You eat right (usually), get enough sleep (mostly), and make sure to listen to your favorite tunes (hey, your Justin…
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The truth about marijuana
The pot doctor has a backache. As Mahmoud ElSohly, shakes my hand, he’s wincing. Two days ago, ElSohly—the director of…
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Mysterious muscle disorder rooted in brain, study reveals
A mysterious illness in which people experience painful muscle cramps or paralysis with no apparent physical explanation may be rooted…
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Migraine sufferers likely have brain abnormalities, study finds
More than 300 million people around the world suffer from migraines – intense, throbbing headaches often accompanied by auras, light-sensitivity,…
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A child’s behavior problems at the age of three may be tied to his or her father’s mental illness during…
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Study says yelling is as hurtful as hitting
Parents who yell at their adolescent children for misbehaving can cause some of the same problems as hitting them would,…
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‘Dallas Buyers Club’ highlights patient advocacy’s role during HIV/AIDS epidemic
Since the emergence of HIV, the real life stories of many AIDS patients have become fodder for movie magic. A…
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Suffering in silence? Why patients should discuss digestive health with their doctors
Millions of Americans experience gastrointestinal problems like abdominal pain and constipation. Yet many suffer in silence, because they are too…
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Maker of faulty French breast implants given four years in jail
The founder of a French breast implant company was sentenced to four years in prison by a Marseille criminal court…
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Breast cancer drugs may help high-risk, healthy women
Doctors should talk about breast cancer-reducing drugs with women and offer tamoxifen or raloxifene to those that have a high…
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