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26.2 With Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer, benefits Mayo Clinic and women living with breast cancer. The next marathon will be held on February 12, 2012.
Buddy Check 12
Everyone knows if you detect breast cancer early, your odds of beating it are better than 90 percent so it makes sense to do self exams. Over a decade ago, First Coast News' Jeannie Blaylock partnered with Baptist Health to create Buddy Check 12 -- designed to promote monthly breast self-examinations and to educate women on the importance of early detection. Watch Jeannie's Buddy Check 12 reports every 12th of the month on First Coast News and remind a buddy to self-check for breast cancer. Call (904)202-CARE to our partner, Baptist Health, and we'll mail you the Buddy Check 12 kits with stickers for free. Visit the Buddy Check 12 section for the latest survivor stories.
M-Line
First Coast News partnered with the local non-profit Susan G. Komen Foundation to raise Buddy Bucks to make sure every woman on the First Coast gets a mammogram, even if she can't afford one or she doesn't know where to turn. (They're the Race for the Cure folks.) The money will pay for the hotline and, the more funds we get, the more free mammograms we can offer through Komen grants to local facilities. Trained professionals at Komen will man the hotline to guide women to existing free mammogram programs and, if cancer is found, to surgery and treatment programs for the underserved. We will follow the women to make sure they get help.
Call the M-Line at 1-877-9-MY-MAMO. Compassionate, experienced healthcare Representatives are available to connect you with the information you need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each caller will receive either a follow-up call, or will be provided with referral information based on specific needs. Rest assured that all information remains confidential.
Komen North Florida Race for the Cure
In 1994, the first ever North Florida Race for the Cure was held in Jacksonville Beach. The North Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was formed in 1995 and covers Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, Baker and Clay Counties.
Newly Released Court Papers Reveal How Jared Harrell Lured Somer Thompason In
11:53 PM, Feb 3, 2012
McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide - an ingredient in fertilizers, household cleaners and some roll-your-own explosives - in its hamburger meat.
1:11 PM, Feb 1, 2012
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. -- The man accused of killing a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill is scheduled for a court appearance Friday and a court spokeswoman says there's potential for a "significant development" in the case.
5:16 PM, Feb 3, 2012
ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- An anonymous source has confirmed to First Coast News that Jarred Harrell is set to plead guilty in a pretrial hearing Friday, February 3rd, in Green Cove Springs.
12:45 PM, Feb 3, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- I don't know if you've ever done it: Sit down and count the cost of going out to lunch five days a week, but it adds up.
7:50 PM, Feb 3, 2012
Thousands of tips poured in after Somer Thompson disappeared, but it was just one that set justice in motion.
Now the family that came forward in 2009 is speaking out about their experience.
12:30 PM, Feb 3, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police are reporting that a first-grade student
who disappeared from Loretto Road Elementary School this afternoon was
found with a friend, according to Duval County Public Schools
spokesperson Jill Johnson.
7:39 PM, Feb 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force says it will cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.
11:59 PM, Feb 3, 2012
MANDARIN, Fl. -- There are still about 800 tickets left for Tim Tebow's appearance at Christ's Church in Marc
11:34 PM, Feb 3, 2012