Since 1988, the federal health organization has been tracking the sexual behaviors and activities of teens in the United States aged 15 to 19. Image credit: Estoesmalasana.com
Adriana Bello on 22nd Jun

A new survey from the National Survey of Family Growth found that American teens’ sex habits haven’t changed much over...

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Daniel Francis on 21st Jun

The European Union Court of Justice ruled that defective vaccines can be blamed for allowing patients to become ill, even...

Lauren Seitz died June 19, 2016, after she was exposed to Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that causes a rare deadly brain infection. Image credit: Seitz family / Nbc4i.com
Adriana Bello on 20th Jun

One year after her death, Lauren Seitz’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina water park in which...

The PACHA is a president-appointed group of health professionals tasked with advising the Secretary of Health and Human Services –and finally the President- on how to promote the best HIV prevention strategies and treatment. Image credit: New York Daily News
Adriana Bello on 20th Jun

Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS resigned from the board, claiming that Trump doesn’t care...

A new study claims that 30 percent of the world’s population is currently exposed to damaging and potentially deadly heat. Image credit: Frank Neulichedl / Flickr / Climatechangenews.com
Adriana Bello on 19th Jun

A new study claims that 30 percent of the world’s population is currently exposed to damaging and potentially deadly heat...

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Adriana Bello on 19th Jun

A new study found that nearly 1,300 children are killed by guns each year in the United States. That means that every day,...

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A bipartisan coalition of State Attorneys General has been created to join efforts to investigate the marketing and sale...

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Six pregnant women in Texas have tested positive for Zika, according to health authorities’ announcement on Thursday. They...

"The big question is how do we modify daily schedules, in schools for example, to be more conducive to increasing physical activity?," stated lead author Vadim Zipunnikov.
Daniel Francis on 18th Jun

According to a new study, physical activity levels among children and teens are much lower than expected, and that it only...

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Experts warn that the development and safety of babies might be threatened because of the presence of lead in 20 percent...