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SPECIAL REPORT | A deadly high

11Alive News has a warning that every parent and teenager should hear. Its about a type of drug that, six months or a year ago, you might never have heard of and might now believe is no longer a threat.
5:42 PM, Mar 14, 2013

11Alive News has a warning that every parent and teenager should hear. It's about a type of drug that six months or a year ago you might never have heard of and might now believe is no longer a threat.

CDC: Frogs with salmonella could still be in homes

Salmonella typhimurium bacteria culture seen in colorized scanning electron micrograph
6:24 AM, Mar 11, 2013

They live underwater, eat bloodworms, and are promoted on pet websites. But African dwarf frogs can carry salmonella.

Community rallies to support family of 14 year old stroke victim

14 year old suffers stroke in fitness class and school and community rally to help family
7:34 PM, Mar 7, 2013

Frightening moments yesterday at McCleskey Middle School in Cobb County after a 14 year-old student suffered a stroke while in fitness class. Quick action by his teacher and the school nurse helped saved his life. Jackson Lietch was rushed to Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston, where he is recovering.

Researchers in Atlanta: A baby with HIV cured

A baby born with HIV appears to have been cured thanks to faster and stronger treatment than is usual for newborns.
7:54 PM, Mar 4, 2013

A baby born with HIV appears to have been cured thanks to faster and stronger treatment than is usual for newborns.

Tripp Halstead facing more surgery on Thursday

(Courtesy Tripp Halstead Updates)
4:22 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Tripp Halstead's family has found out that he needs even more surgery.

Family of five learns to manage and thrive with ADHD

Atlanta family of 5 deals with ADHD
4:03 PM, Feb 27, 2013

All five members of one Atlanta family are learning to manage their ADHD.

Autism bill backers challenge move to shelve measure

Inside the Autism Committee
8:22 PM, Feb 26, 2013

Backers of a bill requiring autism coverage in health insurance questioned the legality of a commission to which the bill was assigned this week.

Children's hearing aid bill hits unusual roadblock

Parent advocates are facing an unusual roadblock as they push for a bill that would make childrens hearing aids more affordable for Georgia families.
11:08 AM, Feb 25, 2013

Georgia lawmakers can't vote on the children's hearing aid bill until the Governor's Special Advisory Commission reviews it.

New whooping cough strain in US raises questions

2:23 AM, Feb 7, 2013

Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be vaccine resistant.

Teens who text too much are losing speaking skills

Experts say teens who text too much are losing their interpersonal communications skills.
12:28 PM, Feb 6, 2013

When it comes to teens and texting, how much is too much?

Flu? Malaria? Disease forecasters look to the sky

<em>(AP file photo)</em>
5:43 AM, Jan 3, 2013

Sunny with a chance of flu? That's what some health scientists are thinking, as they study the weather for clues about how to predict disease outbreaks.

Grady's smallest preemie growing up beautifully

In 2009, Gracie Lynn Wilson of Cartersville was born at 22 weeks weighing just one-pound, three-ounces.
11:33 AM, Dec 18, 2012

She was born weighing just one pound and three ounces. Now three years later, Gracie Lynn Wilson's preemie hurdles are finally over.

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LIVE: President Obama speaks at Morehouse

9:52 AM, May 19, 2013
11Alive assignment manager Jeremy Grisham took some video of flooding in Adairsville in the wake of Sundays storms.

Weekend storms result in flooding, mudslide

Heavy rain throughout much of metro Atlanta resulted in flooding Sunday morning. Several roads around the metro are blocked and should be avoided.

6:15 PM, May 19, 2013
Control tower at Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Man found dead at Atlanta airport

A man died of a heart attack at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday.

3:57 PM, May 19, 2013
Blue Herron Drive in Flowery Branch (Tyson Paul, 11Alive News)

State of emergency, boil water advisory in Flowery Branch

A ruptured water main has caused a boil water advisory to go into effect in south Hall County. The city Flowery Branch declared a state of emergency Sunday evening.

7:34 PM, May 19, 2013
President Obama told Morehouse graduates that he once bought into the world trying to keep a black man down mentality, but said theres no longer any room for excuses.

President Obama speaks at Morehouse

President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at Morehouse College Sunday.

5:50 PM, May 19, 2013
The Halstead family. (Courtesy Bill Halstead)

Tripp Halstead's family to receive renovated home

A non-profit organization will perform a series of improvements to Tripp Halstead's home this summer.

1:55 PM, May 16, 2013

Two dogs attack Douglas County family

A father and two of his children were taken to area hospitals on Saturday following an attack by a boxer and Boston Terrier.

12:56 PM, May 19, 2013
Stacy Halsteads son Tripp has been in the hospital since October, when a tree branch fell on him and crushed his skull. She talks about the outpouring of support she and her family have experienced.

Tripp Halstead's mom talks to 11Alive

Stacy Halstead tells 11Alive that her son Tripp, who has been in the hospital since October, could come home this week.

6:29 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Imagine being so consumed with a creative desire for expression that youre willing to jog halfway across the city, sweating with a backpack and a can of spray paint; that youd be willing to climb the highest walls just to get a blank canvas.

Yeah, but is it art? Graffiti in Atlanta

A look at the eternal debate: where does art end and graffiti begin?

10:58 PM, May 17, 2013
Aimee Copeland is the first woman with bilateral upper limb amputations to be fitted with the all new iLimb prosthetic hands.

Aimee Copeland gets fitted for new bionic 'iLimbs'

Aimee Copeland is the first woman with bilateral upper limb amputations to be fitted with the all new iLimb prosthetic hands.

10:44 PM, May 17, 2013
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