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CDC Study Finds Seat Belt Use Up to 85 Percent Nationally
Seat belts reduce the risk of being killed or seriously injured in a crash by about 50%. Learn more about seat belt use and preventing crash-related injuries.
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FARMERS’ FEAR OF CHOLERA THREATENS RICE HARVEST IN HAITI – UN AGENCY
Farmers in north-western Haiti are likely to lose a significant portion of their rice harvest due to reluctance to work in paddy fields they fear are contaminated by the cholera-causing bacteria.
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. (Source:Wikipedia)
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Every Woman, Every Child
A mother and child at a hospital in Afghanistan. Maternal and child deaths have devastating impacts on families and communities, and lead to global productivity losses of $15 billion each year.
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Some Scientists Skeptical Of Report On Chromium In Drinking Water
Some scientists doubt the findings of a report that suggests widespread chromium contamination of drinking water.
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CDC Reports 1 in 6 Get Sick from Foodborne Illnesses Each Year
About 48 million people (1 in 6 Americans) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The figures are the most accurate to date due to better data and methods used. The data are published Wednesday in two articles in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Sihle Motha, "You have this person's life in your hands"
"Sometimes I have emergencies and you can’t just say, ‘No, there is nothing I can do for you’"
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SOUTH AFRICA: Nurses step into ART breach
Nurse-initiated ARV treatment has the potential to dramatically expand treatment access
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HHS issues new strategic framework on multiple chronic conditions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued its new Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions ― an innovative private-public sector collaboration to coordinate responses to a growing challenge.
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It's All About Me: But Is Narcissism A Disorder?
Nicole Polizzi, known as Snooki on MTV's Jersey Shore, told Barbara Walters recently, "I think I'm fascinating."
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