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Health officials: Feces found in almost 60 percent of public pools
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are advising swimmers at public pools nationwide to be extra careful, after finding that nearly 60 percent of pools in the Atlanta area tested positive for traces of fecal matter. CBS News reported on Thursday that the CDC found the bacteria Escherichia…
NRA’s ban on gun violence research created severe shortage of experts in field
When President Barack Obama directed the Centers for Disease Control to take up studies on gun violence, it represented an about face for the agency, but few expected this problem: there aren’t enough researchers in the whole country who specialize in the topic to even get new studies off the…
West Nile virus claims first victim in Maryland
WASHINGTON — The West Nile virus, responsible for more than 60 deaths in the United States so far this year, has now claimed its first victim in the eastern state of Maryland, state health officials said Thursday. “We reported 13 cases of West Nile virus that occurred since the 1st…
Olympics could spark global measles outbreak
A spike in international cases of measles and an increase in the number of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children has health officials worrying that the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London could produce thousands of new cases of the disease. According to a Salon.com editorial by Rahul K.…
Florida accused of concealing worst tuberculosis outbreak in 20 years
The state of Florida has been struggling for months with what the Centers for Disease Control describe as the worst tuberculosis outbreak in the United States in twenty years. Although a CDC report went out to state health officials in April encouraging them to take concerted action, the warning went…
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…
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…
“Abstinence only” doesn’t work. No, really!
I’ve been hearing all over the place that the Centers for Disease Control are reporting that teen pregnancy rates have dropped like crazy, to their lowest levels since 1946: “There has been a phenomenal drop in the last two years,” said report lead author Brady Hamilton, a statistician with the…
Study: U.S. teens opting for pot over booze, cigarettes
Use of two of the most deadly and addictive substances known to man is on the downswing among American teens as they increasingly turn to marijuana, a study published Thursday claimed. Among high school seniors, marijuana use is at a 30-year high, with 1 in 15 saying they use the…
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