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New statistics indicate that the number of cohabiting couples that go on to have babies outside the boundaries of marriage is growing. The government report indicates that people in this group are in stable relationships and live together, but did not get legally married.
The investigation covered the period from 20... |
12 April 2012
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In a paper published in the April issue of the scientific journal SLEEP, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that people who experience sleep apnea are more likely to become depressed.
For the new research, scientists investigated more than 9,700 American adults, all of whic... |
4 April 2012
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Neti pots, devices used for the treatment of conditions such as hay fever and the common cold, are believed to be responsible for the deaths of two people over the past few weeks. The users put tap water in the instruments, and got contaminated with a brain-eating microorganism.
These instruments work by forcing wat... |
16 December 2011
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A new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistic indicates that more people lose their lives every year as a result of prescription painkiller overdoses than they do on account of heroin and cocaine use combined. Over the past 10 years alone, the number of deaths resulting from overconsumption of p... |
2 November 2011
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Officials with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal in a report released on October 19 that the rate at which antidepressant medication is used in the United States has increased four times in the past 20 years alone.
According to the document, which was compiled by the CDC National Center... |
26 October 2011
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In a paper published in the October 3 issue of the scientific journal Pediatrics, investigators determined that more and more parents have a tendency to delay administering recommended vaccines to their children. Some of the adults skip the procedure altogether, putting the little ones at risks.
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3 October 2011
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Officials with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) announced yesterday, September 21, that last fly season saw 130.9 million Americans get a flu shot. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urge all citizens to do the same for the upcoming flu season.
At this point, there is no... |
22 September 2011
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The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) epidemic sweeping the United States displayed another spike over the past couple of years, official statistics just released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate.The rise in incidence affects both children and teenagers. Between 2007 a... |
19 August 2011
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Official statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that the total number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections went up in 2010, when compared to previous years.
The data covers the United States exclusively, and indicate that 1,021 people got infected by the dangerous viral ag... |
5 August 2011
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Scientists announce the discovery of the first strain of gonorrhea that is completely invulnerable to all available strains of antibiotics. The bacteria that causes this condition – Neisseria gonorrhoeae – was known to have resistance to some drugs, but experts did not know how much it had evolved. The ba... |
11 July 2011
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In a new scientific investigation, researchers sought to determine the potential uses that a brain imaging technique called functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) could have on detecting autism.For the research, the research team selected a group of 12-year-old kids, of which 15 were healthy control, and 12 exh... |
1 June 2011
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Worrying statistics published in a new scientific study indicate that the number of people who die following unintentional overdoses of prescription opioid pain killers has topped that of individuals who perish due to overdose from cocaine and heroin combined. What this means is that deaths caused by unintentional OD... |
27 April 2011
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Scientists are drawing attention to the fact that epilepsy, a condition that affects millions, is still not getting the attention it needs for specialists, research groups, universities and authorities. Considering the severity of the situation, this cannot go on, they argue in a new study. Unfortunately, epilepsy is... |
28 December 2010
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According to a new investigation by researchers at the Harvard University, it would appear that the current obesity epidemic sweeping the United States will not cease until about 42 percent of the general population is affected. The research also takes into account several factors that other studies did not consider ... |
5 November 2010
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According to a group of experts, it could be that as much as 5.7 million American citizens have been classified as suffering from an elevated risk of heart attack for nothing.The information also seems to indicate that millions of people may be currently mistreated for their conditions. They may receiving too many dr... |
10 September 2010
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Biologists say that the Salmonella enteritidis can infect chicken eggs in multiple ways, facilitating the outbreak of infections in the general population. While it may seem impossible for the microorganisms to penetrate egg shells, there are actually more ways than one in which this can be achieved, LiveScience... |
19 August 2010
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As the allergies season is starting, you should expect to see more people than usual sneezing on the street or at work, and much more tears all around. According to official statistics, the number of allergies of all kinds is on the rise, and has been engaged in this trend for many years. Oddly enough, this only seem... |
26 March 2010
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it may be that the swine flu vaccine, a new drug created specifically for the recent strain of the virus that caused a global pandemic, won't be available to the general public until after mid-October. The announcement was made yesterday by Dr... |
27 August 2009
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The latest report from the US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that increasing numbers of American teenagers become addicted to nicotine because they cannot easily quit the habit. Despite the fact that they have a very short experience with smoking, they find it very difficult to kick it, and t... |
6 May 2009
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According to a new scientific study released by US researchers on Thursday, people who live on streets packed with fast food diners and implicitly eat in such establishments more often than others are at a very high risk of suffering from heart strokes. The danger is more than 13 percent higher than that recorded in ... |
20 February 2009
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Legal drugs are the second most prevalent cause of accidental death in the United States, after involuntary car crashes, according to a new study conducted by government researchers who released a statement on Tuesday. In West Virginia, prescription painkillers account for more overdoses and deaths than drugs, even t... |
10 December 2008
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The school district of Oakland, in California, was the host of a large school program over the past three years, aimed squarely at making children with asthma more aware of their condition and more capable of taking care of themselves. University of Wisconsin (UW) scientist Sheryl Magzamen, PhD, was behind the new st... |
4 December 2008
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Following recent comments from the government related to the fact that more and more of China's teenagers are “addicted” to online games that expose them to material unsuitable for their age, the videogame developers in the communist country are scrambling to adapt their products to the concepts pres... |
24 September 2008
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