Health Report

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 1,900 women in Mississippi will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. About 440 of them will die from the disease. In todays health news, MPB's Lawayne Childrey introduces us to one Ridgeland woman who has confronted breast cancer head on and is fighting to beat the odds.

On November 27th 2007, Regenia Shearrill of Ridgeland had a life changing experience with just a simple touch of her finger.

There are already 12-hundred confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu, in Mississippi. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, an expert medical panel Thursday night answered the state's questions on how to avoid infection.

One in ten Americans has some form of liver disease. October is Liver Awareness Month. MPB's Karen Brown spoke with University of Mississippi Medical Center Gastroenterologist, Dr. Walter Boone, about the liver, starting with gall bladder disease.

Concern has risen about preventing the spread of H1N1, or swine flu, at the 150th Mississippi State Fair in Jackson. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, fair organizers hope to keep the disease away from Mississippi's prized swine...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. MPB’s Karen Brown spoke with Dr. Grace Shumaker with Jackson Oncology Associates about prevention, detection and treatment, starting with who's most at risk?