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Twins are remarkably common in one area of the world
The small West African nation of Benin has a higher concentration of twins than any other country in the developing world.That's according to a study published in PLOS ONE, which surveyed twinning...
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Here's the obesity rate in every state
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new data from their annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) program, which surveys hundreds of thousands of Americans...
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Obama has stuck to his promise about cigarettes
President Barack Obama swore he wouldn't smoke after the Affordable Care Act passed.It's been almost six years, and in an interview with GQ, he told Bill Simmons that he's stayed true to his word....
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This the first time in 50 years that the CDC has seen a ‘phenomenon’ like the...
Earlier this week, the US confirmed its first instance of sexually transmitted Zika virus related to the recent outbreak.A man returning from Venezuela, where the virus is being locally transmitted,...
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Colombia has linked Zika to 3 deaths
Until now, there have been no recorded deaths caused by the recent Zika outbreak.On Friday, Colombia's health minister said — preemptively and perhaps incorrectly — that there was a "causal connection"...
View ArticleThe single biggest obstacle facing efforts to stop the Zika virus
The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease that has captured the world's attention after half a century of lurking in the shadows, is still relatively unknown to researchers.Yes, there seems to be...
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There's a worrisome problem at the heart of the Zika-virus crisis that no one...
With public-health experts scrambling for answers to the Zika virus that's spreading rapidly throughout the Americas, a number of theories have come out trying to answer the question "Why now?"Some,...
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Here is where Americans sleep the least
If you live in the US, there's a good chance that you're behind on sleep. An estimated 70 million Americans suffer from sleep problems. Now, new results from a national survey by the Centers for...
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Scientists just got some worrisome new information about the link between...
The CDC just released some worrisome news about the untreatable Zika virus. Previously, experts assumed that cases of men infected with Zika passing the virus to healthy female partners via sex were...
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Only half of Americans got enough exercise last year — here’s how much you...
For all you couch potatoes out there, here's some inspiring news: More American adults than ever are getting enough exercise during their free time, according to a new report released by the...
View ArticleScientists discovered a disturbing new defect associated with the untreatable...
The CDC just released more information about Zika virus. Here's everything we know so far.Produced by Grace Raver. Original reporting by Kevin Loria. Follow TI: On FacebookJoin the conversation about...
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There's a silent killer in hospitals, and it's actually worse than we thought
One in every 25 people who comes through the hospital door ends up acquiring an infection that makes them sicker than before.Seems counterintuitive, right?And, according to a new report from the CDC,...
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Suicide rates in the US have skyrocketed to their highest in 3 decades
More Americans are taking their own lives today than they have at any other point in the past three decades.Suicide rates rose close to steadily from 1999 through 2014, the most recent year for which...
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Here's how to know if you have Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that's spread primarily though the bite of an infected black-legged tick. These tiny insects, which can carry the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, typically live in...
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The US death rate just rose for the first time in a decade for an alarming...
The American death rate has risen for the first time in 10 years.According to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a greater portion of the population died in the US...
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A legal drug that's 50 times stronger than heroin is behind an...
Fentanyl, the drug that killed Prince, is an opioid painkiller that's 50 times stronger than pure heroin.Although the deadly drug is legal with a doctor's prescription, it's also being made illegally...
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The surgeon general just sent a worrisome letter to every doctor in America
America's doctor just knocked on the doors of every US physician across the country.Virtually, at least.On Thursday, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sent this letter to 2.3 million American doctors...
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A promising Hep C program seems to be working — and it could be a model for...
Close to 8% of the Georgian population is living with hepatitis C, an infection that can lead to serious liver problems, including cancer.Georgia, a country nestled against the Black Sea between Turkey...
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Study: Drug side-effects are sending more older Americans to the emergency room
Side effects from medication are causing more older Americans to visit emergency rooms and leading to more hospitalizations, according to an analysis of ER data from 2005-2006 and 2013-2014.And across...
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Needle exchanges significantly reduce HIV infections, but problems remain
Needle exchanges, long credited with helping to slow the spread of infectious diseases by public health experts, have made inroads in recent years, even in states traditionally opposed to them.A ban on...
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