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Thursday, May 23, 2013  Teen birth rates dip in all but 2 states, national figure at record low, CDC report says

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Faith-based organizations around Southwest Georgia have received mini-grants to help in the "Prevention Strategies That Work" campaign to help those they serve make healthier choices.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Updated with video; Phoebe Putney held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to announce that they had acquired some products from the New England Compounding Center (NEEC).

Thursday, April 12, 2012  CDC report shows a larger share of births are to unwed couples who are living together

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Living together before marriage no longer seen as bad omen; about 60 pct of couples try it

Friday, March 09, 2012  In our Facebook story of the day you wanted to know how you can protect yourselves from Clostridium Difficile.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital didn’t meet a national benchmark for bloodstream infection that could be deadly.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  After a relatively mild start to the flu season, Centers for Disease Control officials say it’s not over just yet.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Updated with video; One in three children born today are expected to be diabetic by 2050.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Updated with video; The Centers for Disease Control say senior citizens binge drink more often than any other age group.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  Updated with video; The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 12 million men and women have fallen victim to rape, physical violence, and/or stalking.

Friday, October 28, 2011  Worth County School system plagued by an outbreak of shigella.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  A local psychologist attributes the family and church oriented community in Georgia for the low suicide rates.

Friday, July 15, 2011  It is summertime, and that means temperatures are one the rise, and so are food borne illnesses.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Approximately one in every 20 adults in the United States has survived cancer according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and National Cancer Institute.