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- Survey: Teen pot use rises, alcohol use declines
- LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More teens are turning to pot and see it as less of a risk at the same time alcohol use among the same age group has dipped to historic lows, according to an annual national survey of drug use released Wednesday. The fi... Full story
- Simple lifestyle modifications and willpower help man recover his health
- McALLEN — It started with a tingling in Humberto Garcia’s extremities that became most pronounced in the middle of the night. The condition, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, is a type of nerve damage that occurs in the arms, hands, legs, ... Full story
- Obama to order FDA to help reduce drug shortages
- WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has endangered patients and raised the possibility of price gouging.Patient deaths have been bl... Full story
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- Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks....
- Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be....
- CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source ATLANTA (AP) -- Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips....
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