Health
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881Colorado moves to ban public schools from teaching ‘abstinence only’ sex education
A widely debunked form of sex education has made a comeback under Trump, and Colorado is looking to reverse the damage.
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8.4KVaccinations increase 500% in anti-vaxxer stronghold after measles outbreak
A county known for its high amount of anti-vaxxers is changing its tune after a state of emergency was declared due to...
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17.5KAmerican Hospital Association rejects GOP’s healthcare reform plan
In another blow to the GOP's healthcare reform bill, this Tuesday the American Hospital Association has announced its opposition to the plan.
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4.9KTeen pregnancies are way down and it’s not because they’re having less sex
According to federal data, from 2007 to 2013, births to teen age 15 to 19 dropped by 36 percent and pregnancies fell...
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53.4K2American doctor compares UK healthcare with the US: ‘No co-payments, no preauthorization, great resources’
After having to use their services for a second time, an American doctor’s praise for Britain’s National Health Service is getting quite...
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5.6K4Newborn baby in San Diego dies from whooping cough
According to reports, a newborn baby in San Diego, California died from the easily preventable yet deadly disease pertussis, otherwise known as...
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17.3KCanadian lawmakers may force vaccine-denying parents who seek exemptions to take a science class
Lawmakers in Ontario are considering a bill that would require vaccine-denying parents to take a class on the benefits of vaccines.
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16.6KIf you’re juicing to ‘detoxify’ your body, you’ve bought into some serious pseudoscience
Juicing clearly tastes great and is refreshing, but people can no longer claim that they are actively detoxifying their body with the...
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7.9K2According to mounting science, antibacterial soaps and gels are a threat to public health
Contrary to common sense, mounting evidence suggests that antibacterial soaps pose more of a threat to public health than a good.
