[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) – The 2017-2018 flu season has been the deadliest in decades. The Centers for Disease Control indicate that about 80,000 Americans died last winter because of the flu or …
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[ad_1] TO CLOSE According to preliminary figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug-related deaths in the United States declined for the first time during the opioid epidemic. Wochit / …
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[ad_1] GENEVA – Drinking too much alcohol has killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, according to the World Health Organization. The US health agency has also warned that …
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[ad_1] Of these 150 cases, 119 have been confirmed and 31 are probable. An additional thirty-one deaths occurred among probable and suspect cases, which would bring the total number of deaths from …
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[ad_1] The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said on Monday that 65 people had hepatitis A in the country as a whole and one person died after contracting the viral infection. The …
Read More »Alcohol causes 5% of deaths worldwide, according to a new study from the World Health Organization
[ad_1] New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) found that alcohol causes 5% of deaths worldwide,The Guardian reports, and young people are the most affected. WHO releases global status report on …
Read More »A report on the WHO shows that alcohol is responsible for 3M deaths worldwide, mostly among men
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Read More »Fentanyl feeds record drug overdose deaths in Ohio
[ad_1] The deadly overdoses of drugs continue to increase in Ohio. In 2017, there were 4,854 fatal overdose cases, an increase of 20% over the number recorded in 2016. Data on deaths …
Read More »A study from the World Health Organization reveals that alcohol is responsible for 5% of deaths worldwide
[ad_1] Alcohol is responsible for more than one in 20 deaths worldwide, according to the latest edition of a World Health Organization (WHO) report published every four years. The Guardian writes that …
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