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Infant Formula Contaminated with Fuel Rocket
When it comes to food, everybody appears to be in danger, from infants to the very old. Nothing is...
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However Cute, Pets Still Can Hurt Their Owners
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that many Americans,...
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Most Americans Should Reduce Salt Intake, But Do They?
As rates for high blood pressure and implicitly for heart disease and stroke are dramatically...
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The HIV/AIDS Issue Is As Present As Ever
The 9th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day took place on February 7, and just as before,...
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CDC Urges Vaccination against Hib
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged parents to have their children vaccinated...
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CDC Reports Rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Cases of sexually transmitted diseases are at all-time high in the United States, not...
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Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again
The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Gardasil for women 27 to 45 for the...
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Teen Pregnancy Rate on the Rise
The latest statistics released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that a...
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Mississippi Had the Highest Teen Birth Rate in 2006, CDC Says
New statistics released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Linked to Childhood Trauma
Children who are exposed to sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Flu Shots for All Children Six Months and Older
For those who don’t know yet, the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending flu shots...
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Are Popular Asthma Drugs Safe? FDA Panel to Decide on Their Safety
A Food and Drug Administration panel of medical
experts is weighing whether to allow certain...
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Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!
The 1st of December is World AIDS Day. To honour the 20th
anniversary of the first World Aids Day...
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Doctors Told to Be Alert for Childhood Infections during Hib Vaccine Shortage
On Thursday, U.S. health officials urged doctors
to be more vigilant for suspected cases of...
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Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV
A large number of people close their eyes when it comes to getting tested for HIV, even though two...
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Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy
Burlington, Vermont has been named the
healthiest city in the United
States and it is also...
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Google Flu Trends – A New Tool to Track Flu Outbreaks
Google wants to be more than a giant search engine; it wants to be closer to its users through its...
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Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’
Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with
a number of risks, such as heart...
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8 More Salmonella Cases Tied To Dry Pet Food
Eight more cases of people becoming infected with salmonella Schwarzengrund have been identified,...
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CDC Reports 79 People Have Been Sickened by Pet Food
Thursday, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed that a number...
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CDC: Merck’s Rotateq Lowered Cases of Rotavirus by 80 Percent since Approval
Rotateq, the vaccine against rotavirus, has reduced the number of illnesses by at least two-thirds...
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HIV Scare at a St. Louis High School
HIV testing is being given to students at a
suburban St. Louis
high school. The high school in...
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CDC’s Report Finds Food Allergies In US Kids Are On The Rise
A new report released by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics shows that
the number of...
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CDC: Food Allergies Up 18 Percent among US Kids
Food allergies continue to be on the rise among US kids according to a report released...
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Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts
More girls in the United States are vaccinated with
Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
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25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer
An estimated 25 percent of American teenage girls received
at least one dose of the Gardasil...
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1 in 4 US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
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Number Of Americans Living With HIV Tops 1.1 Million, CDC Says
An estimated 1.1 million Americans have contracted the AIDS virus, the Centers for Disease Control...
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26 Michigan People Infected with E. Coli from Iceberg Lettuce
A public health alert was issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health after authorities...
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No Influenza This Winter? Better Get Your Shot…
Do you want to be influenza-free this winter? Then, you’d
better contact your health care provider...
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U.S.
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Doctors report third US death from swine flu
Washington - A man suffering heart problems died from were called complications...
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US swine flu cases increase to 642, likely to spread
Washington - The number of people sickened by swine influenza in the United States increased to 642...
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In US, swine flu reaches 400 cases, likely to rise
Washington - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who visited the US Centres for Disease Control and...
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New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed
New York - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and...
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US braces for worse from swine flu
Washington - The United States braced for worse from the swine flu outbreak Tuesday as officials...
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Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu
Washington - US President Barack Obama is asking Congress for an added 1.5 billion dollars to fight...
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Swine flu cases rise to 64 in five US states
Washington - The number of human swine influenza cases in the United States increased to 64...
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Food-Borne Illness Rates Still High in the US
Despite efforts to improve food safety in recent years, the United States is still confronting with...
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Cases of Hib in Minnessota - A ‘Reminder’ That Vaccination Is Important
Five new infections with Hib: Haemophilus Influenzae type b in Minnesota has made more than clear...
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STDs At All-Time High, But Chlamydia Sets Record
Although previous reports have shown that sexually transmitted diseases are on decline in...
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Head of the CDC to Step Down
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping down, according to an...
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Director of Disease Control Centers, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Resigns
Dr. Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned. Dr....
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Flu Strain Resistant To Antiviral Treatment Found
Physicians have found a recently mutated strain of flu that resists the most commonly...
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Health Officials In Minnesota: Peanut Butter Might Have Started Salmonella Outbreak
Even if federal officials have yet to establish the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has...
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Salmonella Outbreak Made 388 People Sick
On Wednesday, United States health officials revealed that an outbreak of salmonella food...
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Teen Birth Rates Up Nationwide, Mississippi Has the Highest
According to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Disease Control, Mississippi is the...
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FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs
A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
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FDA Panel To Decide On The Safety Of Asthma Drugs
A Food and Drug Administration panel of medical
experts is weighing whether to allow certain...
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Get Your Flu Shot! Flu Vaccine, The Best Option For Protection Against Influenza
In an attempt to encourage people to get
their flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control and...
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The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here
National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore,
Americans are all invited...
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One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals
A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that approximately...
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The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!
For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking,
the Great American Smokeout is a...
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CDC Declares: Burlington Is Healthiest US City
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Burlington City, Vermont, was the healthiest...
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CDC Declares Vermont City the Healthiest in the U.S.
Recently,
the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have
released a...
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Google Releases Its Newest Tool: Google Flu Trends
Google Inc. announced the release of a new tool, which will
provide information about potential...
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US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years
The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes is continuously rising, reaching double the cases...
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Allergy Cases Up 18% In US Kids
More kids in the US suffered from allergies in 2007, according to a report released Wednesday by...
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Health Officials Urge People to Get Flu Shots
Given that
the flu season is nearing rapidly, United States health officials have...
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Swine flu cases rise to over 50 in EU
Stockholm/Geneva - The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the European Union went beyond 50...
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Taiwan checks suspected cases of swine flu
Taipei - Taiwan on Monday was checking at least seven suspected cases of swine...
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CDC Probing Salmonella Outbreak In The United States
Just months after salmonella Saintpaul caused more than 1,400 illnesses all over the United...
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One In Four US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
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Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall
One month after Nebraska Beef Ltd., one of the nation’s
largest meatpackers, was involved in a...
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US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders
The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
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Update: Salmonella Found In Mexico-Grown Jalapeño Pepper
On Monday, The Food and Drug Administration announced it had finally found a Mexico-grown jalapeño...
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FDA Inspecting Jalapeños Shipments as Salmonella Victims Near 1000
Hoping to solve the mystery of the Salmonella, investigators are now inspecting the shipments of...
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Tomatoes Might Not be the Cause of the Salmonella Outbreak
The Food and Drugs Administration agency has recently reached the conclusion that tomatoes might...
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Update: Kroger Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreaks
Following E. coli
outbreaks in Michigan and Ohio
linked to ground beef from the Kroger Food...
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CDC: Five More States Report Salmonella Cases
Tomato-borne salmonella infections give Americans a hard
time, with the U.S. Centers for Disease...
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16 States Struggle with Salmonella Situation
On Saturday, federal health officials
announced that Salmonella food poisoning cases have been...
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Tomatoes-Related Salmonella Cases Rising in Texas
The number of people infected with salmonella in Texas has risen to 35 from 21 since Tuesday, the...
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CDC: US Faces Biggest Measles Outbreak in Seven Years
The U.S.
faces the biggest measles outbreak in seven years, the federal Centers for
Disease...
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Flight Diverted to Fort Lauderdale after Family Get Sick
A flight from the Dominican
Republic to Canada
was diverted to Fort Lauderdale
overnight...
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Deadly Toxin Ricin Found in LV Hotel Room; Further Test Results P
Police are investigating the
presence of deadly substance ricin in a hotel room at an Extended...
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FEMA Trailers Had High Levels of Formaldehyde Fumes
Newly released tests results show dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes in many of the trailers...
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Swine flu spreads to 36 US states - 286 confirmed cases
Washington - The swine flu virus spread to 36 US states with a total of 286 confirmed cases,...
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Swine Flu Outbreak - A Cause for "Concern," Obama Says
President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the United States,...
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CDC to issue travel advisory on Mexico
Washington - The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was to issue an advisory...
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Swine Flu Spread Worries CDC Officials
Swine flu has turned into an epidemic in Mexico City where it has killed as many as 60 people and...
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Two Cases of Human Swine Flu Traced in California
Two kids in California got infected with swine flu in late March but they recovered, according to...
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Less than Half of US Women Screened for Chlamydia
A study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that less than half of women are being...
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People’s Level of Stress Depending on Their Geographic Location
According to a study in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people...
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Americans Exposed To Heart Disease, Strokes Because Of Too Much Salt In Diet
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reveals that most Americans...
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CDC: US Makes No Progress in Food Safety
A report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that,...
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US Launches $45 Million AIDS Campaign Aimed at People Most at Risk
US officials on Tuesday launched an AIDS awareness campaign that would focus on the people most...
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All
People who are not ready to quit smoking right now, but they want to reduce their smoking are twice...
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Rocket Fuel Found in Infant Formula
Fifteen brands of powdered infant formula were found to contain trace amounts of perchlorate, a...
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69 Percent of Americans Urged to Limit Their Salt Intake
Most Americans over the age of twenty should limit the amount of salt they consume daily to 1,500...
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Report: US Birth Rate Hit Record in 2007
According to a preliminary report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S....
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Resistance to Popular Tamiflu Growing
Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu appears inefficient in some people suffering from flu viruses...
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Norovirus Massively Contacted on Cruise Ship
A Holland American cruise ship returned to San Diego from Mexico after more than 100 passengers...
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MRSA Infections Acquired in Hospitals’ ICUs Fall By 50 Percent
Cases of infection with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquired in hospitals’...
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Zimbabwe Fights Worst Cholera Outbreak in Its History
Zimbabwe is experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the history of the country with almost...
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It’s High Time Children Were Strongly Protected Against the Flu’s Massive Attack
It appears that the flu caused the death of the 10-year-old Long Island, New York child. Cynthia...
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10-Year-Old Girl Dies of Flu in Long Island
A Levittown elementary school student died over the weekend apparently because influenza,...
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MRSA Infections Declining in Hospital Intensive-Care Units
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections among some of the most...
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Swimmers Exposed to Drug-resistant Staph Bacteria
People who swim at crowded public beaches are exposed to antibiotic resistant staph bacteria...
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Most Advertised Cigarette Brands Also On Top of Teenagers’ Preferences
The most heavily advertized brands of cigarettes, Marlboro, Newport and Camel also seem to be on...
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Flu Strikes In North Carolina, 6-Year-Old Dies
Unfortunately, flu has made its first victim this season in North Carolina, as health leaders...
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HIV/AIDS Still a Threat, especially among African Americans
Nowadays HIV/AIDS continues to be a threat to men, women and children to all communities as many...
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First Marburg Fever Case Ever Confirmed In Colorado
The first US case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in Colorado. The patient got the...
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First Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in the US Confirmed
A Colorado woman diagnosed with Marburg hemorrhagic fever has recovered, US health authorities...
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CDC: Flu Season at Peak, Get Your Vaccine Now!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of an increased number of people getting...
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Flu Outbreak Expected This Winter! Single Anti-Flu Treatment Not Enough
This season it is recommended that doctors prescribe rimantidine along with Tamiflu because this...
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Infant Suffocation Death Rates Increase Fourth Times In 20 Years
A new study in the journal Pediatrics reveals that infant mortality rates caused by accidental...
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