Health Rewind: Oklahoma Bill Could Make Engaged Couples Get Tested for STDs

Plus, Black teens get less sleep in the U.S.

Oklahoma Bill Could Make Engaged Couples Get Tested for STDs - A newly proposed bill in Oklahoma would make all engaged couples get tested for STDs before their wedding — and if someone tests positive, they cannot get married. While advocates for the GOP-created bill believe this will help everyone know their status, legal experts worry that this an infringement on people’s privacy, Think Progress reported. What do you think? (Photo: Ariel Skelley/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Oklahoma Bill Could Make Engaged Couples Get Tested for STDs - A newly proposed bill in Oklahoma would make all engaged couples get tested for STDs before their wedding — and if someone tests positive, they cannot get married. While advocates for the GOP-created bill believe this will help everyone know their status, legal experts worry that this an infringement on people’s privacy, Think Progress reported. What do you think? (Photo: Ariel Skelley/Blend Images/Corbis)

What Health Issues Do African-Americans Worry About Most? - AARP recently released the findings of a survey conducted with seniors about the health issues that they worry most about. Black respondents were most concerned about staying mentally sharp, staying healthy, having adequate health insurance and staying in their own home as they age to name a few. Also, they were concerned about getting their Medicare benefits. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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What Health Issues Do African-Americans Worry About Most? - AARP recently released the findings of a survey conducted with seniors about the health issues that they worry most about. Black respondents were most concerned about staying mentally sharp, staying healthy, having adequate health insurance and staying in their own home as they age to name a few. Also, they were concerned about getting their Medicare benefits. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Please Eat More Green Foods, Asks Nutrition Panel - The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee had laid down some new nutrition guidelines. The federal group wants us to watch added sugars, but, more important, eat more foods from the earth: vegetables, fruits and legumes. Also, they advise to reduce the amount of red and processed meats we consume, USA Today reported.  (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The New York Culinary Experience)

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Please Eat More Green Foods, Asks Nutrition Panel - The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee had laid down some new nutrition guidelines. The federal group wants us to watch added sugars, but, more important, eat more foods from the earth: vegetables, fruits and legumes. Also, they advise to reduce the amount of red and processed meats we consume, USA Today reported.  (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The New York Culinary Experience)

New York Times: Most Chipotle Meals Are Over 1,000 Calories - Who doesn’t love Chipotle’s burrito and guacamole? Well the New York Times has an issue with the Mexican chain restaurant: a majority of the food is over 1,000 calories and exceeds the recommended daily sodium limit. Also, only 5 percent of the menu is 575 or less calories and one in 10 meals are a whopping 1,600 calories.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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New York Times: Most Chipotle Meals Are Over 1,000 Calories - Who doesn’t love Chipotle’s burrito and guacamole? Well the New York Times has an issue with the Mexican chain restaurant: a majority of the food is over 1,000 calories and exceeds the recommended daily sodium limit. Also, only 5 percent of the menu is 575 or less calories and one in 10 meals are a whopping 1,600 calories.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Are Americans Still Butting Heads Over Obamacare? - The second Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment coming to an end, a recent HealthDay/Harris Poll survey found that Americans still don’t see eye to eye on Obamacare. While a majority of Americans want to keep the law, 30 percent want to repeal it forever. Yet, 62 percent like being able to keep children on their parents' insurance plans until they turn 26, Health Day wrote.  (Photo: Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

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Are Americans Still Butting Heads Over Obamacare? - The second Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment coming to an end, a recent HealthDay/Harris Poll survey found that Americans still don’t see eye to eye on Obamacare. While a majority of Americans want to keep the law, 30 percent want to repeal it forever. Yet, 62 percent like being able to keep children on their parents' insurance plans until they turn 26, Health Day wrote.  (Photo: Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

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Study: Link Between Craigslist, Risky Sex and HIV Rates - Craigslist may be behind a 15.9 percent increase of HIV infections in the U.S., says a new study. Researchers argue that the Internet site that promotes random hook-ups and anonymous sex has put more people at risk for HIV and STDs. They press that public health policy can no longer ignore how digital and social media impacts the AIDS epidemic. (Photo: Fuse / Getty Images)

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Study: Link Between Craigslist, Risky Sex and HIV Rates - Craigslist may be behind a 15.9 percent increase of HIV infections in the U.S., says a new study. Researchers argue that the Internet site that promotes random hook-ups and anonymous sex has put more people at risk for HIV and STDs. They press that public health policy can no longer ignore how digital and social media impacts the AIDS epidemic. (Photo: Fuse / Getty Images)

Black Women Experience Hot Flashes the Longest - Menopause, the part of a women’s life when she stops menstruating, offers up some intense symptoms, such as hot flashes and a major drop in one's sex drive. But older Black women suffer these symptoms longer and worse than other women, a new report suggests. We tend to suffer on average 10.1 years, compared to 4.8 years and 5.4 years among Japanese and Chinese women. (Photo: Steve Debenport / Getty Images)

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Black Women Experience Hot Flashes the Longest - Menopause, the part of a women’s life when she stops menstruating, offers up some intense symptoms, such as hot flashes and a major drop in one's sex drive. But older Black women suffer these symptoms longer and worse than other women, a new report suggests. We tend to suffer on average 10.1 years, compared to 4.8 years and 5.4 years among Japanese and Chinese women. (Photo: Steve Debenport / Getty Images)

Are Americans Spreading Measles Abroad? - While the GOP blames our current measles outbreak on undocumented immigrants coming to the U.S., a recent report highlights how infected Americans may be bringing measles abroad to other countries. Officials in Berlin claim that two counts of measles — a woman and a child — have been from the U.S., writes the Huffington Post. (Photo: Blend Images - Picturenet / Getty Images)

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Are Americans Spreading Measles Abroad? - While the GOP blames our current measles outbreak on undocumented immigrants coming to the U.S., a recent report highlights how infected Americans may be bringing measles abroad to other countries. Officials in Berlin claim that two counts of measles — a woman and a child — have been from the U.S., writes the Huffington Post. (Photo: Blend Images - Picturenet / Getty Images)

Teens Are Getting Less and Less Sleep - A new study found that 63 percent of 15-year-olds are getting seven or more hours of sleep a night, down from 72 percent from the early '90s. Researchers also found that by 18, that number skydives to about 30 percent. Even worse? Black and Latino teens sleep less than their white counterparts, Health Day News writes. (Photo: fotostorm / Getty Images)

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Teens Are Getting Less and Less Sleep - A new study found that 63 percent of 15-year-olds are getting seven or more hours of sleep a night, down from 72 percent from the early '90s. Researchers also found that by 18, that number skydives to about 30 percent. Even worse? Black and Latino teens sleep less than their white counterparts, Health Day News writes. (Photo: fotostorm / Getty Images)

Want to Be More Creative? Stop Checking Your Phone - Feeling like your creative juices aren't flowing as well lately? Perhaps its your dependency on your smartphone. A recent video discussion on TheAtlantic.com talked about how thousands of people's creative lives changed when they stopped looking at iPhone screens and started living in the moment. Watch the video here. (Photo: Cultura RM / Wonwoo Lee / Getty Images)

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Want to Be More Creative? Stop Checking Your Phone - Feeling like your creative juices aren't flowing as well lately? Perhaps its your dependency on your smartphone. A recent video discussion on TheAtlantic.com talked about how thousands of people's creative lives changed when they stopped looking at iPhone screens and started living in the moment. Watch the video here. (Photo: Cultura RM / Wonwoo Lee / Getty Images)

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