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British researchers found doctors routinely recorded significantly higher blood pressure levels than nurses taking the blood pressure of the same patients.
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British researchers found doctors routinely recorded significantly higher blood pressure levels than nurses taking the blood pressure of the same patients.
A new study in the journal of adolescent health finds a correlation between some sports and dating abuse among teenagers.
A promising new study for people who suffer recurring urinary tract infections.
The Alabama Senate has added $1 million to the state tourism department's proposed budget for grants that will be doled out at lawmakers' recommendation.
Alabama has run out of one of the drugs used to execute death row inmates.
Neighbors in the Wallsboro community in Elmore County are in shock because there have been two home invasions in the last five days. Deputies believe they could be connected.
The 2014 legislative session is almost in the books. While legislators did balance the general fund budget, they haven't always agreed on other legislation.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The case against two Selma teenagers charged with capital murder and robbery -- is now headed to a Dallas County grand jury.
You may see police officers in Opp skidding in a parking lot, but don't worry, they are in class.
Greenville Police are looking for a missing person, and they need your help.
A Troy woman accused of killing her boyfriend is sentenced in a Pike county court. Tiffany Upshaw was sentenced to 10 years in prison on a manslaughter charge for the death of Melvin Scott.
An aviation salvage team is being brought in to pull the wreckage of a single-engine plane from a reservoir in southwestern Colorado.
The deadline is approaching in nine south Alabama counties for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most non-profit organizations to apply for federal disaster loans due to the frost and freezing temperatures on March 25-29, 2013.
Lower back pain accounts for a third of all work-related disability.
Those with multiple sclerosis may find some relief in their symptoms by taking medical marijuana in a pill or oral spray.
A new study says too little sleep or too much tossing and turning can make you more susceptible to suffer from a metabolic disorder, like type 2 diabetes or obesity.
Itchy watery eyes, sniffles and sneezes... Springtime allergies are here!
The bodies of five people were found inside the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed into a cold, murky reservoir in southwestern Colorado over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
The Montgomery Regional Airport could be in trouble just eight years after it underwent major renovations. Extremely low foot traffic now has city leaders concerned.
You'll need a photo ID to vote in Alabama, starting in June. Most of us have a driver's license for ID, but for those who don't, the Secretary of State's Office is going to rural areas to help people get free voter ID cards. But with the small number of people showing up, is the cost worth it?
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is facing an attempted murder charge after police say he opened fire at three women in a Selma neighborhood.
A federal judge is delaying enforcement of an Alabama law regulating abortion clinics for one more week while he tries to rule on a lawsuit challenging the law.
A new study comparing traffic deaths to death certificates finds alcohol is not frequently listed as a cause of death.



