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Raw tuna is suspected as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has infected 53 people in nine states

CDC: Raw Tuna Suspected As Salmonella Source in Outbreak

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At least 53 people in nine states have fallen ill, while 10 have been hospitalized, agency reports
Allowing more emergency medical service workers to administer the prescription drug naloxone could reduce the number of overdose deaths caused by opioids

CDC: Expanding EMS Naloxone Use Will Save Lives

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CDC urges expansion of access to the prescription antidote among EMS personnel
An otherwise healthy man in Kansas became infected with a newly discovered type of virus after he was bitten by ticks

CDC Investigating Newly Discovered Tick-Borne Virus

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'Bourbon virus' tied to previously healthy man's death within 11 days of symptoms
More people are dying from hypothermia in the United States

CDC: Increase in Hypothermia Deaths Over Past Decade

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Those most at risk include seniors, the mentally ill, and those living alone
Although fewer Americans are smoking and more communities have smoke-free laws

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Down But Still Too High

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Two out of five children breathing in secondhand smoke
One in every five young American adults with diabetes hasn't seen a doctor in the past six months

Younger Patients With Diabetes More Often Skipping Visits

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CDC team found 19 percent hadn't seen a doctor within last six months
Adults 65 and older need two pneumococcal vaccines to better protect them from sepsis

Two Pneumococcal Vaccines Advised for Seniors

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ACIP advises both Prevnar 13, Pneumovax 23 vaccines for adults 65 and older
The United States has seen more cases of measles in January than it usually does in an entire year

CDC: Measles Cases in January Top Typical Load for Entire Year

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Spread driven largely by outbreak that started at Disney theme parks in California in December
Too many women of childbearing age take prescription opioids

CDC: Opioid Rx Prevalent in Reproductive-Aged Females

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Experts recommend lowest effective dose for shortest amount of time + birth control
The U.S. birth rate remained at an all-time low in 2013

CDC: U.S. Birth Rate at All-Time Low

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While average age of first motherhood continued to increase