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Breast Cancer Statistics

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. About 1 in 8 (12%) women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime.
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Trends in the Prevalence of Extreme Obesity among U.S. Preschool-Aged Children Living in...

From 1998 through 2003, the prevalence of extreme obesity increased among low-income children aged 2 years, 3 years, and 4 years; the greatest average annual increase was among 4-year-olds.
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11Alive helps rebuild home for sexually exploited girls

Be Rich -- it's not what you get, but what you give. It's a movement of generosity in metro Atlanta created by North Point Church Ministries in Alpharetta.
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Study: Whooping cough may soon resist vaccines

For the first time, American researchers have found evidence that the bacteria that cause whooping cough are becoming resistant to vaccines.
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Sleep better by avoiding smart phones, tablets before bed

Look Up: The latest in a series of stories on 11Alive News Today examines why it's so important to disconnect from devices.
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Southern diet, fried foods, may raise stroke risk

Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. A study finds that people who consume a lot of fried foods and drinks like sweet tea and soda were 41% more likely to suffer a stroke than people who ate that way about once a month.
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New whooping cough strain in US raises questions

Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be vaccine resistant.
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EPA moves to ban some rodent poisons

The EPA is moving to ban the sale of a dozen D-Con rat and mouse poisons in an effort to protect children and pets.
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UGA professors get grant for flu fighting research

University of Georgia researchers have received a federal grant of more than $1.1 million for their work on fighting the flu.
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Restaurant uses 'touchless forks' to fight flu

The owner of The Real Chow Baby is a self-professed germaphobe who takes steps to fight the flu every day at his restaurant.
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CDC: 11 biolab workers infected from 2004-10

The CDC says 11 workers at U.S. biological laboratories were reportedly infected with dangerous pathogens from 2004 to 2010.