During the summer, many children head to the playground for fun. But, as Alina Cho explains, the rubber mats underneath kids feet meant for safety could be a potential hazard.

 

Scientists don't know what causes excessive sweating, but they don't believe it's just sweat glands alone. Researchers are looking to see if it may be from an overactive singal in the brain.

 

Prescription drugs are supposed to keep us healthy...or help us, in some way, but mistakes in filling prescriptions kill as many as 7,000 Americans a year, according to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. WJBF-TV News Channel 6's Capitol reporter Robert Kittle tells us about something new, that will save lives.

 

There are millions of people who deal with the struggles of being blind, every day. But, what if there was a way to change all that? Some doctors call it a medical breakthrough...a special lens is placed over the eye and, for some people with certain kinds of eye damage, it's the opportunity see again. WJBF-TV News Channel 6's Joy Howe has more in a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 Medical Report.

 

Antidepressants are commonly prescribed, but also are known to cause sexual side effects. Now, a new study finds that Viagra may help treat those side effects in women.

 

A special pedicure is "catching" the attention of thousands. A salon is using fish in a strange way...but is it safe? Yunji de Nies took a trip to Japan to find out more on this "fishy" treatment.

 

A new government report shows that skin infections ranked 17th on the list of the most common causes of hospitilizing kids. Now, doctors are taking a serious look at the condition.

 

We all know that mammograms are an important tool in the fight against breast cancer, yet nearly a third of women don't get them. One reason? Pain. Some studies show that up to 35 percent of women report pain during the procedure, but would more women get mammograms if they were less painful? Sharon Alfonsi has details, in a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 Medical Report.

 

In a WJBF-TV News Channel 6 Consumer Alert...the salmonella scare has officially switched from tomatoes to jalapenos. Health officials have confirmed a single strand of salmonella on a Mexican-grown jalapeno, at a Texas plant. The plant is now recalling its peppers.

 

With fewer medical school students choosing residencies in family medicine, Georgia is facing a shortage of family practitioners. Of the 385 students who graduated from medical schools, in Georgia, this spring, only 20 chose residencies in family medicine, half as many as five years ago. Count on WJBF-TV News Channel 6's Renita Crawford to tell us why, and what's being done about it.