'VERY DANGEROUS': New Sexually-Transmitted Superbug Worries Doctors

Published May 05, 2013

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Doctors are warning of a new sexually-transmitted superbug that they say could ultimately prove more deadly than AIDS.

The antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea HO41 was reportedly discovered in Japan two years ago in a 31-year-old female sex worker.

"This might be a lot worse than AIDS in the short run because the bacteria is more aggressive and will affect more people quickly," Alan Christianson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, recently told CNBC. "Getting gonorrhea from this strain might put someone into septic shock and death in a matter of days. This is very dangerous."

Reportedly added William Smith, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors: "It's an emergency situation. As time moves on, it's getting more hazardous."

According to CNBC, Smith urged Congressional lawmakers as late as last week to allocate additional funding - $54 million - to develop an antibiotic capable of fighting HO41, as well as to conduct a public awareness campaign.

"I'm hopeful we'll get the additional funds, but I can't say for sure," Smith reportedly said. "What I do know is we don't have the resources to fight this as it stands now."

"People need to practice safe sex, like always," Christianson told CNBC. "Anyone beginning a new relationship should get tested along with their partner. The way gonorrhea works, not everyone knows they have it. And with this new strain it's even more important than ever to find out. "

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Break Time! The Cookie Monster, dangerous daydreaming, and a sex tape shocker

Published April 09, 2013

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    Break Time! Cookies, daydreaming, and ... porn?

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Thanks for clicking on Break Time, your daily dose of news you can’t use.

Today we bring you sad news from Sesame Street, a study on the dangers of daydreaming, and a weirder than usual celebrity sex tape saga.

You can't say we didn't warn you.

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Dangerous moves: More kids hurt dancing

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All the leaps, lifts and turns that make dance a breathtaking spectacle to watch also make it a hazardous activity.

A new study finds the number of children and teens injured from dancing is on the rise.

Over a 17-year period, the number of dance-related injuries that sent U.S. children ages 3 to 19 to emergency rooms increased 37 percent, from 6,175 injuries in 1991 to 8,477 injuries in 2007.

Of the 113,000 injuries that occurred during the study period, more than half (52 percent) were strains and sprains, and 45 percent were caused by falls. Forty percent of injured dancers were ages 15 to 19.

About one-quarter of the injury reports included information about the type of dance that the kids were participating in when they were injured. More than half of these injures (55 percent) occurred during classical dancing, such as ballet, tap and jazz.

The reason for the rise is not clear. But the researchers suspect it may be due to an increase in the sports' popularity thanks to recent TV shows and video games that feature dancing, said study researcher Kristin Roberts, a senior research associate for Nationwide Children's Hospital's Center for Injury Research and Policy in Columbus, Ohio.

Older teens are more likely to be injured by dancing because they grow more advanced in their skills and spend more time training and practicing, Roberts said. [Video: Teens Discuss Dancing Injuries ]

The study likely underestimates the true number of dance injuries because it does not account for injuries treated in medical centers other than emergency rooms or injuries treated by the dancers themselves, Roberts said.

Precautions such as staying well hydrated, stretching, warming up and cooling down, using proper technique and getting plenty of rest may help prevent dance injuries, Roberts said.

The study was published in February in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

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