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Teenagers and Smoking: No Thanks
In 1991, the percentage of teenagers who admitted to smoking cigarettes was at 27.5%, but a recent revelation gives hope for the future health...
U.S. Diabetes Cases Rise at Alarming Rate
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the latest figures in what appears to be a losing battle against new...
New Study finds that 371 million have diabetes worldwide, and half don’t know it
According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), a record breaking 371 people are now affected by diabetes globally and nearly 2 million of...
When should you take an antibiotic?
With the official arrival of cold and flu season, and the coughs, congestion and runny noses that come along with it, it can...
Fungal meningitis posing a challenge for health officials
The national total has reached 323 cases of fungal meningitis since the outbreak, linked to steroid injections, began and doctors are struggling to...
Death toll rises in meningitis outbreak
The CDC announced today that an additional 1,000 people more than previously thought may have received steroid injection contaminated with fungal meningitis. The...
