LIVING HEALTHY

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• Flu season should be mild, CDC says

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• Dec 18, 2015 06:26 PM EST

• Last year at this time, flu was already around and was near its peak. It is later this year, which is a return to a more normal pattern.

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• FDA: Kids and teens should be banned from tanning beds

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• Dec 18, 2015 06:19 PM EST

• The FDA is proposing a ban on the use of tanning beds by anyone under age 18. Tanning devices greatly increase the risk of skin cancer.

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• Maryland raised its tax on liquor and the rate of gonorrhea infections went down

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• Dec 17, 2015 07:08 PM EST

• Was it a coincidence that the gonorrhea rate went down in Maryland after that state raised its liquor tax? A study says no.

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• Screening test being researched shows promise against ovarian cancer

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• Dec 17, 2015 06:31 PM EST

• A new way to use a blood test to screen for ovarian cancer is promising, but needs more study.

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• Beijing and New Delhi differ in dealing with deadly smog

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• Dec 15, 2015 07:05 PM EST

• New Delhi and Beijing have different approaches to their serious air quality problems.

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• Study Shows Link between Stress and Alzheimer's Disease

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• Dec 12, 2015 10:23 PM EST

• Go easy on stress, or else, you may just be increasing your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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• Couch Potatoes Prone to Poor Cognition Later in Life

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• Dec 03, 2015 11:09 PM EST

• Spending too much time on TV today? You may be hurting your brain performance later.

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• Overweight? It Could Be Because of Dad

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• Dec 03, 2015 10:33 PM EST

• Dads, listen up. If you want to raise healthy children, you might want to begin losing the dad bod.

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• More women start using IUDs for birth control as anti-abortion groups attack the method

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• Dec 03, 2015 06:19 PM EST

• More women are using IUDs for birth control as the Supreme Court will heat a case involving religious objections to insurance covering birth control.

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• WHO urges Ukraine to declare state of emergency over polio outbreak

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• Dec 02, 2015 07:07 PM EST

• WHO is putting pressure on Ukraine over an outbreak of polio.

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• Diabetes epidemic is finally beginning to recede

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• Dec 01, 2015 07:04 PM EST

• After 25 years of ever-increasing numbers, the rate of new cases of diabetes has started to decline.

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• CDC states the case for policy advances against HIV on World AIDS Day

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• Dec 01, 2015 06:40 PM EST

• The United States may still lose the war against AIDS unless public health policies change, according according to CDC officials.