I became a vegetarian at the age of 15, because “I loved animals.” I hadn’t done much research; I just
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Collaborative model for post-disaster behavioral health recovery may serve as standard
Faculty in LSU Health New Orleans schools of Medicine and Public Health and colleagues report that a collaborative effort to
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Why our brains see the world as ‘us’ versus ‘them’
Anti-immigrant policies, race-related demonstrations, Title IX disputes, affirmative action court cases, same-sex marriage litigation. These issues are continually in the
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Chip identifies rhinoviruses as cause of asthma
MedUni Vienna has developed a method that can be used to identify individual rhinovirus strains (“cold viruses”) as a cause
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Parents see cancer prevention potential as best reason for HPV vaccination
Parents of adolescents believed that the potential to prevent certain types of cancer is the best reason for their children
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Parents ranked cancer prevention as number one provider reason for HPV vaccination
Parents ranked cancer prevention as the most compelling reason health care providers can give for recommending the human papillomavirus (HPV)
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As mystery deepens over the cause of Alzheimer’s, researchers seek new answers
For more than 20 years, much of the leading research on Alzheimer’s disease has been guided by the “amyloid hypothesis.”
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California on front line as STDs run rampant in US
A billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood screams out a stark warning: “drug-resistant gonorrhea alert!” The words are set against
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Health concerns haunt Puerto Rico as new hurricane season begins
Hospitals and clinics in Puerto Rico are still dealing with the massive destruction Hurricane Maria left throughout the island last
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As colorectal cancer rises in young people, new guidelines recommend screening start at 45
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and other preventive guideline organizations recommend that screening for colorectal cancer start for people of
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