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The doomsday emo-dolts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hit the pause button on their Joy Division cassette tape long enough to warn us of a mysterious new fungus that can be deadly to people who contract it. It’s called Candida auris, aka C. auris.Fast Fungus FactsThe fungal disease is quite rare.It’s easily spread by person-to-person contact and can also be picked up from contaminated surfaces.In rare cases, the fungus can spread to an infected person’s brain, heart, blood, eyes, and bones, and kill them.Got that? The rare fungus can, in rare cases, kill people.Related: Big Brother...

California health officials on Wednesday declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, joining other states and health advocates across the U.S. in pushing back against the fast-growing device. The California Department of Public Health report says e-cigarettes emit cancer-causing chemicals and get users hooked on nicotine, although there is still more research to be done on the immediate and long-term health effects. "Without action, it is likely that California's more than two decades of progress to prevent and reduce traditional tobacco use will erode as e-cigarettes re-normalize smoking behavior," the report says.