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U.S. : 46 46 million Americans lack health insurance
A total of 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health coverage, a trend that has been rising in the past...
U.S. : painkiller overdose ‘epidemic’
The United States is facing an epidemic of lethal overdoses from prescription painkillers, which have tripled in the past decade and now account for...
Good to know : binge drinking leads to deaths and big costs
Binge drinking in the United States results in 79,000 deaths per year and costs $745 per person, or nearly $2 per drink, according to...
New study shows Americans enthusiastic about H1N1 vaccine
Days before the swine flu vaccine becomes available, more than half of U.S. adults say they will get the vaccine for themselves and 75...
