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Report: 12-year-olds abusing inhalants |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:51 EST
When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on inhalants.
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How to save a friend from the brink |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:21:58 EST
When a friend is depressed, it's hard to know what to say. But by simply reaching out, you may help avert a tragedy like the one Marie Osmond's family experienced. Here's how to gently help.
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Bacterial meningitis reportedly kills student |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:15 EST
An Oklahoma elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis, officials said Thursday, and two other students are hospitalized with the illness.
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CDC: Herpes still 'serious' threat |
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:42:29 EST
As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.
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31 reasons for no mom guilt |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:04:49 EST
Sure, you could always be more organized, more cheerful, more on top of every little detail. But you're not a Mombot, thank goodness, and no one (except, perhaps, you!) expects you to be.
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Women drinkers less likely to gain |
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:04:55 EST
Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they're worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.
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'You just don't look disabled' |
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:35:57 EST
People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, "you know, I have to tell you, you just don't look disabled."
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Supreme Court takes vaccine appeal |
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:44:58 EST
Parents who say that a range of preventive vaccines given their young children can cause serious health problems will have their appeal heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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'Speed-dating' doctors woo patients |
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:25:11 EST
A pioneering Texas program invites prospective patients to casually meet and size up a lot of doctors in a short amount of time.
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