FBI Investigates Smallpox Vial Discovery
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The discovery of old vials of smallpox in a storeroom at the National Institutes of Health has prompted an FBI investigation.
Smallpox is a highly contagious and deadly disease that's been wiped out since 1980.
The vials were first put in a containment lab.
Then they were moved to the CDC's high-containment facility in Atlanta.
The CDC says there's no indication that any of the vials were opened or that workers were exposed to the virus.
There will be more tests to see if the virus could grow in tissue culture and then it will be destroyed.
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People who are severely obese may lose as many as 14 years off their life.
Researchers found a BMI greater than 40 raises the odds of dying early from heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Study authors could not determine whether losing weight would improve lifespan, but they did say not becoming obese at all will extend your life.
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New government statistics show only 27 percent of kids 12-15 meet the recommended limit of two hours or less of TV plus computer use daily.
This is according to the 2012 data analyzed by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Just less than two percent said they never watched TV and nine percent said they never used the computer.
Excessive screen-time has been linked to high blood pressure and obesity.