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This is a serious problem, you guys.

The obesity in America is really getting out of control.

The United States has the highest rate of obesity in the entire world. Right now, 35.7% of American adults are obese, as are 17% of our children!

So it's not all that surprising that we're requiring larger and larger coffins!

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Most of the time, the people who are getting tested for HIV are those who are at risk.

But the the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) believe that everyone should be tested routinely!

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Everyone should be happy about Colorado's groundbreaking recreational marijuana win, because it makes logical sense.

Governor Hickenlooper, who has to have made up that last name after a bet, would like to remind everyone that it's going to be a long process and blah blah blah don't be so excited. Who want's to put a stop to people being excited about politics??

Ridic!

Here's what he said:

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This isn't good news at all.

Kids with asthma might need to seek out a different way to control it other than budesonide, which is marketed under several brand names, including Rhinocort and Pulmicort.

That is, kids with asthma that can handle finding something else — the drug is extremely great at handling severe asthma, so researchers don't recommend taking kids off the drug if they need it.

Asthma affects an estimated 6 million U.S. children and millions more adults.

The problem is with growth. Kids tend to be at least half an inch shorter permanently if they're using budesonide. If you ask us, that's still worth it to get asthma under control!

Still, you should talk over options with your doctors!

[Image via AP Images.]

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Bill Nye is all about science, and we love that.

He's been teaching our kids, our teens, and our adults for a long time now — point being, he's someone we trust.

He might lose some trust, however, from people who disagree with his assertion that teaching creationism might not be appropriate for kids.

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This is at least some good news!

As a collective, the cholesterol levels of the average kid are dropping!

Though childhood obesity rates remain unchanged.

Researchers believe this is because

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The Saints are about to do something huge — and by that we mean bust out their check book.

They're going to make Drew Brees the highest paid player in NFL history!

The new contract will be a five-year one worth somewhere between

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