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Delegation sponsors bill on CCM

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:22:19 GMT

New Mexico's congressional delegation is sponsoring legislation to increase research and education efforts related to Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM), a relatively unknown illness that is more common among New Mexico Hispanics than any other group.

Group creates dreamy rooms for ill kids

Jessica Garate — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:41:15 GMT

An Albuquerque group is doing something different for sick children to brighten not just their lives but their living spaces.

Archbishop criticizes health mandate

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:33:39 GMT

A new federal health insurance mandate is making waves in Santa Fe especially with Archbishop Michael Sheehan.

Technology helps hearing, relationships

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:35:23 GMT

A cochlear implant helped one Albuquerque woman rebuild her relationships after losing her hearing.

Gym helps kids learn healthy habits

Matt Mauro — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:08:31 GMT

The gym at the YMCA of Central New Mexico is welcoming kids, hoping to teach them not only how to work out safely but also helping them create healthy habits that will last a lifetime.

Thousands claim LANL caused cancer

Nancy Laflin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:07:23 GMT

When the legislative session began in January, House Speaker Ben Lujan dropped a bombshell. He revealed that he has cancer and is blaming it on his work at Los Alamos National Lab.

Help coming for lost dementia patients

Deanna Sauceda — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:23 GMT

The city of Albuquerque will start a Silver Alert program that lets the community know when an Alzheimer's or dementia patient is missing or lost.

Clinic targets Eddy Co. rabies outbreak

Bill Diven — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:14:51 GMT

Eddy County has confirmed almost as many rabies cases this month as in all of 2011 prompting a public vaccination clinic for cats and dogs to be held next week.

Curry County searches for TB patient

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:28:43 GMT

Eastern New Mexico authorities are searching for a man with contagious tuberculosis. The Department of Public Safety issued a news release Monday asking the public for helping in finding 45-year-old Robert J. Gutierrez. He was last seen in Clovis on Friday.

Ways to avoid MRSA & Staph infections

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:36:29 GMT

With the recent cases of MRSA and staph infections breaking out in some schools, the New Mexico Department of Health has released some tips on avoiding the spread of these infections.

Student infected with Staph, not MRSA

Elizabeth Alvarez — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:40:24 GMT

A warning for parents of students in Belen, another student has been infected with the MRSA infection.

Lack of sleep leads to health problems

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:12:52 GMT

It seems many of us can't seem to catch up on or get enough sleep these days and sleep experts say, this could be hurting us in a number of ways.

UNM batcave program helps at risks kids

Kim Vallez — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:12:23 GMT

A program that takes place two floors beneath the main UNM Hospital is helping at risk kids in New Mexico graduate.

Bill to lower property taxes proposed

Kim Vallez — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:51:52 GMT

A state lawmaker has introduced a bill which would reduce the amount Bernalillo county taxpayers put into the indigent healthcare fund for UNM Hospital, therefore reducing property taxes overall.

Staph outbreak reported at high school

Scott Daniels — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:11:54 GMT

It was a boil on a cheerleader's arm that caught the faculty's attention when students returned from their winter break.

Meth addicts lose compassion

Amanda Goodman — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:51:23 GMT

Two Albuquerque parents, who admitted they were using meth, were arrested in separate incidents for terrible crimes against their children last week.

Hobbs flights help cancer patient

Gabrielle Burkhart — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:39:19 GMT

A relatively new flight option from Hobbs to Houston is benefiting a lot of people in southeastern New Mexico. Aside from business travelers, there's something big to gain for some passengers.

USDA shuts down annual matanza

Katie Kim — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:41:26 GMT

The matanza is a big traditional get-together where people slaughter pigs, prepare them, then eat them. The largest pork festival is in Belen, N.M., but the U.S. Department of Agriculture is shutting down the event because it may pose a safety hazard.

Woman seeks help for Huntington's bill

Scott Daniels — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:36:13 GMT

A woman in Albuquerque is in the fight of her life. A brain-eating disease runs in her family. She says the first few years after being diagnosed are crucial in slowing the effects of the disease down. But during that time many are in limbo waiting for Medicare to give the go ahead to get treated.

More retailers pull baby formula

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:14:16 GMT

Several more national retailers have joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from their shelves after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died of a rare bacterial infection.

Psychedelic research rooted in NM

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:56:37 GMT

Most New Mexicans have probably heard of medical marijuana. But how about medical magic mushrooms?

Impatient baby delivered on icy road

Scott Daniels — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:28:43 GMT

Elizabeth LeFevre went into labor at around midnight Tuesday morning. Her journey to the hospital is a trip she'll never forget.

Grant awarded for school health centers

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:20:23 GMT

The New Mexico Department of Health has received a federal grant that will help 10 school-based health centers around the state.

New Mexicans help stop chimp research

Deanna Sauceda — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:19:21 GMT

Animal rights advocates claimed a huge victory Thursday in fighting to stop research on chimpanzees following protests over moving nearly 200 chimps from New Mexico to a research facility in Texas to save money.

"Swimmers" pup back on her feet

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:35:47 GMT

She may be named Ariel, but a group of volunteers and doctors want to take the swim out of her. A small puppy with the odds stacked against her is thriving.