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Linda Carroll

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Linda Carroll is a longtime science and health journalist and is a regular contributor to NBCNews.com and Today.com. Her work has appeared in magazines, including Health and SmartMoney as well as the NYTimes's Science Times and in other newspapers around the country. She is also the coauthor of two books: The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic and Duel for the Crown: Affirmed, Alydar, and Racing's Greatest Rivalry. She has a Peabody Award and a MORE Award.

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Outbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance shows

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By Marina Kopf Verified, Linda Carroll, Anne Thompson Verified
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC) Verified
Six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From rabid skunks in Kentucky to gray foxes in Arizona and raccoons on Long Island, wild animals in more than a dozen places across the U.S. have experienced a rise in the deadly disease, at least partly driven by shrinking natural habitats and better surveillance.
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Why some women at risk of heart attack and stroke go undetected and undertreated Original

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By Linda Carroll
| NBC News Verified
A silent heart disease risk factor may explain why some women end up having heart attacks and strokes despite seeming like they are healthy, a new study suggests. The analysis of 30 years of data from more than 12,000 women revealed that inflammation was comparable to high LDL cholesterol as a heart disease risk factor, researchers reported Friday at the European Society of Cardiology Congress meeting in Madrid. The results were simultaneously published in the European Heart Journal.
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Study reveals how fat cells can fuel breast cancer tumors

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By Linda Carroll
| Bay Area Daily News
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Awards

Peabody Award

2013
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