Health Rewind: Is Evolution Behind Why We Like Big Butts?

Plus, Obamacare saved hospitals $7.4 billion.

Blame Evolution for Our Obsession With All Things Bootylicious - Men may prefer curvier behinds because of evolution, a new study suggests. Researchers found that theideal 45.5-degree curve from back to our rear has been attractive since caveman times because this physical attribute was associated with living longer and being able to have children, writes Health Day. — Kellee Terrell(Photo: Peter Griffith/Cornis)

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Blame Evolution for Our Obsession With All Things Bootylicious - Men may prefer curvier behinds because of evolution, a new study suggests. Researchers found that theideal 45.5-degree curve from back to our rear has been attractive since caveman times because this physical attribute was associated with living longer and being able to have children, writes Health Day. — Kellee Terrell(Photo: Peter Griffith/Cornis)

Kids More Likely to Be Hit By Cars When School Lets Out - The most vulnerable time for kids to get hit by a car is right after the bell rings and in the early evening. A new study suggests that 29 percent of car injuries happen when coming home from school and 42 percent at night. Also, 60 percent of these accidents happened when a parent wasn’t around, writes Health Day.(Photo: Simon Jarratt/Corbis)

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Kids More Likely to Be Hit By Cars When School Lets Out - The most vulnerable time for kids to get hit by a car is right after the bell rings and in the early evening. A new study suggests that 29 percent of car injuries happen when coming home from school and 42 percent at night. Also, 60 percent of these accidents happened when a parent wasn’t around, writes Health Day.(Photo: Simon Jarratt/Corbis)

Nearly of Half of People Living with HIV Have AIDS - Despite there being 50 places in the city of Atlanta to get tested for HIV, nearly half of people testing positive for HIV already have AIDS, a WABE report points out. The experts interviewed blame late testing on poverty, lack of transportation, fear of positive diagnosis, stigma and people not knowing their risk factors. 

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Nearly of Half of People Living with HIV Have AIDS - Despite there being 50 places in the city of Atlanta to get tested for HIV, nearly half of people testing positive for HIV already have AIDS, a WABE report points out. The experts interviewed blame late testing on poverty, lack of transportation, fear of positive diagnosis, stigma and people not knowing their risk factors. 

Child Homelessness Hits All-Time High in NYC - Nearly 25,000 children in New York City do not have homes, says a new report. Of these kids, a majority of them were African-American or of African descent. Researchers found that one-third of homeless families were employed, proving that perhaps there needs to be more affordable housing in the Big Apple, the Huffington Post writes. (Photo: Image Source/Corbis)

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Child Homelessness Hits All-Time High in NYC - Nearly 25,000 children in New York City do not have homes, says a new report. Of these kids, a majority of them were African-American or of African descent. Researchers found that one-third of homeless families were employed, proving that perhaps there needs to be more affordable housing in the Big Apple, the Huffington Post writes. (Photo: Image Source/Corbis)

Obamacare Saved Hospitals $7 Billion Last Year - As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of Obamacare, a recent report suggests that health care reform has saved hospitals around the country a whopping $7.4 billion. Because more Americans had health care under the ACA, hospitals spent less on paying for care that health insurance companies were now covering, writes Think Progress.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

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Obamacare Saved Hospitals $7 Billion Last Year - As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of Obamacare, a recent report suggests that health care reform has saved hospitals around the country a whopping $7.4 billion. Because more Americans had health care under the ACA, hospitals spent less on paying for care that health insurance companies were now covering, writes Think Progress.(Photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)