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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 stil Watch »

May 24, 2013
San Diego Police Get $20K for AED's

San Diego Police Get $20K for AED's

More than a dozen AED systems will be available to San Diego police officers in the field thanks to a grant from... Read »

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,... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Megan Takes an Ambulance Ride

Megan Takes an Ambulance Ride

In honor of Emergency Medical Services week first responders are giving NBC7 an inside look into the day in... Watch »

May 23, 2013
Working Out at FitWall

Working Out at FitWall

Trainers from FitWall show a new way to work out. Watch »

May 23, 2013
National EMS Week in San Diego

National EMS Week in San Diego

NBC 7's Megan Tevrizian tours the inside of an ambulance and learns firsthand the tools used to save lives... 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 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
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 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. Watch »

May 22, 2013
Medical Workers Strike, UCSD Cancels Surgeries

Medical Workers Strike, UCSD Cancels Surgeries

About 13,000 union workers at five University of California medical centers, including the one in San Diego, began... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Workers Strike at UC Medical Centers

Workers Strike at UC Medical Centers

Hospital workers walk out on the job at UC medical centers across California. NBC 7's Elena Gomez reports. Watch »

May 21, 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... 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... Watch »

May 20, 2013
Parents Disagree on Lice Policy

Parents Disagree on Lice Policy

Some parents in the La Mesa Spring Valley School District are dismayed to find out there's been a change in... Read »

May 17, 2013
Tips to Sleep Better

Tips to Sleep Better

Dr. Nina Shapiro shares some ways to make it easier to get some shut-eye. Watch »

May 17, 2013
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