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Suicide rates increased in nearly every state from 1999 through 2016. Mental health conditions are often seen as the cause of suicide, but suicide is rarely caused by any single factor. In fact, many people who die by suicide are not known to have a diagnosed mental health condition at the time of death.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=381191</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=381191&_=818844C53CE264771A2243A82A1BE63A27F34B68F73A17B835354B46A3E30404</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/suicide/img/rss-feed-image_221x159.png" length="54152" type="image/png"></enclosure><category>Diseases & Conditions</category><category>Vital Signs</category><media:content url="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/suicide/img/rss-feed-image_221x159.png" type="image/png" height="159" width="221" /></item><item><title>Containing Unusual Resistance</title><description>More than 23,000 Americans die each year from infections caused by germs resistant to antibiotics.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=373010</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=373010&_=F1B683B42C897EB50AFCF925F688EF1B9F079FABE60C86148E58294A1E027B91</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/containing-unusual-resistance/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="11332" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Vital Signs</category><category>Antibiotic Resistance</category><media:content url="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/containing-unusual-resistance/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="159" width="221" /></item><item><title>Opioid Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments</title><description>Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid* overdoses rose 30% in all parts of the US from July 2016 through September 2017.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=355753</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=355753&_=B9712A628A61A320B064AC1F4E1C097107F5F38CBB00DB2E09DF64B193BEAEC2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/opioid-overdoses/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="9013" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Vital Signs</category><category>Prescription Drug Overdose</category><media:content url="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/opioid-overdoses/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="159" width="221" /></item><item><title>Asthma in Children</title><description>Asthma is a serious disease causing wheezing, difficulty breathing, and coughing. Over a lifetime, it can cause permanent lung damage. About 16% of black children and 7% of white children have asthma. While we don't know what causes asthma, we do know how to prevent asthma attacks or at least make them less severe.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=351589</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=351589&_=F63E9D4FD282AFC6976508B0DEC779969242A9501541A4C69EF4AD0E58EC96CE</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/childhood-asthma/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="14185" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Asthma</category><category>Diseases & Conditions</category><media:content url="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/childhood-asthma/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="159" width="221" /></item><item><title>Safe Sleep for Babies</title><description>There are about 3,500 sleep-related deaths among US babies each year.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=350462</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=350462&_=08A22ECBFD96106665E4501004307C60E1E1495837485C4B5D78A807D31DA261</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/safesleep/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="11052" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Diseases & Conditions</category><media:content url="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/safesleep/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="159" width="221" /></item><item><title>HIV Testing</title><description>About 40% of new HIV infections come from people who don't know they have HIV.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=344968</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=344968&_=9A0A61F5B6781CC8B1748FD8D477A3C1074E40BA24D6E948BD675860139A31A7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hiv-testing/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="26775" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>HIV/AIDS</category><category>Vital Signs</category></item><item><title>Cancer and obesity</title><description>Cancers associated with overweight & obesity make up 40% of all cancers. 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For Too Long!</title><description>Loud noises damage hearing</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326779</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326779&_=0AA149C117A7AA18D0C223F9FCAF5E90EBC31955FB35B184052F04D273079844</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hearingloss/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="5720" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Hearing Loss</category><category>Other</category><category>Injury, Violence & Safety</category></item><item><title>Native Americans with Diabetes</title><description>Native Americans (American Indians and Alaska Natives) have a greater chance of having diabetes than any other US racial group</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326780</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326780&_=68C606D65D6802512BDE3A76CB5B361F34C26E5CEBD037D52D97863A1F713892</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aian-diabetes/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="5720" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Diabetes</category><category>Diseases & Conditions</category><category>Native American Health</category><category>Other</category></item><item><title>HIV and Injection Drug Use</title><description>Sharing needles, syringes, and other injection equipment puts people who inject drugs (PWID) at high risk for getting HIV and other infections, including hepatitis.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326781</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326781&_=A926D17B2FE8608423263F2377650CD5E9D302993E494B2CAD1EA3319BB7AC9F</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hiv-drug-use/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="9980" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>HIV/AIDS</category></item><item><title>Cancer and Tobacco Use</title><description>Tobacco use is the top preventable cause of cancer death, putting people at risk for at least 12 kinds of cancer.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326782</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326782&_=AFFC4FEA72B440EC43E2186DB7ABE0EA382E3EABE659A2EA33EDA48C432D35B3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/cancerandtobacco/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="5720" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Cancer</category></item><item><title>Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities</title><description>Dental sealants are effective but underused protection against cavities. 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About 70% of US adults age 65 or older have high blood pressure and only about half have it under control (less than 140/90 mmHg)</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326784</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326784&_=11AE3288E6DE276A34CD92494E3D322E779DAC9605EDF4B57401681E355464ED</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/blood-pressure/images/rss-feed-image_221x159.jpg" length="5720" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Cardiovascular Disease</category></item><item><title>Think sepsis. Time matters.</title><description>Sepsis is a complication caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection. It can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. 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The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends three CRC screening tests that are effective at saving lives: colonoscopy, stool tests (guaiac fecal occult blood test-FOBT or fecal immunochemical test-FIT), and sigmoidoscopy (now seldom done).</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326817</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326817&_=00CF236CDCB6161384A83AC556143986DD383F1F09E1C882B521DE340FD8F328</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/colorectalcancerscreening/images/home-image_250px.jpg" length="12913" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Cancer</category></item><item><title>Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease & Stroke</title><description>Nearly 1 in 3 deaths in the US each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths could have been prevented through: changes in health habits, such as stopping smoking, more physical activity, and managing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326818</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326818&_=F5BF4ED76FD6CB6304AE5DEB1222A13DD699FFB7544A96F11DA11DEFF7B4D991</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/heartdisease-stroke/images/heartdisease-stroke_250px.jpg" length="12284" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Cardiovascular Disease</category></item><item><title>Progress on Childhood Obesity</title><description>Obese children are more likely to become obese adults and suffer lifelong physical and mental health problems. Obesity rates in low-income preschoolers, after decades of rising, began to level off from 2003 through 2008 and now are showing small declines in many states.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326819</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326819&_=078EC0F5D14DC29C9B5BBE83B3289AEE00186260163BFADE414431130AD4B01A</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/childhoodobesity/images/childhoodobesity_250px.jpg" length="7903" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Obesity and Overweight</category><category>Vital Signs</category><category>Obesity</category></item><item><title>Prescription Painkiller Overdoses</title><description>About 18 women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose in the US, more than 6,600 deaths in 2010. Prescription painkiller overdoses are an under-recognized and growing problem for women. Although men are still more likely to die of prescription painkiller overdoses (more than 10,000 deaths in 2010), the gap between men and women is closing.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326820</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326820&_=F344F63BBA729B5A0B6E5B14E25A1D7C7E492622F7F8CB64AC837C38DCF2F778</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/prescriptionpainkilleroverdoses/images/prescriptionpainkilleroverdoses_250px.jpg" length="7170" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Overdose</category><category>Vital Signs</category><category>Prescription Drug Overdose</category></item><item><title>Recipe for Food Safety</title><description>Many germs can be spread through food. Some, like Listeria, can be deadly. Listeria strikes hard at pregnant women and their newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Listeria can cause miscarriage and meningitis. Most people found to have Listeria infection require hospital care and about 1 in 5 people with the infection die.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326821</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326821&_=2E2EA894C5BFFF0CB07C53F83113BD5B8E1C040E44D7ED4F05BB3495058EC91B</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/listeria/images/listeria_250px.jpg" length="9740" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Food Safety</category></item><item><title>Hepatitis C</title><description>Hepatitis C is a serious virus infection that over time can cause liver damage and even liver cancer. Early treatment can prevent this damage. Too many people with hepatitis C do not know they are infected, so they don't get the medical care they need.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326822</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326822&_=AEAE52E9619DBCB0EAE4643BD24620918A8822593F5D9E829E472C2F9B12BCCC</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hepatitisc/images/hepatitisc_250px.jpg" length="12284" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Diseases & Conditions</category><category>Hepatitis C</category><category>Other</category></item><item><title>Preventing Repeat Teen Births</title><description>Although teen birth rates have been falling for the last two decades, more than 365,000 teens, ages 15-19, gave birth in 2010. Teen pregnancy and childbearing can carry high health, emotional, social, and financial costs for both teen mothers and their children.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326823</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326823&_=6F1B2AE3F9B25EE14378191334BB96AD1E15E3A0FF588201534841A97644B0E6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/teenpregnancy/images/teenpregnancy_250px.jpg" length="11008" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Teen Pregnancy</category></item><item><title>Stop Infections from Lethal CRE Germs Now</title><description>Untreatable and hard-to-treat infections from CRE germs are on the rise among patients in medical facilities. CRE germs have become resistant to all or nearly all the antibiotics we have today. 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Because many people with mental illness smoke, many of them will get sick and die early from smoking.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326825</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326825&_=21041FF3D041F84938A0D815C8EDAFD424E5A6055D4BF87805442DA8B68C2982</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/smokingandmentalillness/images/smokingandmentalillness_250px.jpg" length="6471" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Tobacco Use</category><category>Tobacco</category></item><item><title>Binge Drinking</title><description>Drinking too much - including binge drinking* - is a dangerous behavior resulting in about 23,000 deaths in women and girls each year. Binge drinking increases the chances of breast cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, heart disease, unintended pregnancy, and many other health problems. .</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326826</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326826&_=F5AC290AB2A5BAA8CE25A810294BD6BD1A1E929B80A73A59D0103BCC648BF7FC</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/bingedrinkingfemale/images/bingedrinkingfemale_250px.jpg" length="5273" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Alcohol</category></item><item><title>HIV Among Youth in the US</title><description>About 50,000 people are infected with HIV each year, and 1 in 4 is 13 to 24 years old. Youth make up 7% of the more than 1 million people in the US living with HIV. About 12,000 youth were infected with HIV in 2010. 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Nearly one-third of all American adults have high blood pressure and more than half of them don't have it under control.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326829</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326829&_=3934A05ABC4D834D3EC02EC00CD36B528A7E7A137AC7968A4193BE8A6B77816E</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hypertension/images/hypertension_250px.jpg" length="9563" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Cardiovascular Disease</category></item><item><title>More People Walk to Better Health</title><description>More than 145 million adults now include walking as part of a physically active lifestyle. More than 6 in 10 people walk for transportation or for fun, relaxation, or exercise, or for activities such as walking the dog. The percentage of people who report walking at least once for 10 minutes or more in the previous week rose from 56% (2005) to 62% (2010).</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326830</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326830&_=10B570FFA76CF6DE144CDC36087A55E1C89B60CE1A2F4760C2B0CABDD975EDA0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/walking/images/walking_250px.jpg" length="9135" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Obesity Prevention</category><category>Obesity</category></item><item><title>Prescription Painkiller Overdoses</title><description>Prescription painkiller overdoses* were responsible for more than 15,500 deaths in 2009. While all prescription painkillers have contributed to an increase in overdose deaths over the last decade, methadone has played a central role in the epidemic.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326831</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326831&_=6F55B667A2310E2296C12669E34E18EC69CF11A54E1EA118690E74D70BAA16CA</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/methadoneoverdoses/images/methadoneoverdoses_250px.jpg" length="7788" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Overdose</category><category>Prescription Drug Overdose</category></item><item><title>Child Injury</title><description>Child injuries are preventable, yet more than 9,000 children died from injuries in the US in 2009. 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C. difficile causes diarrhea linked to 14,000 American deaths each year.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326833</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326833&_=ECDBA7E4A5826D1264F2F7058721AC3BC97E4A9E473F96FBBCE4293EF9EA7C90</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/hai/stoppingcdifficile/images/homepage-graphic-hai_221px.jpg" length="9839" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Health Care Reform</category><category>Healthcare Associated Infection</category></item><item><title>Where's the sodium?</title><description>About 90% of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet. Too much sodium increases a person's risk for high blood pressure. High blood pressure often leads to heart disease and stroke. 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This behavior greatly increases the chances of getting hurt or hurting others due to car crashes, violence, and suicide.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326835</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326835&_=4E6C8A8A8E755F367A3FBB9B4897BD3E8802EB91900619EB215B35C6BBB2CEB6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/bingedrinking/images/bingedrinking_250px.jpg" length="9439" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Alcohol</category></item><item><title>New Hope for Stopping HIV</title><description>Too many people don't know they have HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). About 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the US but about 240,000 don't know they are infected. Each year, about 50,000 people get infected with HIV in the US. 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Though episodes of driving after drinking too much ("drinking and driving") have gone down by 30% during the past 5 years, it remains a serious problem in the US.</description><link>https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326838</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=275866&c=326838&_=41AE29C358E8B76924327D6C365E9F9EA6FB831DFDEE61914E4E143659A4638C</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/drinkinganddriving/images/drinkinganddriving_250px.jpg" length="8927" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure><category>Motor Vehicle Safety</category></item><item><title>Adult Smoking in the US</title><description>Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the US. Some people who smoke every day are smoking fewer cigarettes; however, even occasional smoking causes harm. 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