Health
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James Bond has a 'severe' drinking problem, researchers argue
He’s blowing well over a 0.07.
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As doctors taper or end opioid prescriptions, many patients driven to despair, suicide
Doctors and medical establishments are sharply reducing doses of – or altogether no long prescribing -- pain medications, leaving many among the...
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What We Know About Diet and Weight Loss
After decades of research, there are shockingly few firm conclusions.
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Is Screen Time Bad for Kids’ Brains?
A study featured on “60 Minutes” is sure to alarm parents. Here’s what scientists know, and don’t know, about the link between screens, behavior,...
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Global Health: In Remote Villages, Surprising New Measures Save Children With Malaria
Malaria quickly kills toddlers. But rapid diagnostic tests, a new suppository drug and bicycle ambulances can buy enough time to get stricken...
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Romania hospital reports 39 babies diagnosed with superbug
Romanian authorities say the number of babies diagnosed with a drug-resistant superbug at a maternity hospital in the capital has risen to 39.
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Henna tattoo leaves girl, 3, with chemical burn shape of cat
A 3-year-old girl has been left with horrific chemical burns and permanent scars covering her arm - thanks to a black henna tattoo she got on...
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MIND: Can We Really Inherit Trauma?
Headlines suggest that the genetic marks of trauma can be passed from one generation to the next. But the evidence, at least in humans, is...
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The Checkup: Why Is Children’s Masturbation Such a Secret?
Parents and children have questions, but there is surprisingly little guidance available in the pediatric literature.
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Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Declining
There were reductions in urinary and surgical infections, but not in pneumonia or C. diff infections.
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Personal Health: How to Foster Empathy in Children
Research shows that we are each born with a given number of neurons that participate in an empathetic response. But early life experience shapes...
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Patient coughs up blood clot in shape of lung passage: report
A patient dying from heart failure last month coughed up a blood clot in the shape of his right lung’s bronchial tree nearly 6-inches in length,...