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Heroin Epidemic Expands Its Grip

(HealthDay News) — Heroin use in the United States jumped fivefold over a decade, and young, white males are the epidemic’s most likely victims, a new study finds. One addiction specialist blamed the lax use of prescription opioid painkillers — narcotics such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin — for the surge in heroin use. “A

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Probiotics Can Ease Depression Too

(HR) – It could be the tastiest way to fight depression yet… and it’s available in strawberry, blueberry, peach, or honey. It’s yogurt, as new research reveals how the live bacterial cultures found in this healthy treat could help boost your mood and chase away the blues. The key is a type of bacteria called

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Solar Powered Synthetic Skin for Prosthetics

One of the tragic signs of today’s decadent and perverse world is an increase in the number of people who have lost a hand, arm, foot or leg. They lose them in various industrial accidents, auto accidents, diseases, during warfare and as a result of terrorism. Roadside bombs blow off legs and arms. Terrorist bombs

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How to pick the best probiotic for YOU

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about probiotics lately. It seems like hardly a week goes by without us learning something new about how important our gut bugs are to our health. And everyone seems to be talking about them, from your local news anchor to your neighbor down the street. So, great, you get

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Sex may be key to a happy marriage, study finds

What is the recipe for a happy marriage? According to a new study, sex is a key ingredient. Researchers have found that sexual intercourse produces an “afterglow” that lasts for 2 days. What is more, this afterglow may boost long-term relationship satisfaction. Researchers suggest sex leads to an afterglow that plays a role in long-term

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Bone health doesn’t start with milk

Does milk really build better bone? The old adage is as true in medicine as it is in politics: Follow the money. If you want to get to the bottom of too-good-to-be-true research, just look at where the cash is coming from. And in the latest research on bone health, you might say the cash

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ALS in athletes: Are head injuries to blame?

When Dwight Clark revealed that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), he said he didn’t know for sure if his eight years spent in the NFL influenced his chances of developing the neurological condition, but that he suspects it did. Science has the same suspicions. ALS, also commonly referred to as Lou

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It’s Time For A Single-Payer Healthcare System

We have had “Obamacare” and now the Republicans have fallen short in replacing it with “Ryancare” (a.k.a. “Trumpcare”). Both plans have their unforgiving and deep critics and enemies. I think that it is time to adopt the healthcare system that Canada and most other nations have: a single-payer healthcare system. A single-payer healthcare system will

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Older Mothers May Raise Better-Behaved Kids

THURSDAY, March 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Older mothers are less likely to scold or punish their young children, and those children tend to have fewer behavioral, social and emotional problems, a new study suggests. According to researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark, older moms tend to have more stable relationships, are more educated, and

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Need More Zzzzz’s?

FRIDAY, March 24, 2017 (HealthDay News) — A good night’s sleep is often elusive, but there are things you can do to boost the odds of getting some quality shuteye, sleep experts say. The first is to have regular bed and wake times, according to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital sleep doctors Dr. Daniel Barone and Dr. Andrew