It’s no secret that obesity has become an epidemic here in the U.S. Have you ever stopped to wonder why? More than 33 percent of Americans are now obese, according to the CDC. Is it our sedentary lifestyle, our huge serving sizes, or something else? Some studies now show that people GAIN weight after moving [...]
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Sure, there are some bizarre things going on, but apparently there is no zombie apocalypse to speak of. Even though people are eating other people’s faces and vital organs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is no zombie outbreak. “CDC does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the [...]
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In the wake of Aimee Copeland’s battle with a potentially fatal form of flesh-eating bacteria, it now looks like a second, and even a third case of the rare disease is being reported. You may recall that Aimee, 24, contracted the disease after falling from a zipline and sustaining a deep gash in her leg [...]
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Check your cabinets and shelves – a nationwide pet food recall is in full swing after 14 people nationwide have gotten sick with salmonella. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into the outbreak, which it says may be traced back to Diamond Pet Foods dog food. The affected food was manufactured in [...]
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Federal health authorities have substantially increased their estimate of the prevalence of autism in kids, stating in a new study of 8-year-olds that 1 in 88 children now has some form of the disorder. The analysis was released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It represents just the latest piece of [...]
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In case you were wondering, Morgellons disease isn’t contagious nor is it caused by an infectious agent, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Never heard of it? Morgellons is a disease that is most often discussed in the world of alternative news and conspiracy theories. People with [...]
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The bird flu alert level has been raised to “serious” in Hong Kong and the country announced it will need to cull about 17,000 chickens after three birds tested positive for the H5N1 strain. York Chow, the city’s health chief, announced the measures after a dead chicken at a wholesale market and two other wild [...]
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Do you live in one of the saddest cities in the United States? This week, Men’s Health released its list of America’s 100 saddest cities. The popular men’s magazine came up with the list by calculating suicide rates (CDC) and unemployment rates (Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of June 2011). They then used SimplyMap for [...]
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