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This Week in Health
Syphilis is on the rise.
Should you be tested?

Syphilis is a particularly dangerous sexually transmitted infection (STI). As rates of the disease continue to climb, a national group of health experts is urging people at high risk to get screened. Who's especially vulnerable to this potentially deadly STI?


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From e-cigs to real cigs

Using e-cigarettes ups the odds that teens will start smoking real cigarettes.
But would those teens have started smoking even if they didn't vape first?


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The dangers of delaying
a dementia diagnosis

An estimated 5 million Americans may have dementia. But as many as 1/2 of them
haven't been diagnosed. Find out how delaying a dementia diagnosis
could put your loved one—and other people—in harm's way.


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Get fit in midlife, avoid stroke in later life

Being physically fit in midlife may cut your risk for stroke later in life by about 1/3.
Find out how much exercise the American Heart Association recommends
that adults should get every week.


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The risky business of today's teens

A survey on risky behavior in high school students shows declines in cigarette smoking, fighting and binge drinking. Unfortunately, the same can't be said
for other dangerous activities.


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