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CDC: Half Of Young Adults Get Sunburned

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - U.S. health officials are reporting that half of adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in...

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Study: Obesity Could Be Over 40% By 2030

If Americans believed their battle of the bulge was improving; new projections from Duke University researchers paint a dark...

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Salmonella In Dog Food Sickens 14 People In US

Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina...

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Actress Mariel Hemingway Discusses Suicide And Depression

Mariel Hemingway may be best known as an actress, but she's also an author of a few books promoting a healthy mind, body and...

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Doctors Hope To Save Hands Of Woman Battling Flesh-Eating Disease

ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta/AP) — The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection said Monday they’ve learned to read lips and are now able to communicate with their daughter despite a breathing [...]

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Woman To Lose Hands, Foot To Flesh-Eating Bacteria

AUGUSTA, Ga. (CBS Atlanta) — A 24-year-old graduate student who lost her right leg to a flesh-eating bacteria will now have her other foot and both hands amputated. Aimee Copeland, a grad student at West [...]

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The Smuttiest City In America Is…(You’ll Be Surprised)

It’s home to the Happiest Place on Earth, but maybe not for the reason you’re thinking of. The city the world knows for Cinderella and Shamu, for fairy castles, Hollywood dreams and African lions now has a new reason for fame; Men’s Health magazine has named Orlando the smuttiest city in America.

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Which Chocolate Is The Healthy One?

“I like to say the more bitter (the chocolate), the better for our bodies,” said nutritionist Sally Eisenberg.

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Woman Fighting For Her Life After Contracting Flesh-Eating Disease

A 24-year-old graduate student is battling for her life after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria during a zip-lining accident which lacerated her leg.

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New Study Links Sleep To Obesity

ATLANTA (WAOK) - Getting a little extra shut-eye may be the best weapon in the battle of the bulge. A study in the journal “Sleep” suggests that getting more than nine hours of sleep a night [...]

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Mayim Bialik’s Ways Intuitive Healing Makes Sick Kids Feel Better

Mayim Bialik, author of “Beyond the Sling” and star of TV show “Blossom,” shares her real-life advice as a mom with a Ph.D in neuroscience.

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Study Focuses On Mentally Challenged Accused Of Crimes

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – County sheriffs across Georgia are awaiting results of an ongoing study aimed at determining how to better care for mentally ill people who are accused of crime. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation [...]

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Cancer Survivors Urged To Eat Better, Exercise

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - The American Cancer Society is recommending that cancer survivors exercise more and improve their diets to help prevent the disease from coming back. The cancer society on Thursday released new guidelines, saying there’s [...]

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State Tries To Fix Worker Insurance Plan

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - State officials say they’re trying to close a shortfall of about $63 million for the health insurance plan that serves state workers and retirees. Officials said the amount is a big improvement over a [...]

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