Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD (News) 22 discussions At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group. Tags: Pediatrics, Culture Lifestyle, John Douglas, Parenting, American Academy Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Chlamydia, Human Papillomavirus, Cervical Cancer, Sexuality, Relationships, Obstetrics Gynecology, Sexual Reproductive H
	Report: Black U.S. AIDS rates rival some African nations (News) 7 discussions The AIDS epidemic among African-Americans in some parts of the United States is as severe as in parts of Africa, according to a report out Tuesday. Tags: Racial Issues, United States, South Africa, iReport.com, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Los Angeles, Medicine, Contagious Infectious Diseases, U.S. Government, HIV AIDS, Phill Wilson, AIDS Institute, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, African-A
	Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See (Video) 6 discussions And the most important... Tags: Warming Earth Famine Disease Katrina Global Government Al Gore End World Doom day guy explain smart
	Human ' Treeman ' begs for help as he turns into a tree. (Video) 5 discussions An Indonesian man who suffers from a rare disease which causes tree-like growths all over his body is seeking help from American medics Tags: itn news Treeman disease growths trunk wood tree man indonesia america
	More than half firearm deaths are suicides (News) 5 discussions The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly often, gun owners u.. Tags: Gary Kleck, American Public Health Association, Political Policy, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Baltimore, iReport.com, Washington, DC, American Association Suicidology, Gun Control, Murder Homicide, Politics, Stephen G. Breyer, Suicide, D
	India court orders Gere's arrest (News) 4 discussions An Indian court ordered the arrest of Hollywood star Richard Gere on Thursday for kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness event this month saying it was an obscene act committed i.. Tags: India AIDS (Disease) Dalai Lama Richard Gere New Delhi (India) Great Britain
	Shocking story of Half Man Half Tree (Video) 4 discussions 32 year old Dede lives in a remote village in Indonesia with his two children, trying to care for them. Dede, a former fisherman, has an extraordinary skin condition: he has root like structures growi.. Tags: shocking amazing halfmen tree disease sience suffering personals
	Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead at 84 (News) 4 discussions Actor Charlton Heston died at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 84 Saturday, his family said. Tags: Geriatric Medicine, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Neurology, Health Fitness, Medical Specializations, Medicine, Beverly Hills (California), Alzheimer\s Disease, Martin Luther King Jr., National Rifle Association, John Charles Carter, Internet Movie Database Inc.,
	Girl, 6, embodies Cambodia's sex industry (News) 3 discussions At an age when most children might be preparing for their first day of school, Srey, 6, already has undergone trauma that is almost unspeakable. Tags: Cambodia State Department AIDS (Disease) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) John Paul II United Nations U.S. State Department Family
	Officials search for salmonella source (News) 3 discussions Government scientists struggled Thursday to pinpoint the source of the first U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, the kid favorite packed into millions of lunchboxes every day. Tags: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ConAgra Foods Incorporated Food Drug Administration (FDA) Health Organizations Pennsylvania Virginia New York Missouri Mike Lynch United States Tennessee Georgia Food Safety Salmonella
	U.S. seeks fliers possibly exposed to rare TB (News) 3 discussions Federal health authorities said Tuesday that they are looking for people who may have been exposed to a rare and potentially fatal form of tuberculosis from an infected passenger during two trans-Atla.. Tags: World Health Organization (WHO) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Health Organizations AIDS (Disease) Air Transportation SARS North America Montreal (Quebec) Prague (Czech Republic) United States France Europe Czech Republic
	21.7 million pounds of beef recalled (News) 3 discussions Topps Meat Co. on Saturday expanded a recall of ground beef from about 300,000 pounds to 21.7 million pounds, one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history. Tags: United States, Food Cooking, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Product Recalls, Ohio, Pilgrim\s Pride Corporation, Topps Meat Co., Foods, Meat, Geoffrey Livermore, Business, Consumer Protection, Hu
	Police: Man in critical condition after exposure to ricin (News) 3 discussions A man who stayed in a Las Vegas hotel room where ricin was found is in critical condition at a hospital, where he has been since mid-February, said a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department official... Tags: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, United States, Ocala, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Las Vegas, Sanjay Gupta, Lawrence Sands, Washington, Joe Lombardo, Federal Bureau Investigation, Kathy Suey, Florida, Dirksen Senate Office Buildin
	Norovirus sickens hundreds aboard QE2 (News) 2 discussions A highly contagious form of stomach flu sickened hundreds of passengers during a worldwide voyage on the famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship in what health officials called an unusually large outbreak.. Tags: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention San Francisco (California) Disaster Relief Disasters (General) Casinos and Gambling Hawaii Caribbean Area California Brian O'Connor Mexico New York Honolulu (Hawaii) Acapulco (Mexico) Noro
	Fewer baby boys being circumcised in the U.S. (News) 2 discussions On the eighth day of her son's life, Julia Query welcomed friends and family to celebrate his birth and honor their Jewish heritage. Tags: California San Francisco (California) Latin America United States AIDS (Disease) Health Treatment Corporate Governance Michigan New York Malaysia Sri Lanka Kentucky Agency for Healthcare Research Quality Stanford University U
	Suspected chemical weapons found at U.N. office (News) 2 discussions Workers found vials believed to contain the poison gas phosgene at a U.N. office building in New York, U.N. officials said Thursday. Tags: Tom Casey, World History, Marie Okabe, United States, Richard Kolko, United Nations, Federal Bureau Investigation, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Ewan Buchanan, Iraq, New York, Poisoning, Maryland, World War I, History, Baghdad, Culture Lif
	Suspected chemical weapons found at U.N. office (News) 2 discussions Workers found vials believed to contain the poison gas phosgene at a U.N. office building in New York, U.N. officials said Thursday. Tags: Tom Casey, World History, Marie Okabe, United States, Richard Kolko, United Nations, Federal Bureau Investigation, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Ewan Buchanan, Iraq, New York, Poisoning, Maryland, World War I, History, Baghdad, Culture Lif
	James Randi explains homeopathy (Video) 2 discussions If you believe that homeopathic medicine can treat ailments better than medicine that has been scientifically proven to work, you are acting irrational. In this short video James Randi explains homeo.. Tags: homeopathic homeopathy medicine herbal James Randi paranormal doctor sick disease irrational
	Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead at 84 (News) 2 discussions Actor Charlton Heston died at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 84 Saturday, his family said. Tags: Geriatric Medicine, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Neurology, Health Fitness, Medical Specializations, Medicine, Beverly Hills (California), Alzheimer\s Disease, Martin Luther King Jr., National Rifle Association, John Charles Carter, Internet Movie Database Inc.,
	Some food from Mexico to face testing (News) 2 discussions Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt and check the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigat.. Tags: Washington, DC, Ontario, Canada, Food Poisoning, Food Cooking, Mexico, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Foods, Tommy Thompson (Politician), U.S. Department Health Human Services, Health Fitness, Carl Nielsen, United States, Culture Life
	Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism (News) 2 discussions The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Wednesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade. Tags: Andy Shih, Vaccines, Wendy Fournier, W. Ian Lipkin, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, William Schaffner, Neal Halsey, United States, Autism, Andrew Wakefield, Contagious Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments Procedures, National Autism Assoc
	Army suicide rate could top nation's this year (News) 2 discussions The rate of suicides among-active duty soldiers is on pace to surpass both last year's numbers and the rate of suicide in the general U.S. population for the first time since the Vietnam war, accordin.. Tags: U.S. Armed Forces Activities, War Conflict, James Peake, Mental Health, Health Fitness, Afghanistan, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Afghanistan War, Pete Geren, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Armed Forces, U.S. Army Act
	Mom with ALS finds way through long goodbye (News) 1 discussions Seven-year-old Nicholas Chamernik had rarely seen his parents cry. So he felt a pang of worry when he looked up one evening to see his father wiping away tears. Tags: Lou Gehrig Florida Chicago (Illinois) Family Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Lou Gehrig's Disease Parenting
	New York to tout official city condom (News) 1 discussions Available soon: an official New York City condom. Tags: New York AIDS (Disease) Michael R. Bloomberg
	Six states get an 'A' for work against kids' obesity (News) 1 discussions America is a heavy nation and getting heavier, especially young people. The number of overweight children aged 6-11 more than doubled the past 20 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control an.. Tags: Diet and Fitness California Tennessee New York Arkansas Illinois Pennsylvania University of Baltimore Health Corporate Governance Parliament Financial and Business Services House of Representatives Centers for Disease Control & P

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