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• Teens are more influenced by whether their own friends when it comes to drinking.

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• Dec 08, 2014 06:01 PM EST

• A teen who believes his or her close friends do not drink alcohol is less likely to drink it even if he or she thinks that many other teens drink.

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• A chemical in red wine appears to protect against some of the cellular damage caused by too much alc…

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• Dec 08, 2014 05:18 PM EST

• Resveratrol, a chemical in red wine, may be why wine drinkers are less likely than people who drink hard liquor to develop head and neck cancers.

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• Obesity Shortens Life by 8 Years

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• Dec 08, 2014 10:10 PM EST

• The life expectancy of severely obese adults goes down by 1 to 8 years. This shortened life span is caused by health conditions associated with obesity.

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• Surge in Plastic Surgery Demand Caused by Selfie Phenomenon

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• Dec 08, 2014 08:50 PM EST

• Between 2012 and 2013, the plastic surgeons have performed eyelid surgery, hair transplants and nose jobs. These number of these performed procedures increased by 6 percent, 7 percent and 10 percent respectively.

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• Dear Parents, Never Give Your Kids Energy Drink

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• Dec 08, 2014 07:40 PM EST

• Intake of energy drinks among children have caused an uproar to the medical community because of their high sugar and caffeine content.

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• NCCAM Explains the Difference Between Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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• Dec 07, 2014 11:34 PM EST

• Complementary, alternative medicine- these terms have been used both online and offline, but have you ever wondered what their definitions are?

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• Obesity Now Linked To The Rise Of Cancer Cases, Study Says

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• Dec 07, 2014 11:23 PM EST

• Cancer has been dubbed as a disease caused by various risk factors such as smoking, alcoholism and environmental factors such as pollution. However, a new study from the World Health Organization says that obesity results in half a million cases of cancer ever…

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• Ebola Outbreak 2014: King County Man Who Developed ‘Probable’ Ebola Symptoms Tests Negative, Sen…

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• Dec 07, 2014 11:20 PM EST

• A man who developed possible Ebola symptoms after his trip to Mali tested negative for the potentially deadly virus that is why he was sent home with continued monitoring by health officials.

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• The CDC received lost of calls about possible cases of Ebola, but most did not pan out.

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• Dec 07, 2014 05:57 PM EST

• The CDC received thousands of calls about possible cases of Ebola in the United States, but only 20% were valid enough to follow up on.

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• tongue, diagnosis, general medicine

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• Dec 07, 2014 05:47 PM EST

• tongue, diagnosis, medical test

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• World’s Fattest Man Dead: Keith Martin Dies At Age 44 Due To Pneumonia

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• Dec 07, 2014 10:35 AM EST

• World’s fattest man from London died at age 44 because of Pneumonia.

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• Cosmetic Surgery News: 28 Year-old Chinese Woman Who Looks 80, Undergoes Plastic Surgery

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• Dec 07, 2014 10:32 AM EST

• A 28-year old woman from Zhengzhou, Henan province arrived in Shanghai last week. She wants to have cosmetic surgery after being diagnosed with a rare condition that has made her appear twice her age.