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Study Finds Young Released Prisoners Have a High Risk of Death
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 31, 2013 02:48 PM EDTAustralian researchers found that young ex-prisoners can be up to 20 times more likely to die once they leave prison when compared to people within the wider community.
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Study Reports Anti-Doping Systems for Sports Fail
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 26, 2013 02:13 PM EDTResearchers found that current anti-doping systems for sports are ineffective.
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'Plain Jane' Tobacco Packs Make Smoking Less Sexy
By Christine Hsu | Jul 22, 2013 08:12 PM EDTPlain packaging really does make smoking less sexy, a new study suggests.
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Skin Cancer Survival Rates on the Rise
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 22, 2013 01:05 PM EDTSurvival rates for malignant melanoma in the UK has risen from 50 percent to 80 percent.
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Cold Caps Tested to Prevent Chemo Hair Loss
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 22, 2013 10:06 AM EDTDoctors will start enlisting early stage breast cancer patients in a trial with the DigniCap brand of cooling caps to test whether or not these caps can prevent chemo hair loss without affecting cancer treatment.
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Grandpa Finds Loaded Marijuana Pipe in Grandson's Burger King Kids Meal
By Christine Hsu | Jul 19, 2013 02:06 PM EDTA Michigan grandpa discovered a loaded marijuana pipe inside a Burger King Kids Meal he bought for his four-year-old grandson.
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Nearly One-Fourth of Assaulted Teens or Young Adults Have a Gun
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 08, 2013 02:49 PM EDTResearchers found that nearly a quarter of victims own a gun.
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Study Reveals Best Blood Pressure Drugs for Diabetics
By Christine Hsu | Jul 08, 2013 12:57 PM EDTA new study has linked two blood pressure drugs used to reduce blood pressure in people with diabetes to lower risk rates of heart attack, stroke of heart failure.
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New Drug Approved for Lethal Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 06, 2013 12:30 PM EDTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a new drug to treat mantle cell lymphoma.
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Researchers Get Closer in Treating Arthritis Without Side Effects
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 04, 2013 05:15 PM EDTResearchers discovered a potentially new way to treat arthritis and cancer without the side effects that increase heart attack and stroke risks.
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CDC Chief: Doctors Prescribe Pain Killers Too Often
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 03, 2013 10:59 AM EDTThe CDC chief, Tom Frieden announced yesterday that doctors must be more selective when it comes to prescribing patients with narcotic painkillers.
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Maine Passes Law Allowing People to Order Prescriptions from Canada
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 28, 2013 05:29 PM EDTThe State of Maine just passed a law that will allow residents to mail order in their prescription drugs from foreign countries.
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Cholesterol Drug Treatment Blocks the Effects of Exercise
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 28, 2013 03:48 PM EDTResearchers found that Simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug blocked the effects of aerobic exercise for overweight and obese people.
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Food Addiction: It is A Real Problem
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 27, 2013 02:47 PM EDTResearchers found that foods high on the dietary glycemic index trigger the brain's nucleus accumbens similarly to how addictive drugs do.
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Man Tears Off Parts of His Penis After Eating Magic Mushrooms, Police
By Christine Hsu | Jun 25, 2013 05:13 PM EDTA 41-year-old man from Ohio was found naked, bloody and screaming on the grounds of a Michigan school after police say he tore off parts of his penis while high on magic mushrooms.
