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50,000 New HIV Infections Each Year in U.S.

August 3rd, 2011 Comments off

From 2006 to 2009, there have been about 50,000 new HIV infections per year. But HIV infections rose 34% among young gay/bi men — fueled by a 48% increase in black, gay/bi men under age 30.

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Eat These 3 Foods for Better Blood Sugar

February 28th, 2011 Comments off

Rates of diabetes are skyrocketing. But you could lower your risk significantly just by eating more of these three foods: spinach, almonds, and black beans.

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CDC report finds disparities among races in health – San Jose Mercury News

January 14th, 2011 Comments off

White people in the United States die of drug overdoses more often than other ethnic groups. Black people are hit proportionately harder by AIDS, strokes and heart disease. American Indians are more likely to die in car crashes. To shed more light on the …

“Help, I’m gaining weight in my 20s!”

August 20th, 2010 Comments off

Getty Images That 20s gain is actually not so surprising. Women put on an average of 2.2 pounds per year between ages 18 and 30, says Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, an associate professor of nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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