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• 1 in 5 Heart Pacemaker Patients Prescribed Opioids After Surgery

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• A Fatty Meal Might Affect How You Absorb CBD

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• Abuse in Childhood Tied to Brain Changes and Later Depression

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• Acne Drug Accutane May Not Depress Mood After All

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• Acupressure Is Good Medicine for Breast Cancer Survivors

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• Advice for Battling Opioid Addiction

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• After Opioid OD, Most Patients Can Leave Hospital in an Hour

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• After Pot Legalized, Colorado's Teens Moved From Smoking to Edibles, 'Dabbing'

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• AHA News: Opioid Crisis Brings Concerns About Heart Dangers

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• AHA News: Opioid Meds Pose Danger to Kidney Disease Patients

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• 'Alarming' Number of Lupus Patients Use Opioids for Pain: Study

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• Among Rich Nations, U.S. Has Highest Rate of Fatal Drug ODs

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• Another Downside to Vaping: Higher Odds for Depression

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• Another Opioid Scourge: Infection-Related Strokes

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• Anti-Addiction Meds Can Help Teen Opioid Abusers, Too

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• Antibiotics Not Recommended for Most Toothaches, New Guideline Says

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• Anti-Opioid Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice

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• Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Could Raise Miscarriage Risk

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• Are You a Risk-Taker? It Might Lie in Your Genes

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• Are You Just a Worrywart or Is It Something More?

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• Are You Lonely? Your Tweets Offer Important Clues, Experts Say

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• As More Smoke Pot, Are Their Jobs at Risk?

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• As Opioid Crisis Continues, More Donor Organs Carry Hepatitis C

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• Backpacks Shouldn't Be a Back-to-School Burden on Health

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• Being Bullied May Alter the Teen Brain

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• Brain Stimulation May Soothe Severe Depression

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• Can Breast Cancer Be a Risk Factor for Opioid Use Among Older Patients?

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• Can Medical Pot Ease Mental Ills? Study Says Probably Not

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• Can Some Children Outgrow Autism?

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• Can the Bacteria in Your Belly Ease Your Worrying Mind?

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• Can You Beat the Blues With 'Downward Dog'?

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• 'Cannabis Use Disorder' Up in States That Legalized Recreational Pot

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• CBD Is the Rage, But More Science Needed on Safety, Effectiveness

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• Certain Female Vets May Face Higher Dementia Risk

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• Codeine: An Opioid Threat to Kids

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• Colorado Sees Spike in ER Visits After Pot Made Legal

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• Coming Soon: A 'Pot Breathalyzer'?

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• Common Antidepressants May Work in Unexpected Way: Study

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• Construction Workers at Very High Odds for Opioid and Drug Abuse

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• Could a Little Pot Smoking Actually Raise Men's Fertility?

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• Could Dirty Air Spur a Rise in Serious Mental Illness?

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• Could Eating Healthier Be a Natural Antidepressant?

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• Could Germs in Your Gut Send You Into Depression?

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• Could Hypnotherapy Be Alternative to Opioids for Pain?

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• Could Pot Harm Men's Sperm?

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• Could You Have Silent Gallstones?

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• Deaths Due to Suicide, Homicide on the Rise Among U.S. Youth

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• Depressed Moms, More Anxious, Troubled Kids?

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• Depression Plus HIV Can Turn Deadly

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• Depression, Alzheimer's Might Be Part of Same Process in Some Aging Brains: Study

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• Depression, Anxiety Can Dampen Efforts to Recover From a Heart Attack

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• Did Brexit Vote Drive Man to Psychotic Episode?

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• Dispensing Opioid Antidote Without a Prescription Might Save Lives

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• Docs Prescribe More Opioids at Certain Time of Day

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• Docs Should Screen for Depression During, After Pregnancy

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• Does Social Media Push Teens to Depression? New Study Says No

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• Domestic Abuse Can Leave Legacy of Poor Health

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• Don't Assume Pot Will Make You Fat

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• Don't Let SAD Get the Better of You

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• Don't Open Medical Pot Dispensaries Near Schools: Poll

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• Dreams Are Training Ground for Fearful Real-Life Situations

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• Drug Overdoses, Suicide Are Risk for New Mothers: Study

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• Drugstores Often Don't Have Opioid Antidote in Stock, Philly Study Shows

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• Easing Depression Can Bring Longer Life to People With Diabetes

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• Eczema Can Drive People to Thoughts of Suicide: Study

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• Epilepsy DrugTied to Higher Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Young Users

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• Exercise Can Help Prevent Depression, Even for Those at High Risk

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• Exercise Your Blues Away

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• Explaining, Easing the Horror of Mass Shootings for Your Kids

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• Facing Up to a Lesser Known Form of Migraine Pain

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• Fatal Drug ODs Surging Among Young Americans

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• Fatal Opioid ODs Rise as Temperatures Fall

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• Feeling Stressed? Then Your Dog Probably Feels Stressed, Too

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• Fewer Americans Now Struggle With 'Problem' Pot Use

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• Fewer Opioids After Eye Surgery Don't Mean More Post-Op Pain

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• Fewer U.S. Doctor Are Facing Burnout

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• For Heart Patients, CPAP Treatment May Ease Depression: Study

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• For Insomniacs, Sleep Aids Can Ease a Troubled Mind

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• For Kids With Asthma, Depression Makes ER Visit More Likely

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• For Kids, Obesity and Mental Health Woes Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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• For Many, Pot Is Now an Alternative to Opioids or Sleep Meds

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• For NFL Players, Career Length, Role Affect Future Health Risks: Study

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• Four-Legged Friends Help Buffer Loss of a Spouse

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• Frequent Male Pot Use Linked to Early Miscarriages

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• Frequent Pot Smokers Face Twice the Odds for Stroke

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• Fussy Baby May Raise Mom's Risk of Depression

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• Got Unused Meds? Saturday Is National Drug Take Back Day

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• He Ate a 'Pot Lollipop' -- and a Heart Attack Soon Followed

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• Head Off the Blues When Your Teen Heads to College

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• Head to the Movies, Museums to Keep Depression at Bay

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• Health Tip: Help Relieve Menstrual Pain

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• Health Tip: Beat the Winter Blues

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• Health Tip: Caring for Shoulder Pain

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• Health Tip: CBD Oil Fast Facts

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• Health Tip: Dealing with Tendinitis Pain

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• Health Tip: Earache Home Care

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• Health Tip: Lessen Growing Pains

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• Health Tip: Lifting Heavy Things

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• Health Tip: Naloxone Fast Facts

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• Health Tip: Prevent Heel Pain

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• Health Tip: Preventing Repetitive Strain Injury

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• Health Tip: Recognizing a Panic Attack

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• Health Tip: Recognizing Signs of Depression in Teens

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• Health Tip: Reducing Soreness in Muscles

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• Health Tip: Risk Factors for Depression After Pregnancy

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• Health Tip: Short-term Effects of Marijuana

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• Health Tip: Symptoms of Tennis Elbow

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• Health Tip: Taking Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

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• Health Tip: The 'Wall Test' For Good Posture

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• Health Tip: Tooth Extraction Aftercare

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• Health Tip: Treating Short-Term Back Pain

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• Health Tip: Understanding Plantar Fasciitis

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• Health Tip: Understanding Social Anxiety

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• Health Tip: What is Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy?

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• Healthy Food May Boost Mood

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• Heroin ODs Have Started Declining in Some States

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• Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer Might Raise Depression Risk

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• Hot Water Soak May Help Ease Poor Leg Circulation

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• How Are You Feeling? Check Your Wristband

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• How Much Work Brings Happiness? Not Much, Study Shows

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• How to Handle Holiday Stressors

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• How to Head Off a Pain in the Neck

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• How to Keep Your Feet on a Sound, Pain-Free Footing

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• How to Prevent Holiday Headaches

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• How to Wait Out a Blue Mood

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• Hurricanes Like Dorian Take Heavy Toll on Mental Health

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• Hysterectomy Tied to Depression, Anxiety

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• 'I Wish I Had Known Sooner': Alex Trebek Issues PSA on Pancreatic Cancer

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• In West Virginia, Few Opioid OD Survivors Get Good Follow-Up Care: Study

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• Infant Pain Heightened After Opioid Exposure in Womb

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• Insomnia May Be in Your Genes

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• Instagram 'Self-Harm' Posts Give Rise to Copycat Behavior

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• Insurers' Denials of Opioid Coverage Spurs CDC to Clarify Guidelines

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• Is Air Pollution a Downer?

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• Is Medical Pot a Blessing for Seniors?

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• Is Your Child Depressed or Suicidal? Here Are the Warning Signs

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• Is Your County an Opioid Overdose 'Hotspot'?

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• Is Your Hand Pain Arthritis, Carpal Tunnel or Something Else?

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• Is Your Pelvic Pain a Sign of Endometriosis?

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• It May Be Even Tougher for Women to Quit Smoking Than Men

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• It's Not Just Menopause to Blame for Older Women's Flagging Sex Drive

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• Jumps in Pot Use, Depression and Drinking Threaten Gains Against Smoking

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• Kids Getting Too Many Opioids After Tonsillectomy

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• Kids of Opioid-Using Parents May Be More Likely to Attempt Suicide

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• Kindness: 12 Minutes to a Better Mood

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• Legalizing Marijuana Not a Trigger for Teen Toking

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• Legalizing Medical Pot Won't Ease Opioid Crisis: Study

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• Lesbian, Gay Youth at Higher Risk for Self-Harm

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• Less Pain, More Car Crashes: Legalized Marijuana a Mixed Bag

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• Listen Up! Hearing Loss Tied to Late-Life Depression

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• Loneliness Doesn't Take a Holiday

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• Lots of Time on Social Media Linked to Anxiety, Depression in Teens

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• Making OxyContin 'Tamper Proof' Helped Spread Hepatitis C

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• Many Drug Abusers Use Family Members to 'Opioid Shop'

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• Many 'Gen Xers' Desolate as They Navigate Adulthood: Study

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• Many Kids With Chronic Illness Are Still Happy: Study

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• Many Older Adults Keep Guns Unlocked, Loaded at Home

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• Many Parents Conflicted About Opioids for Their Teens' Pain

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• Many U.S. Women Get Opioids After Giving Birth

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• Many Young Adults Misusing Medical Marijuana, Study Suggests

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• Marijuana Could Offer Relief From Migraine Pain

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• Marijuana Use by U.S. Teens Has Jumped 10-fold Since 1990s

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• Medical Marijuana Use Rising Among Cancer Patients

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• Medical Marijuana Won't Help Ease Opioid Crisis: Study

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• Medical Pot: An Elixir for the Elderly?

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• Mental Health Woes Are Rising in Young Americans -- Is Social Media to Blame?

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• Mental Ills May Put Veterans at Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

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• Migraine Pain Linked to Raised Suicide Risk

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• Millennials' Odds for Depression Rise With Social Media Use

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• Mindfulness Can Help Tame Everyday Stress

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• 'Mindfulness' Might Help Some Conquer Chronic Pain

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• More Active Lupus Linked to Childhood Events

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• More Americans Mixing Opioids With Sedatives

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• More Evidence Pot May Damage the Teen Brain

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• More Evidence That Abuse of Xanax, Valium Is on the Rise

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• More Than 5 Million U.S. Cancer Survivors Deal With Chronic Pain

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• More Than 600,000 Opioid Abusers Raising Kids in U.S.

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• More Women Using Pot During Pregnancy, Despite Potential Harms to Baby

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• Most Parents Struggle to Spot Depression in Teens

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• Most U.S. Pot Users Think They Can Get Away With Driving High

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• Music Soothes the Stressed Soul Before Surgery

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• Nearly Half of U.S. Patients Keep Vital Secrets From Their Doctors

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• Needle Exchange Programs Guard Against HIV

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• 'Nerve-Release' Surgery Helped Ease One Man's Tough Migraines

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• New Prosthetic Leg Can Feel Touch, Reduce 'Phantom Limb' Pain

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• New Treatment Guideline Focuses on Tourette Syndrome

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• Not Just Opioids: Deaths Tied to Cocaine, Meth Are Soaring, Too

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• Nurse Practitioners Often Restricted From Prescribing Opioid Treatments

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• Nurturing Childhood Boosts Odds of a Happy Adult Life: Study

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• Nutritional Supplements Don't Ward Off Depression: Study

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• One Downside of Legalized Pot: Poisoned Pets

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• One-Third of U.S. Kids Have Back Pain, Study Says

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• Opioid Epidemic More Than Doubled Number of U.S. Kids Sent to Foster Care

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• Opioid Exposure in Womb Alters the Infant Brain

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• Opioid Misuse, Binge Drinking Often Go Hand in Hand

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• Opioid OD Deaths Are Saving Lives Through Transplantation

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• Opioid Overdose Deaths Quadruple, Centered in 8 States

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• Opioid Overdose Deaths Triple Among Teens, Kids

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• Opioid Prescriptions for Eye Surgery Patients Surge

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• Opioid Use in Pregnancy Tied to Severe Birth Defects

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• Opioids Exact Another Toll on Newborns: Smaller Heads

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• Opioids May Help Chronic Pain, But Not Much

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• Opioids May Signal Poorer Outcomes for Heart Patients: Study

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• Opioids Now More Deadly for Americans Than Traffic Accidents

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• Opioids Overprescribed for Common Children's Fracture, Study Says

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• Opioids Prescribed in Hospital Often Tied to Long-Term Use

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• Opioids Put Alzheimer's Patients at Risk of Pneumonia: Study

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• Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl Soaring: Report

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• OxyContin Maker Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

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• Pain Relief: When to Use Cold, When to Use Heat

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• Pain Twice as Common for Kids With Autism: Study

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• Parents Often Unaware of Kids' Suicidal Thoughts

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• Physical Therapy Can Help You Avoid Opioids When Joint Pain Strikes

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• Poor Whites Bear the Brunt of U.S. Opioid Crisis, Studies Find

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• Postpartum Opioid Rx May Lead to Persistent Use: Study

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• Pot During Pregnancy May Raise Child's Psychosis Risk

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• Pot Poisonings Among Kids, Teens Double After Medical Marijuana Law Passed

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• Pot Use During Early Pregnancy on the Rise

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• Practice Patience for a Happier, Healthier You

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• Prescription Opioids Linked to Poor Outcomes in Kidney Patients

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• Prescription Opioids May Raise Pneumonia Risk

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• PTSD Drug May Do More Harm Than Good

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• Purdue Files for Bankruptcy Over Opioid Crisis Suits, With Many States Objecting

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• Quantity, Not Type of Opioid Matters for Post-Op Dependency

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• Restless Legs Syndrome Might Raise Risk of Suicide, Self-Harm

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• School Bullying's Impact Can Last a Lifetime: Study

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• Scientists Spot Unexpected Player in Fibromyalgia

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• Shame Around Mental Illness May Be Fading, Survey Shows

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• Sick Americans Turning to Medical Pot for Help

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• Simple Treatments to Banish Winter Blues

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• Sleep : The Right Prescription for Your Health

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• Special Bag Helps Patients Get Rid of Unused Opioids

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• Staying Optimistic Might Lengthen Your Life, Study Shows

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• Steroid Shots for Painful Joints May Make Matters Worse

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• Stress in Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Sex, Preterm Delivery Risk: Study

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• 'Swimmer's Shoulder' Strikes 3 in 4 Teen Competitors

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• 'Synthetic Pot' Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ER

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• Teen Pot Use Fell in States That Legalized Medical Marijuana: Study

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• Teen Pot-Smoking Drops in Washington State After Legalization

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• Teen Sexting Can Be Warning Sign of Other Risky Behaviors

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• Teens Are Getting Hooked on Leftover Prescription Meds

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• Teens' Opioid Abuse May Be Gateway to Heroin

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• The Alexander Technique: What Could It Do for You?

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• The Link Between Social Media and Depression

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• The Safer Way to Ease Post-Surgical Pain

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• These Sports Are Most Likely to Send Young Americans to the ER

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• Time Change Tougher for Kids With Mental Health Issues

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• Too Much Smartphone Time May Invite Host of Health Woes

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• Too Much Social Media a Depression Risk for Teens

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• Tougher Rules on Opioids After Surgery Doesn't Mean More Pain for Patients

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• U.S. Dentists Prescribe 37 Times More Opioids Than in England: Study

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• U.S. Minorities' Recent Health Gains May Be Slowing

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• U.S. Opioid Prescription Rate Is 7 Times That of Sweden

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• U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study

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• U.S. Teen Opioid Deaths Soaring

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• U.S. Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High

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• Unplugging From Social Media on Vacation? It's Tough at First

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• Using Opioids After Vasectomy May Trigger Persistent Use: Study

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• Vets With PTSD Face Higher Odds for Early Death From Multiple Causes

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• Vets With Traumatic Brain Injury Have Higher Suicide Risk: Study

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• What Works Best to Treat Depression?

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• When Healthy Eating Turns Into a Dangerous Obsession

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• Where Marijuana Is Legal, Many Teens Drive While High

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• Which Misused Prescription Meds Send Americans to the ER?

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• Who's Most Likely to Miss School Due to Eczema?

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• Why Do Young Women Get Addicted to Indoor Tanning?

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• Why Holding a Grudge Is Bad for Your Health

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• Why Sleepless Nights Can Mean More Painful Days

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• Why You Should Ask to Be Screened for Postpartum Depression

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• Windy, Humid Days Could Bring More Pain

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• With Blood Draws, Bedside Manners Matter

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• Woman Feels No Pain, Thanks to Her Genes

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• Workouts: A Prescription to Ease Severe Chronic Anxiety?

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• Worry Less for Better Health

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• Youngest in Classroom Diagnosed More Often With ADHD, Other Problems

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• Your Noisy Knees May Be Trying to Tell You Something