Prescription drugs becoming a too common crutch

Prescription drugs becoming a too common crutch

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According to an ongoing study at the University of Maryland, 10.8 percent of students nationwide have used prescription stimulants in nonmedical situations over the past year and 35.6 percent of students surveyed have used them at least once… Continue reading

Katie Couric Ditches Journalism for Drama in Manipulative HPV Vaccine Story

Katie Couric Ditches Journalism for Drama in Manipulative HPV Vaccine Story

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Social conservatives continued to rally against Gardasil, in many cases making up completely fabricated “side effects,” such as Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's infamous claim during the 2012 GOP primary that it caused… Continue reading

UnitedHealth dropping doctors by the thousands

UnitedHealth dropping doctors by the thousands

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But cutting doctors from the plan still represents a potential crisis for patients. "Fewer practitioners mean longer waits, longer drives, less convenience," said ophthalmologist Steven Thornquist of Trumbull, Conn. "Patients battling cancer should be …
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Barbara Park Dead: 'Junie B. Jones' Author Dies At 66

Barbara Park Dead: 'Junie B. Jones' Author Dies At 66

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The country singer was found dead in her Heber Springs, Ark., home on Feb. 17, 2013. The Cleburne County sheriff said in a statement that preliminary autopsy results from Arkansas' state crime lab show… Continue reading

Hepatitis C "serial infector" sentenced to 39 years in prison

Hepatitis C "serial infector" sentenced to 39 years in prison

Filed under: Maryland Drug Abuse

Defense lawyers argued that a 30-year sentence would better balance the seriousness of the crimes against Kwiatkowski's mental and emotional problems and his addiction to drugs and alcohol, which they said clouded his judgment. In… Continue reading

Addicted to drinking water?

Question by Kristen W: Addicted to drinking water?
My boyfriend drinks way more water than what is necessary – he drinks nearly 4 gallons each day. From what I have read, this may be dangerous, although his doctor says not to worry. This “addiction” is preventing him from sleeping… Continue reading