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Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death

Homicide

For the first time in 45 years, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, government health officials said Wednesday.

 

21,000 had whooping cough last year, CDC says

Federal health officials say more than 21,000 people got whooping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That's the highest number ...

 

Bad cholesterol plaguing many; half get treated

Health officials say only about half of U.S. adults with high levels of bad cholesterol are getting treatment. Worse, not all those treated are managing to control the problem....

 

Tobacco smoke causes immediate damage: U.S. report

Tobacco smoke causes immediate damage: U.S. report

Cigarette smoke causes immediate damage to the lungs and to DNA, and President Barack Obama's administration will make stop-smoking efforts a priority, federal health officials said on Thursday.

 

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