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U.S. Teen Birth Rate Lowest In 20 Years

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Agnus Dei Farrant
Assistant News Editor

Girls born to teen moms 33 percent more likely to be teen moms themselves

Prescription Drug Deaths Triple Since 1999

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Agnus Dei Farrant
Executive Producer

Abuse of drugs caused nearly half a million emergency room visits in 2009.

Update: Cantaloupe Death Toll Rises To 23

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Raishad M. Hardnett
Staff Reporter

Update: Cantaloupe death toll rises to 23 as the outbreak of Listeria continues to spread in the U.S.

Cantaloupes Targeted In Disease Outbreak

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Paresh Dave
Editor-In-Chief

Beware of the cantaloupes, at least temporarily, says the CDC.

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