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Poll: Cold, Flu Season Worst In Years

If you’re sniffling and sneezing your way through early 2011, you’re not alone.

2011/02/09

CDC: More Strokes Hitting Young, Middle-Aged People

Doctors are reporting an alarming rise in strokes among young and middle-aged Americans even as the disease declines among older people.

2011/02/09

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Feds To Cut Fluoride Levels In US Tap Water

Fluoridation has been fought for decades by people who worried about its effects, including conspiracy theorists who feared it was a plot to make people submissive to government power.

2011/01/07

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CDC: 1 In 3 Americans Vaccinated For Flu

The flu season is just getting under way, and health officials say already about 1 in 3 Americans have gotten vaccinated.

2010/12/03

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Parents Opt Out Of Kids’ Vaccinations Over Autism Fears

Despite the re-emergence of measles in the Southland, officials say many parents are opting not to vaccinate their child over increased fears of links to autism.

2010/11/10

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Report: 1 In 4 Young Adults Are Binge Drinkers

The Centers for Disease Control says there are 33 million young Americans who engaged in binge drinking in the last month.

2010/10/07

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Vaccinations Are High, But Measles Shots Decline

Health officials say vaccination rates for toddlers remain high, but they are concerned about an overall drop in measles vaccinations.

2010/09/16

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CDC: Frozen Fruit Pulp Linked To 3 Calif. Typhoid Cases

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of typhoid fever that has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make smoothies.

2010/08/12

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