• Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
• Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
• Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
• Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
• Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
• Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
• GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions
• Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
• Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
• Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds

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  Mental and Substance Disorders Major Cause of Nonfatal Illnesses

  Opioid dependence causes greatest health burden of all illicit drugs, study shows

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Scientists Grow ‘Model Brain’ From Stem Cells

  The tiny 'organoids' have many of the same tissues as nine-week-old fetal brains

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Your Gut Bacteria May Predict Your Obesity Risk

  Studies also found that high-fiber, low-fat diet can change bacteria makeup for the better

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Brain Protein Is a Key to ‘Senior Moments,’ Study Finds

  Age-related forgetfulness is caused by protein deficiency, scientists studying humans and mice say

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  In Type 2 Diabetes, Gut May ‘Taste’ Sugar Differently

  Small study suggests people with condition absorb glucose more rapidly

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Brain Size May Yield Clues to Anorexia

  Areas that control sense of fullness, perception of body size are unusually large, study finds

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2013

  Some U.S. Schools Dropping Healthy Lunch Program, Girl Who Got 2 Lung Transplants Goes Home, Music Star Linda Ronstadt Has Parkinson's Disease

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment Tied to Higher Risk of Stomach Cancer in Study

  Chemo, radiation doses to the stomach found to raise odds

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Health Tip: Why Should I Stop Driving?

  If you have trouble remembering or concentrating

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Fewer U.S. Kids Buying Tobacco Products: Report

  Rate at which retailers violate under-18 sales ban has fallen to just 9 percent

  • Posted August 27, 2013
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