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Check to see if you are at risk of five new cancers related to obesity – SUCH TV

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Researchers from the World Health Organisation followed 2.6million people’s BMI since 2009 to see the impact of their lifestyles on their health. They discovered people who are obese aged between 18 and 40 are at risk of 18 different cancers – five more than previously believed. The new diseases linked to people’s weight are leukaemia,…

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Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging.

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Yadira Salcedo was born in Mexico to parents who did not know how to swim. As a child, she nearly drowned when she waded too deep in a backyard pool. Now a mother of two in Santa Ana, Calif., Ms. Salcedo is “breaking the cycle,” she said, making sure Ezra, 3, and Ian, 1, never…

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More locally-acquired malaria cases reported in U.S.

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More locally-acquired malaria cases reported in U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News The first locally-acquired U.S. malaria cases in 20 years were recently reported in Florida and Texas, as hot and humid conditions have helped contribute to a more active mosquito season. Omar Villafranca has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…

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