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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...