Hospital's 10000th Baby Delights Parents

Hospital's 10000th baby delights parents

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While the U.S. fertility rate reached its lowest point in 2011 since record-keeping began in 1920, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, childbearing remains big business in Texas. More than 377,000 babies were born here last year …
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HIV/AIDS still a real health issue

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Those statistics come from Dr. Matthew Simmons, of Internal Medicine of West Virginia, who has devoted his career to those living with HIV and AIDS. "I have patients from the age of 19 all the way through 75," Simmons said. "No one's really immune from …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Called an Epidemic – Prescription drugs are suspected as a cause in Michael Jackson’s death. If the autopsy’s toxicology report confirms that suspicion, Jackson would be just one of many who fall victim to prescription drug abuse. Because medications are regulated differently from country to country, there are few global statistics on addiction to prescription drugs. In the United States, teenagers and young adults are reported to be most susceptible. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee explores the problem and looks at what can be done to fight it.