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June 17 marks the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's declaration of war on drugs, an effort that has cost the U.S. $1 trillion to date. What have we gotten for our investment? Not much that's good. Drug use in the [...] |
For some people struggling to lose weight, researchers say it may help to engage in a little "magical thinking" as a way to cope with the stress of dieting and being overweight. Magical thinking is not the same as wishful [...] |
I'm not complaining, but for some reason, Mother's Day always seems to generate more buzz than Father's Day. Likewise, when it comes to the event that makes those days relevant — the birth of a child — it seems that [...] |
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The federal government's 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that half your daily grain intake be from high-fiber whole-grain sources, foods like brown rice, oatmeal and whole-wheat bread. Nutritionists often exhort people to choose whole grains over refined ones whenever [...] |
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As if the generally horrific experience of flying wasn't bad enough (maybe I'm just a little sour about the 90 minutes I spent on the tarmac at Newark last night), a new study [PDF] in Emerging Infectious Diseases shows that [...] |
Olive oil, which has long been associated with a heart-healthy diet, has now also been linked with a lower risk of stroke. Researchers surveyed 7,625 people age 65 or older in three French cities to determine their levels of olive [...] |
The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it [...] |
Could a simple memory workout make you smarter? An intriguing new study by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests it can — a finding that adds a wrinkle to the prevailing notion that IQ is largely fixed by genes. [...] |
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