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1 hr ago | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Most Americans say no to smoking in their homes, cars

That's the message the vast majority of Americans send to the smokers within their social circle, a new study finds.

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Related Topix: Smoking

1 hr ago | Patch.com

Official: Cobb Swimming Pools Safe

Despite a study from the Centers for Disease Control that found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from metro Atlanta public swimming pools , Cobb officials said the county's pools are safe.

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Related Topix: Health, E. Coli

Fri May 17, 2013

KOMO News

Hep C rising in baby boomers, but can they be treated?

When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

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Related Topix: Hepatitis, Medicine, Health, Liver Cancer, University of Washington

Polk County Democrat

Staying fit cuts risk of cancer death in middle age, study finds

Middle-aged men who stayed fit were less likely to die from three common cancers after being diagnosed than those who were out of shape, research found.

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Related Topix: Colorectal Health, Medicine, Health, Oncology, Lung Cancer

The China Post

H7N9 case has drug- and non-resistant strains

The only H7N9 patient so far in Taiwan was carrying two strains of the same virus, with one being drug resistant and the other not, making it tricky to treat to him, doctors said yesterday.

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WTVY Dothan

Lyme Disease in the South

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently declared May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month, but a diagnosis can be hard to come by in the state.

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Related Topix: Lyme Disease, Health, Robert Bentley, US Governors, Crohn's Disease

CBS Local

CDC: 3 Of 5 Pools Tested Positive For Fecal Contamination

According to the CDC, the figures from their tests of polls conducted during last summer's swim season showed about 58 percent of the samples tested positive for E. coli and bacteria typically found in human feces.

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Related Topix: Health, E. Coli

CNN

5 things to know about dangerous, SARS-like virus

A new virus in the same family as SARS -- found for the first time in humans in recent months -- has infected 40 people, most of them in the Middle East.

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Related Topix: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Health, Medicine, Common Cold, Infectious Diseases

KMIZ

5 things to know about SARS-like virus

A new virus in the same family as SARS -- found for the first time in humans in recent months -- has infected 40 people, most of them in the Middle East.

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Related Topix: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Health, Medicine, Common Cold, Infectious Diseases

SanLuisObispo.com

Child mental health disorders rising, cost society $247 billion annually

And the rate is increasing, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which produced the study, released Thursday.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Psychiatry

Patch.com

Health Dept. Activates West Nile Virus Hotline, Asks Public to Report Dead Birds

The Will County Health Department is asking residents to help minimize the public's risk of West Nile Virus by reporting dead bird sightings.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, Will County, IL

Thu May 16, 2013

Medical Daily

Suicidal Girl In New Jersey Saved By California Teen Who Read Her Blog Post

After reading an unknown girl's blog post, Jackie Rosas, 18 years old, alerted her local police department in Cathedral City, Calif.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Cathedral City, CA

Houston Press

West Nile Virus Approaches, Proving Hurricanes Aren't the Only...

It is completely official. The Centers for Disease Control announced this week that 2012 was a terrible year for West Nile Virus - actually the worst ever - and warns that it may happen again.

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Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus

Drugs.com

1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC

As many as one in five American children under the age of 17 has a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, according to a new federal report.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Smoking

Live Science

Attack of the Killer Bacteria: Superbugs, Prepare to Die

Researchers have found that some predatory bacteria like Bdellovibrio, which latch onto prey and develop within it, could help wipe out superbugs.

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NH Insider

NH DHHS - Give Second Annual Immunization Champion Award

Concord, NH - The Immunization Program in the Division of Public Health Services at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services celebrates the second New Hampshire Childhood Immunization Champion, Angela Smith.

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Related Topix: New Hampshire Government, New Hampshire, Concord, NH, Exeter, NH, Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Influenza, Health

CBS Local

Study: Women Could Live Longer Than Men Due To Better Immune System

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta states that the human immune system, also referred to as the Lymphatic system, is the body's first line of defense against infections and disease.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Wed May 15, 2013

Kypost.Com

Machine-tenderized beef could pose risk

Before you fire up the grill for some great summer meals, Consumer Reports has a caution: The beef you buy may have been tenderized by machines, and that process can introduce potentially deadly bacteria into your food.

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Related Topix: Meat, Life, Beef, Food, Health, E. Coli

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

6 Foods To Avoid To Lower Your Heart & Stroke Risks

If you want to lower your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says there are six foods you may not want to put on your menu.

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Psychology Today

Midlife and Suicide: Why Are We Killing Ourselves?

May is Mental Health Month. Our collective mental health is a crucial topic for us to discuss all the time.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Suicide