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The centers' Global Health Odyssey Museum looks at the long-term societal effects of diseases such as AIDS, the Black Death, Spanish Flu and more.

I’m not a smoker, but I might have an answer to the mystery of why, according to a just-released report (pdf) from a coalition of public health organizations, Missouri ranks 49th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco.

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US Healthiest And Unhealthiest Cities: It's The Economy Burlington, Vt., was just named the healthiest city in America by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ninety-two percent of residents there say they are in good or great health. The CDC also named America's most unhealthyVegan options ...

Burlington, Vt., was just named the healthiest city in America by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ninety-two percent of residents there say they are in good or great health. The CDC also named America's most unhealthy city. That dubious honor goes to Huntington, W.Va.

Image via CrunchBase Depending on Where You Live, You Can Save $200 to Nearly $1,000 by Quitting Smoking By FRANCESCA LEVY Forbes.com Nov. 16, 2008 Most smokers already know that they can help preserve their health, hygiene and personal relationships by kicking the habit, and that holds true across the country.

Influenza does not follow the predicted patterns for infectious diseases. In fact, there are several conundrums associated with influenza epidemics, such as: 1. Why is influenza both seasonal and ubiquitous — and where is the virus between epidemics? 2. Why are influenza epidemics so explosive? 3.

While the media has done an effective job of scaring most parents about the dangers of childhood vaccinations, it is important to know the history of infectious diseases. Today, most people in the U.S. have not seen the effects of diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, or rubella.

The American Dental Association has been sued for encouraging people to have amalgams put into their teeth. The ADA issued a press release stating that they are “concerned that misguided fears about the safety of amalgam, coupled with the added costs of the more expensive filling options, may cause