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The Leading Cause of Blindness Is Almost Completely Treatable

The Leading Cause of Blindness Is Almost Completely Treatable

June 25, 2019 | It's pretty much a fact of life that if you live long enough you will develop cataracts. But it's also pretty much a fact that you can do something about it.

Best Medicine
'Cryptonite' Invades the Pacific Northwest

'Cryptonite' Invades the Pacific Northwest

June 18, 2019 | Cryptococcus gattii, a virulent fungus that has invaded the Pacific Northwest is highly adaptive and warrants global "public health vigilance - Translational Genomics Research Institute

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Reading Is Fundamental⎯But Less So with E-Books, a New Study Suggests

Reading Is Fundamental⎯But Less So with E-Books, a New Study Suggests

April 18, 2019 | All technology can be considered a form of progress, but not all such progress is for the better. And when it comes to reading to kids, e-books may be a step backward from print.

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Got Postpartum Depression? Now There's a Drug for That...Which Could Be a Good or Bad Thing

Got Postpartum Depression? Now There's a Drug for That...Which Could Be a Good or Bad Thing

April 16, 2019 | For the first time ever, a drug specifically to treat postpartum depression is slated to hit the market. But there's more to "the baby blues" than the biological.

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Proponents Should Not Overlook Legitimate Concerns About Cannabis (Mis)use

Proponents Should Not Overlook Legitimate Concerns About Cannabis (Mis)use

April 10, 2019 | It's a new day for marijuana, with mounting evidence about the potential medicinal benefits... But intellectually honest discussion by legalization advocates means not throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

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Even Without Symptoms, Lung Cancer Screening May Be a Lifesaver

Even Without Symptoms, Lung Cancer Screening May Be a Lifesaver

April 05, 2019 | You're a Baby Boomer with a history of smoking, and although you don't have any symptoms, you're afraid of the big C. Instead of just crossing your fingers, why not take the test that can give the early detection that just might save you?

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Noise-Related Hearing Loss Is Both Permanent and Avoidable

Noise-Related Hearing Loss Is Both Permanent and Avoidable

March 21, 2019 | Everywhere you go these days people are plugged in to their smartphones. Increasingly, those people are damaging their hearing. But a little awareness can help you not be one of them.

Best Medicine
Canada – No More Mr. Nice Guy

Canada – No More Mr. Nice Guy

March 21, 2019 | Although dragging its feet well behind the rest of the world, Canada has finally passed legislation restricting the manufacture, import, sale, and use of asbestos-containing products - Shilo Zylbergold

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Blue Light: Bad for Sleep but Good for Heart Health?

Blue Light: Bad for Sleep but Good for Heart Health?

February 24, 2019 | Blue light has gotten a bad rap in recent years, but new research suggests that a different sort of exposure than you get from your electronic devices may help with high blood pressure and more.

Celebrity Health
Susan Lucci's Real Life Soap Opera

Susan Lucci's Real Life Soap Opera

February 24, 2019 | Susan Lucci is lucky to be alive. And the reason she is is because she listened to her body and sought treatment immediately - Stacy Matson