Health Report from NBCSandiego

AUG. 18, 2008

LATEST HEALTH NEWS  Brought to you by Checking Yourself Can Help Stop Cancer The key to fighting some cancers is keeping an eye -- and a hand -- on your body, doctors say. MORE Chewing Gum Aids Recovery From Surgery Patients who chew gum after having part of their colon removed get their intestines back in order more quickly. MORE College Presidents Want Drinking Age Lowered Presidents of about 100 of the nation's best-known colleges and universities are calling on lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. MORE Calif. Court: Docs Can't Withhold Care To Gays California's high court has ruled that doctors cannot withhold care to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs. MORE Cocoa May Help Blood Flow In Brain Could chocolate help people with strokes or dementia recover their mental abilities? MORE WEATHER TODAY HIGH: 76 LOW: 69 TOMORROW HIGH: 75 LOW: 67 LATEST VIDEOS Store Lets You Smash Away Stress There's a new place to go in San Diego where it's OK for you to break something to relieve stress or just have a smashing good time. WATCH NOW Marines Battle Post-Traumatic Stress On Multiple Fronts NBC 7/39's Peggy Pico reports on the unusual way the Marines are trying to help returning troops and their families. WATCH NOW Are Tonsils Causing ADHD? Some parents have taken their children off of ADHD medicine. Others have noticed improved grades after a tonsillectomy. But as Peggy Pico reports, doctors have a warning. WATCH NOW

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