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Death rates for people with diabetes dropped substantially from 1997 to 2006, especially deaths related to heart disease and stroke, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Deaths from all causes declined by 23 percent, and deaths related to heart ...
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds 57 percent of girls 15 -19 years old have never had sex. About 60 percent of teens that are sexually active say they are using highly effective contraceptive methods. This was an increase from 47 percent in 1995. ...
A shocking number of children under the age of five have suffered identity theft. A new report shows that ID theft is up 105 percent for children less than five years hold. That’s the highest growth rate of any age group, according to the AllClear ID 2012 Child Identity Theft ...
The F-B-I says overall violence is down but a new report shows one area where it's up, family fights. That's according to the Police Executive Research Forum. It surveyed 700 law enforcement agencies. 56-percent say officers are responding to more domestic violence calls, due to the poor economy. That's up ...
A warning for folks in northeast Hall County, a rabid raccoon has been found on Joe Chandler Road in the Gillsville area. Mike Ledford of Hall County Animal Control is warning residents to be on the lookout for rabid animals and says this isn't the first rabid racoon in the ...
Researchers in Georgia think they have come up with a new compound that offers longer life for patients with invasive brain tumors. Until now, such tumors were treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, but few patients survived more than two years. The problem--the tumors moved too quickly into ...
A stubborn recession is resulting in more people driving their cars longer. The average age of vehicles on the road today is now a record 11.1 years and it's not uncommon to have 200 thousand miles on them. WSB auto and consumer advisor Adam Goldfein says cars are simply made ...
Here in the south we have trouble falling asleep staying asleep, and we're the most likely to say we feel tired during the day. That's according to a new report in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. People in California are among the most rested with just 17 percent reporting ...
These are the consequences we get for a nice winter. Experts say the warm temperatures we have experienced the last few months, including record-breaking heat this week, is the reason behind the record pollen counts we’ve dealt with the last two days. The Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic ...
Diseased lungs and cancerous lesions all part of graphic ads showing hard-hitting images of what smoking can do. Federal health officials are launching these ads today. They are aimed at urging Americans to stop smoking. The $54 million Centers For Disease Control and Prevention campaign will feature graphic ads, showing ...