms to not visit patients
Hospital tells people with flu symptoms to not visit patients
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Horse therapy for neglected children helps reunite father & son
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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
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Dozens of People Sprayed by Crop Duster in Yuma
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Sunset community health center to get new mobile unit
Sunset community health center to get new mobile unit
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Phoenix hospital accused of forcing leukemia girl to stay
Phoenix hospital accused of forcing leukemia girl to stay
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Yuma psychologist on how CT parents should help kids cope
Yuma psychologist on how CT parents should help kids cope
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