Opinion: Don’t threaten women’s health care

Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.
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Finding ‘new normal’ after a shooting

It’s been a disorienting week for students, parents and teachers in Chardon, Ohio, after a high school shooting left three teenagers dead. Grief counselors say coping with the loss will be different for everyone.
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Finding ‘new normal’ after school shooting

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Don’t threaten women’s health care

Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.
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How Exercise Jogs the Brain

The lifelong mental benefits of exercising have long been known, from improving learning in kids to staving off dementia in seniors. Yet how working up a sweat leads to better cognition is much less clear. A study in the Journal of Applied Physiology reveals that the key may lie in the body’s power [...]

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The brave new world of mHealth

Mobile communications technology could revolutionize healthcare. Here are some of the most innovative mobile health initiatives.
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Mobiles and medicine: The brave new world of mHealth

Mobile communications technology could revolutionize healthcare. Here are some of the most innovative mobile health initiatives.
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FDA: New safety warnings for cholesterol drugs

An entire class of statin drugs will get new labels that alert the public to safety concerns, the Food and Drug Administration has announced.
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New warnings for cholesterol drugs

An entire class of statin drugs will get new labels that alert the public to safety concerns, the Food and Drug Administration has announced.
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Cholesterol drugs will come with new safety warnings

An entire class of statin drugs will get new labels that alert the public to safety concerns, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.
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