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    Report: Sunscreen may not be effective

    A recent study shows that most sunscreens are not as effective as many of them are advertised to be.

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    Husband to donate kidney to wife

    Jan Blaylock has lived her life with PKD, a kidney disease. Now in need of a new kidney, she finds a donor very close to home.

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    Whooping cough spreads in Johnson County

    Johnson County health officials are investigating 111 cases of whooping cough reported since January.

    1. Study: Z-Pak could be deadly for some

      Study: Z-Pak could be deadly for some

      A new study suggests that one of the most popular antibiotics on the market for treating bacterial infections could be deadly among certain patients.

      • Health care for kids costing more

        Health care for kids costing more

        Health care expenses growing fastest among children

        • Cynthia goes for a Jazzy workout

          Cynthia goes for a Jazzy workout

          Cynthia tries to keep the beat while getting in a jazzy workout.

        • Kan. family beats cancer, helps others

          Kan. family beats cancer, helps others

          A young cancer survivor is celebrating a milestone - the end of first grade.  It's a day his mom didn't think she would see after his cancer relapsed and doctors said there was no known cure.

        • Sheryl Crow to play benefit concert

          Sheryl Crow to play benefit concert

          Grammy award wining artist Sheryl Crow is coming to Kansas City.

        • What to eat and drink when you exercise

          What to eat and drink when you exercise

          "Diet and exercise" is a phrase that goes hand-in-hand with losing weight. But what you eat or drink before, during and after your workout is key to the weight loss process.

          • Lawyer to run across KS for Parkinson's

            Lawyer to run across KS for Parkinson's

            A Mission Hills lawyer is running across the state of Kansas to raise $30,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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          1. Neighbors: Patz suspect lived quiet life

            Neighbors: Patz suspect lived quiet life

            He had friends and family over for barbecues on holidays. His neighbors described him as quiet and smiling. But Pedro Hernandez, 51, was apparently living with a terrible secret for 33 years.

            • Charges expected in NYC Etan Patz case

              Charges expected in NYC Etan Patz case

              Thirty-three years to the day after Etan Patz disappeared, a suspect will finally appear in a New York courtroom to hear criminal charges in the boy's abduction and death.

            • Man runs across US to help wounded vets

            • Man arrested in boy's 1979 disappearance

              • GSA parts ways w/exec behind Vegas trip