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Young People Want Health Care and Believe It Is Important - In the June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, 77 percent of young Americans (18-25) said they wanted health insurance and 76 percent said that health care was worth the money. The survey also found that young people (65 percent) are really concerned about the high costs of care, especially if they get into an accident.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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California Program Cautions Black Expecting Mothers About Low Birth Weights - Black babies are more likely to be born premature and underweight in the U.S. But a California-based group, the Solano County Black Infant Health Program, wants to change that with a new program aimed at educating Black pregnant women, the Times Herald reported. Health workers provide prenatal and postnatal classes and are taught about the importance of keeping stress levels down during pregnancy.(Photo: GettyImages)

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Dallas Councilwoman Calls HIV Ad With Black Gay Men "Unacceptable" - A new set of Greater Than AIDS billboards are causing a “controversy” in Dallas, a Dallas-CBS affiliate reported. The ads, which have two Black men with their arms around another, are supposed to encourage HIV testing in the city. But councilwoman Vonciel Jones Hill has lashed out to the press, calling the ads “unacceptable” for showing Black gay men.  (Photo: Courtesy FOX 4 News)

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Red Meat Linked to Diabetes, Says New Study - Eating too much red and processed meat like hot dogs may raise your risk of developing type-2 diabetes says a new study. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data and found that eating 3.5 servings or more a week raised one’s risk by 50 percent, NPR reported.  (Photo: Nicole Branan/Getty Images)

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Medical Marijuana May Not Be Good for Kids in Chronic Pain - While medical marijuana can help adults who suffer from chronic pain due to AIDS, cancer or other illnesses, a new commentary warns that teens in pain shouldn’t smoke. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic emphasize that more research needs to be done and that medical marijuana can lead to cognitive issues, fatigue and antisocial behavior. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Are Autistic Black Kids Missing Out on Special Services? - Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children found that Black and Latino children with autism were less likely to access special services — gastroenterologists, neurologists, psychiatrists and screening tests — compared to their white counterparts. Their recent study suggests that minority children are not receiving the care that they need and that more outreach is needed, reported HealthDay News.  (Photo: JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images)

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Sesame Street Tackles Parents in Prison - Two million children in the U.S. have a parent in prison. To address this issue and to help kids cope, Sesame Street created a toolkit: Little Children Big Challenges:  Incarceration. This new project “includes videos, stories, tips and activities for both the children of prisoners and their caregivers,” reported Vanity Fair.  (Photo: Robert Giroux/Getty Images) 

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Sibling Bullying Just as Bad as School Bullying - Bullying isn’t just about being harassed, beaten or threatened at school — it’s happening at home, too. A recent report found that sibling bullying is just as a damaging as school bullying, and it is also linked to anxiety, depression and anger issues among its victims, USA Today wrote.  (Photo: Yellow Dog Productions/Getty Images)

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NYC Soda Ban Targets Overweight, Not the Poor, Says Study - One of the largest criticisms of the NYC soda ban is that the bill unfairly targets and affects low-income residents, but a new study suggests that it isn’t true. Researchers from Columbia University found that higher-income New Yorkers were just as likely to purchase 16 oz. or larger drinks as lower-income residents, reported Science Daily.(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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California to Expand Medicaid - More than one million low-income California residents will have health care thanks to the state expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the New York Times wrote. There are doubts if the state can afford to take on these extra costs, but Democrats call this move “historic.” Many other Southern GOP-run states have rejected Medicaid expansion over the past year.  (Photo: Gary Cameron/Reuters)