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Methadone linked to 30 percent of painkiller overdoses
The prescription drug methadone is linked to over 30 percent of painkiller overdose deaths, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention Tuesday. “Death from opioid overdose have increased four-fold in the past decade, and methadone now accounts for nearly a third of opioid-associated…
There are no mermaids: U.S. government
WASHINGTON — The United States government has assured its citizens that, much like zombies, mermaids probably do not exist, saying in an official post: “No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found.” “Mermaids — those half-human, half-fish sirens of the sea — are legendary sea creatures,” read the online…
CDC: Teens now favor pot over cigarettes
A study released Friday (PDF) by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that in 2011, for the first time ever, more American teens were smoking marijuana than cigarettes. The CDC’s annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey tracks drug abuse, among other potential destructive behaviors, by surveying high school students across…
CDC denies rumors of zombie apocalypse
A man in Miami chews the face off another man, allegedly while under some kind of drug-induced psychosis. Another man in New Jersey goes insane and slices his belly open, then throws his own intestines at police. Yet another man in Maryland admits to eating his roommate’s heart and brain. A…
U.S. obesity rate estimated to reach 42 percent by 2030
Forty-two percent of the US population could be obese by 2030, up from about one-third currently, and the associated rise in health woes would likely cost $550 billion over two decades, said a study on Monday. In real numbers, the increase would mean about 32 million more obese people, said…
Contraception use on the rise as more teens delay sex: Study
More US teenagers are postponing sex than in 1995, and hormonal contraceptive use is up among those who are sexually active, said US health authorities on Thursday. However, disparities in safe sex practices remain, with white teenagers more likely to regularly use contraception than African-Americans or Hispanics, said the report…
In U.S., sickness from imported foods on the rise
WASHINGTON — People in the United States are getting sick more often from imported foods in recent years, and seafoods and spices from Asia are the most common culprits, US health authorities said Wednesday. After reviewing cases of reported outbreaks from 2005 to 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Gang deaths often involve youth and guns, not drugs
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Gang-related deaths typically aren’t the product of fights over drugs — as many assume — but rather result from grudges between rival gangs that erupt into violence, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gang homicides nearly always involve guns, usually…
‘Murder’ knocked off list of top U.S. killers: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the United States for the first time in 45 years in 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. In its annual report on U.S. mortality, the…
Study: Nearly 1 in 5 women are victims of sexual assault
A study released Wednesday found that sexual assault and violence against women is much more common in the U.S. than many experts believed. Nearly one in five women have been reported being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes, and one in four say they’ve been hit, kicked or experienced violence at…
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