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Alcohol Use and Your Health

For Everyone KEY POINTS Excessive alcohol use can have immediate and long-term effects. Excessive drinking includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, and any drinking during pregnancy

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E-Cigarettes (Vapes)

For Everyone AT A GLANCE Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). E-cigarettes come in many

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How Flu Spreads

SEPT. 17, 2024 ESPAÑOL For Everyone WHAT TO KNOW Experts think that influenza viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze,

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Food Poisoning Symptoms

For Everyone NOV. 24, 2025 KEY POINTS Symptoms of food poisoning depend on the type of germ you swallowed. The most common symptoms include diarrhea,

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