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Teen drug use is down, survey says (CNN) Today's teens are less likely to be taking drugs than their predecessors, a survey says. The 2016 Monitoring the Future survey showed a continuing decline in the use of illicit substances -- marijuana, alcohol and tobacco -- and misuse of ...
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Teens drinking and smoking less, doing fewer drugs, study shows American teenagers are the best behaved they've ever been - drinking and smoking less and doing fewer drugs than their predecessors in more than 40 years of tracking.
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As Opioids Ravage the U.S., Teen Students Show Steady Decline in Use High school seniors are using opioids, like the pain reliever oxycodone, at about half the rate they did 12 years ago, a new survey finds.
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The upside of compulsive video-gaming may be less drug use among US teens American teens are using fewer illicit drugs, with the exception of marijuana, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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The world could wipe out malaria. A new report shows why that isn't happening Despite progress toward preventing the spread of malaria, the world is moving too slowly toward elimination of the disease, which still claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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Britt McHenry's story of why she deserves your pity Britt McHenry reports from the sideline of a Redskins-Lions game in October. Photo: Getty Images. More On: britt mchenry · The 10 most embarrassing off-field sports scandals of 2015 · Britt McHenry surfaces for first time since videotaped rant · Hondo ...
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One in six U.S. adults takes a psychiatric drug, study says MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2016 -- One in six U.S. adults takes a psychiatric medication to cope with conditions such as depression, anxiety and insomnia, a new study finds.
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One in 6 US adults reports taking psychiatric drugs NEW YORK - About 1 in 6 US adults reported taking at least one psychiatric drug, usually an antidepressant or an antianxiety medication, and most had been doing so for a year or more, according to a new analysis.
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Cuddling Preemies Kangaroo Style Helps Into Adulthood Cuddling small and premature babies in a style known as "kangaroo mother care" helps them in life decades later, researchers reported Monday.
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Rural U.S. babies hardest hit by opiate addiction at birth As a growing number of U.S. babies are being born suffering withdrawal syndrome after exposure to prescription opiates or heroin in utero, rural infants appear much more at risk than city newborns, a new study suggests.
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'Kangaroo mothering' helps boost a child's health and intelligence, study finds Kangaroo mothering", the practice of continuous skin-to-skin contact with a newborn baby, results in healthier, more intelligent and successful offspring, a new study reveals.
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AA Gill: Final article describes cancer treatment Sunday Times restaurant critic AA Gill described how the NHS could not give him a potentially life-extending cancer treatment in his final article.
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Santa's Shrinking Reindeer Blamed On Arctic Climate Change Animals starve when rain, not snow, falls and lichen becomes encased in ice, researchers discover. 12/12/2016 11:44 pm ET. Mary Papenfuss Trends reporter, The Huffington Post.
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World's largest reindeer herd plummets The world's largest wild reindeer herd has fallen by 40% since 2000, scientists have warned. They say that the animals, which live in the Taimyr Peninsula in the northernmost tip of Russia, are being affected by rising temperatures and human activity.
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A Nobel Prize winner says public preschool programs should start at birth Nobel Prize winner James Heckman's research has played an important role in establishing that high-quality public preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds can more than pay for itself over the long term, as low-income children who attend are more likely to ...
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Rick Scott says federal government has shortchanged Florida on Zika money Florida Gov. Rick Scott announces the lifting of the Zika transmission zone in Miami Beach on Dec. 9, 2016. Florida Gov. Rick Scott hopes that his ally headed to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump, will speed up funding for Florida to combat ...
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Rise In Drug-Dependent Newborns Tied To Rural Areas, Study Finds An increase of drug dependency among newborns is largely being driven by use of opioids among women in rural areas, a new study finds.
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ESPN reporter Britt McHenry writes pity piece nobody wanted Nobody needs to hear from you anymore, Britt McHenry. You still have your job, you still have your livelihood and you still have your car.
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Funeral Directors Weigh In On Texas Rule Requiring Burial Of Fetal Remains Abortion rights activists on Monday filed a challenge in federal court to stop Texas' new rules requiring health clinics to bury all fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages.
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One in 6 American Adults Say They Have Taken Psychiatric Drugs, Report Says A survey of psychiatric drug usage found that the most commonly used type of drug was an antidepressant, followed by anti-anxiety or sleeping pills.
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1 in 6 Americans Takes a Psychiatric Drug One in six U.S. adults reported taking a psychiatric drug, such as an antidepressant or a sedative, in 2013, a new study found. The new data comes from an analysis of the 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), which gathered information on the ...
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Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Women with More Social Connections Have Higher Breast Cancer Survival Rates OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In a large Kaiser Permanente study of women with invasive breast cancer, socially integrated women - those with the most social ties, such as spouses, community ties, friendships and family members ...
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Social support tied to better breast cancer outcomes Breast cancer survivors with good social support networks seem to live longer and to have a lower risk of their cancer returning, according to a new study.
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Deep River recalls some potato chips for possible salmonella contamination DEEP RIVER, Conn. -- A Connecticut snack maker is recalling some of its potato chips for possible salmonella contamination. Deep River announced its voluntary recall of certain bags of its sour cream and onion kettle chips sold nationally through ...
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Catholics want to stop executions in cases of severe mental illness Despite a Supreme Court ruling a decade ago, many states still execute inmates with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Planned Parenthood fears it may be first casualty of rekindled abortion war Planned Parenthood officials are scrambling to prepare for the likelihood that Congress next year will cut off more than a half-billion dollars in federal funding to the group, fulfilling the wishes of abortion foes who are planning an aggressive push ...
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Just 40 Percent of Americans Vaccinated for Flu This Season MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Only about two out of five Americans had gotten this season's flu shot as of early November, the U.S.
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Officials eye raising tobacco age, vaping crackdown JOINT ISSUE: As the Bay State is set to legalize marijuana starting on Thursday, officials are eyeing a crackdown on e-cigarettes, above, to help thwart public consumption of pot.
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A kid kept visiting a Best Buy to play their WiiU, so the employees bought it for him A user by the name of Rahiem Storr, who identified himself as a manager at the Valley Stream Best Buy, uploaded a video in December showing employees giving a WiiU to a child who had frequently visited the store to play its display game.
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Best Buy employees buy WiiU for kid who kept visiting Employees at a Best Buy decided to chip in to buy a WiiU for a child after they noticed he was coming into the store daily to play the free display.
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Loneliness may sabotage breast cancer survival, study finds Loneliness may impede long-term breast cancer survival, a new study suggests. In the years after treatment, women who don't have strong social ties are more likely to have their cancer return or die from it than women with friends and a support network ...
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Texas fetus burial rules spawn new battle for women's reproductive rights AUSTIN - The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday seeking to block a new Texas rule requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains from abortions or miscarriages.
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Best Buy Employees Surprise Teen Who Visited Store Every Day To Play Smash Bros. Some store associates at the Best Buy in Valley Stream, New York took it upon themselves to purchase a Wii U for one of their customers after seeing him come in on most days to play Smash Bros.
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Preschool brings bigger than expected economic returns, economists say Preschoolers start their day with ribbon stretching at Joy of Learning Academy in Rowland Heights. Deepa Fernandes / KPCC. New research from a team of economists that includes Nobel Prize-winner James Heckman has found that the long-term return on ...
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Rockies' Bettis diagnosed with testicular cancer Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent surgery to have one of his testicles removed in late November, he said in a statement to ESPN on Monday night.
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Intensify efforts to reduce stagnant Ohio smoking rate In recent years, the explosive surge in heroin and opiate addiction has garnered a lion's share of headlines in Ohio - and rightly so.
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ACA repeal worries Planned Parenthood We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on. Get started! Send a Letter to the Editor.
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Anti-hunger advocates concerned about food stamp cuts Food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the largest nutrition assistance program in the United States. By Kate Giammarise / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Lilly and AZ hook up again for Alzheimer's AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly & Co. have signed a deal to develop the amyloid-beta 42-targeting monoclonal antibody, MEDI1814, which is in Phase 1 trials for Alzheimer's disease, the company's said late last week.
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Signed Out Of Prison But Not Signed Up For Health Insurance Kara Salim, 26, got out of the Marion County, Indiana, jail in 2015 with a history of domestic-violence charges, bipolar disorder and alcoholism - and without Medicaid coverage.
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Hatch Urges Colleagues to Support 21st Century Cures Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on colleagues to support the 21st Century Cures bill and highlighted a number of bipartisan Senate Finance Committee provisions included in the bill.
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How to Survive a Plague by David France – review Act Up campaigners at the Seize Control of the FDA protest outside the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, 11 October 1988.
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It's not too late for flu vaccination The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending against nasal-spray vaccines for the upcoming flu season, in which it expects to see a variant of 2009's H1N1 virus.
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GROW: Holiday plants may take some special care Now that we're fully into the holiday season, many people have decked the halls to get in the festive spirit. Your yard may be adorned with a blow-up Santa Claus or lighted candy canes.
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