Addiction practitioners say they’re seeing a surge in the number of young patients who are hooked on Xanax. Many taking high daily doses of the drug.
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Tuition-Free Med School Touches Off Multimillion-Dollar Debate
New York University’s School of Medicine is learning that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Air quality now good in King County
National Weather Service predicts that the Puget Sound region will see some improvement in air quality today, especially along the coast.
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More seniors struggling to care for aging parents
As life spans lengthen, adult children like Hall in their 60s and 70s are increasingly caring for frail, older parents — something few people plan for.
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The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
“Refining our prescription drug dating process could save billions,” one expert says.
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Rose in 2017 Driven by Fentanyl
Nearly 72,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2017, about 7 percent more than in the previous year, CDC report.
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Religious Conservatives’ Ties To Trump Officials Pay Off In AIDS Policies, Funding
Evangelical activist Shepherd Smith has spent decades cultivating relationships with leading AIDS policymakers to promote abstinence-only sex education.
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Air to remain unhealthy; stay indoors – health officials
Until we get better air quality, stay indoors with windows closed if you can find somewhere cool, health officials say.
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Biorhythms And Birth Control: FDA Stirs Debate By Approving ‘Natural’ App
While “natural” contraceptive methods can be successful, they generally require close daily attention.
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Air quality alert in effect for Western Washington — Updated
Children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory illnesses are most at risk of serious health effects.
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State expands fish consumption advisories
Officials at the Washington State Department of Health are adding 32 new rivers, lakes, and streams to their list of locations with fish consumption advisories.
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Meet the world’s most deadliest creature, Mozzie the Mosquito,
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The Man Who Sold America On Vitamin D — And Profited In The Process
The doctor most responsible for turning the sunshine supplement into a billion-dollar juggernaut has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the vitamin D industry, according to government records and interviews.
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Hospitals Battle For Control Over Fast-Growing Heart-Valve Procedure
“It’s all about the money,” says one surgeon of the battle over which hospitals can perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement, also known as TAVR.
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Two rabid bats found in Auburn
Two bats (1 dead, the other appeared sick) on the sidewalk near the corner of B Street NE and 3rd Street NE in Auburn, August 13, tested positive for rabies.
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