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9th baby dies from whooping cough

9th baby dies from whooping cough

A ninth baby has died in California from whooping cough, health officials said Thursday.

 

Salt reduction could save 92,000 U.S. lives a year

Salt reduction could save 92,000 U.S. lives a year

Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake of Americans could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 billion in health costs per year, researchers reported on Wednesday.

 

Meat-heavy diet linked to early death

People who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of premature death from heart disease and cancer, National Cancer Institute research shows. The large study of 545,000 American men and women, ages 50 to...

 

2,000,000 Children Die of Diarrhoea Each Year

NEARLY two million children die of diarrhoea each year, even though treating the ailment is relatively simple and "almost miraculous", the World Health Organisation said today.

 

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