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Children of meth users scored higher for anxiety, depression and moodiness
Read More »Face Blindness: When everyone is a stranger
Imagine you couldn't recognize people's faces, and even your own family looked unfamiliar. Lesley Stahl reports on face blindness, a puzzling neurological disorder.
Read More »Examining the broad reach of depression
About 1 in 10 Americans is said to suffer a form of depression - but some of those millions may be over-diagnosed
Read More »Graphic PSAs: Effective tools, or too shocking?
New anti-smoking campaign here and U.K. ads raising awareness of teen date rape are latest ones causing a stir
Read More »WHO: Antibiotic overuse so prevalent scraped knee could be deadly
World Health Organization director general warned that overuse of antibiotics had lead to rise in drug-resistant strains
Read More »Mass. clinic offers free pizza for vasectomy during March Madness
Getting vasectomy during NCAA basketball tournament is "perfect time" because you can watch games during recovery, clinic said
Read More »Deaths from gastroenteritis double in U.S.: What’s behind rising rates?
Between 1999 and 2007, gastroenteritis-related deaths, from stomach bugs that cause vomiting and diarrhea, increased from 7,000 annual deaths to more than 17,000 per year
Read More »Eating white rice daily ups diabetes risk, study shows
Diabetes risk goes up 10 percent for every 5.5 ounce-serving of white rice each day
Read More »Former smokers speak up in graphic CDC video ads
Government unveils new graphic ad campaign featuring gruesome stories of former smokers
Read More »Video: CDC sends message with graphic anti-smoking ads
The CDC is using graphic imagery in public service announcements as apart of a new anti-smoking campaign. Dr. Jon LaPook reports
Read More »Dispute impacts women’s health care in Texas
Texas axes fund for Planned Parenthood and federal gov't in turn cuts Medicaid funding to state; Women say they're left holding the bag
Read More »Public to be hit with graphic anti-smoking ads
The CDC has launched a $54 million graphic campaign aimed at preventing young kids from starting smoking
Read More »Cadmium consumption may lead to breast cancer, study says
Women who had a high cadmium diet -- a chemical found in bread, cereals, root crops and vegetables -- were 21 percent more likely to develop breast cancer
Read More »Study: Sleeping less may mean you’ll eat more
Study shows that people who slept 2/3 of their normal time ate over 500 additional calories a day
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