C.D.C. Reports a Record Jump in Drug Overdose Deaths Last Year C.D.C. Reports a Record Jump in Drug Overdose Deaths Last Year:- Deaths by drug overdose in the United States surged last year by more than 17 percent over 2015, another sign of the growing addiction crisis caused by opioids, […]
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Pharmacist linked to deadly meningitis outbreak cleared of murder Pharmacist linked to deadly meningitis outbreak cleared of murder:- A pharmacist at a Massachusetts facility whose tainted drugs sparked a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people was cleared Wednesday of murder, but convicted of mail fraud and racketeering. Jurors said […]
Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. adults are now obese, CDC says Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. adults are now obese, CDC says:- A mericans’ obesity rates have reached a new high-water mark. Again. In 2015 and 2016, just short of 4 in 10 American adults had a body mass index […]
More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults were infected by a type of high-risk HPV, CDC report shows More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults were infected by a type of high-risk HPV, CDC report shows:- During a recent two-year period, almost 23 percent of U.S. adults ages 18 to […]
