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Cannabis Speeds Mental Illness?

Cannabis use appears to be associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illness, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies posted online that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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USDA study confirms links between longer ragweed season and climate change

 

Esta comunicado está disponible en Espanol. (Spanish version below)

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Cell Phone on the Brain?

Cell Phone Use May Have Effect on Brain Activity, But Health Consequences Unknown

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England Healthier Than US?

Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and markers of disease than their English counterparts at all ages.

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Coffee Linked to Reduced Stroke Risk in Women

Drinking more than a cup of coffee per day was associated with a lower risk of stroke in a study of Swedish women.

 

But researchers caution that it’s too soon to change your coffee-drinking habits.

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By Dr. Leo Galland

Can Supplements Reduce Damage from Radiation?

The fallout from radioactive steam released by damaged nuclear reactors in Japan has raised concerns about radiation exposure in Asia, the Pacific and North America.

 

The disaster at Chernobyl in the Ukraine in 1986 provides an alarming example of how radiation can spread over long distances and in unsuspected ways.

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