New entrance exam? Dental check-up required for kindergartners

California is stepping up in the fight against one of the most common chronic childhood diseases -- tooth decay. Kindergartners are now required to get a dental check-up before entering public school.
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Report: Number of women checked for breast cancer dropping
Mammograms are important for the early detection of breast cancer in women. But now, new statistics show that the number of women getting examed is decreasing, and it's new cause for alarm with doctors and those who are battling the disease.
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Liposuction to stay awake for
A new type of liposuction is helping patients trim the fat without the pain of surgery or anesthesia. Click here to see how tumescent liposuction works.
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Dental care for dogs help more than just teeth
Veterinarians say heart, lung, and liver disease are potential life threatening possibilities that could start from dental disease in pets.
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Songshine - Gaining New Strength Through the Power of Music
Indian Wells Center for Healthy Living at Eisenhower is offering a FREE, fun new singing group, Songshine - Gaining New Strength Through the Power of Music, for persons with an aging voice, neurological disorder or Parkinson's disease.
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Young Parkinson's Support Group
The Phillip and Carol Traub Parkinson's Center at Eisenhower Medical Center is offering a new FREE support group for those with young onset Parkinson's disease.
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