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9 Famous People With Ulcerative Colitis
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More Kids Than Cops and the Military Are Killed by Guns
More than 2,400 U.S. children were killed by firearms in 2017, the same year 144 police officers and 1,000 active military personnel died in the line of duty.
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Secondhand smoke from fathers-to-be raises a baby’s risk of congenital heart defects by up to 124 percent, even more than when mom smokes during pregnancy.
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