CDC: Higher Income and Education Levels Linked To Better Health

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People with more education are more likely to earn a decent living and enjoy better health, according to the government's annual health report.

Dieters Rejoice: Low-Calorie, Sugar-Free Slurpees Hit the Market Soon

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"Slurpee Lites" will debut on May 23 at 7-Elevens nationwide. The new sugar-free flavors have half the calories of the traditional slushy drinks.

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Young Cancer Patients May Get a Boost — and a Visit — from Kelly Clarkson

The original American Idol was so starstruck by a video of children with cancer lip-synching to her song, "Stronger," that she intends to swing by Seattle Children's Hospital to meet them in person.

Can Laxative-Free Colonoscopy Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates?

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New software can digitally "cleanse" a colon, eliminating the muss and fuss of a standard colonoscopy. Ready to book your appointment?

DSM 5 Could Mean 40% of College Students Are Alcoholics

Most college binge drinkers and drug users don’t develop lifelong problems. But new mental-health guidelines will label too many of them addicts and alcoholics.

Do Black Women Really Want To Be Fat?

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Novelist Alice Randall says black women make the choice to remain overweight, but other research shows social and environmental factors can also play a huge role. Read Noliwe M. Rook’s full opinion piece on our companion blog Ideas.

Necrotizing Fasciitis: The Flesh-Eating Disease One Georgia Grad Student Is Fighting

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Aimee Copeland is fighting a rare flesh-eating bacteria. What exactly is necrotizing fasciitis?

The Hidden Dangers of Baby Bottles, Pacifiers and Sippy Cups

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Toddlers, don't drink and run (or walk): most falls while sucking on a bottle occur around age 1, when children often tend to be taking their first steps.

Understanding Psychopathic and Sadistic Minds

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To better understand what makes psychopaths tick, researchers are using brain scans to compare them with other abnormal personalities like sadists and those with antisocial personality disorder.

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Proportion of pregnant white women — 21.8% — who reported smoking cigarettes within the previous 30 days, in a recent government survey [PDF]. Among pregnant women of the same age (15 to 44), 14.2% of blacks and 6.5% of Hispanics reported smoking. Smoking during pregnancy is one of the key risk factors for SIDS; it also increases risks of miscarriage, early separation of the placenta, premature birth, low birth weight and birth defects. The same survey found that black (12.8%) and white (12.2%) women drank alcohol at roughly the same rate in pregnancy; Hispanic women (7.4%) were less likely to drink while pregnant. Black pregnant women (7.7%) were more likely than whites (4.4%) or Hispanics (3.1%) to use illegal drugs. [via ABC News]