In many other parts of the world counterfeit or “illegal” alcohol is common and a growing public health concern.
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How to think yourself into being a fit person
If you want to exercise more, start viewing yourself as an exerciser. Imagine yourself as fit. Fake it until you make it. Walk the walk
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Can caffeine improve your exercise performance?
Those who respond most strongly see improvements of around 16%, that’s unusual. For the average person, improvements will likely be between about 2% and 6%.
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Measles and cancer patients. What to do?
Measles is worrisome to cancer patients because those receiving chemotherapy or recovering from a transplant may have weakened immunity.
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Can drinking coffee help you lose weight?
A study found coffee boosts calorie-burning “brown fat” in mouse cells. But for humans to the benefit, they’d need to drink at least 100 cups of coffee.
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Seven ways restaurants can nudge people to eat better
Here are the seven most effective “nudges” that restaurants and grocery stores can use to help tackle the obesity crisis while remaining in business.
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Fighting Fertility Fraud: New State Laws Go After Misuse of Sperm
For Liz White, learning that her fertility doctor had substituted his own sperm for what she thought was from an anonymous donor was a punch to her gut.
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Drug and Alcohol Death rise in King County
Heroin and opioids continue to be the most common drugs associated with fatal overdoses, while deaths involving methamphetamine continued to rise sharply.
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US Medical Students Less Likely to Choose Primary Care
Despite the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields.
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Millionaire CEO of Nonprofit Hospital That Sues the Poor Promises Review of Policies
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare promised a policy review after an investigation found it sued 8,300 patients — including its own employees — for medical debt
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California investigates doctors issuing questionable vaccination exemptions
California is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized.
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Health Check: are painful periods normal?
The experience of having periods varies between women. They can be light and completely painless for some, but completely debilitating for others.
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Period pain affects women at school and work.
One in five young women report missing school due to period pain. Two in five said pain affected their concentration or performance in class.
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Want Ammo? Be Prepared For A Background Check
California is the first state in the nation to require anyone buying ammunition to go through a background check at the time of each purchase.
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AMA Abortion Lawsuit Puts Doctors In The Thick Of Debate
AMA President Patrice Harris says the organization felt it had to take a stand because new laws forced doctors who perform abortions to lie to patients,
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