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How cannabis and cannabis-based drugs harm your brain

July 23, 2018 Animal Learning and Intelligence, chronic illness, Controlled Substances, Endangered Animals, Intelligence, marijuana, Memory, mice, Pharmacology

Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory say researchers. The study has implications for both recreational users

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Are All Acid Reflux Treatments the Same? — 8 Ways to Compare Popular Proton-Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)

July 23, 2018 aciphex, dexilant, dexlansoprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, nexium, omeprazole, omeprazole otc, pantoprazole, prevacid, prilosec, prilosec otc, protonix, rabeprazole dr

Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) like esomeprazole (Nexium), pantoprazole (Protonix), omeprazole (Prilosec) and lansoprazole (Prevacid) are commonly used to treat acid reflux

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Two drinks A MONTH during pregnancy raises children’s risk of low IQs

July 23, 2018 childrens, drinking, drinks, Having, IQs, just, low, Month, pregnancy, raises, risk, two

Just two alcoholic drinks a month during pregnancy raises a child’s risk of having a low IQ and ADHD, study

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How can you avoid regaining those lost kilos?

July 23, 2018 Avoid, Can, How, kilos?, lost, regaining, those, you.

The hardest part about losing weight is maintaining it. Many people manage to lose weight, but in time the kilos

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US Health Officials Are Advising Americans To Avoid These Foods, Which May Carry Parasites

July 23, 2018 food, health, kellogs, mcdonalds, parasite, ritz, salmonella, swiss rolls, watermelon

Salads, pasta salads, melons, and a number of favorite snacks are on the list. According to a report by CNN,

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Should Breast-Feeding Women Really Drink Guinness?

July 22, 2018 beer, breastfeeding, guinness, life's little mysteries, llm, mysteries

New mothers are commonly heaped with advice — some of it welcome, some not. But there's one rather unconventional piece

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Do Brown Recluse Spider Bites Really Lead to Amputations?

July 22, 2018 amputated, amputation, Bacteria, brown recluse, circulation, Diabetes, Infection, loxosceles reclusa, spider, venom

An Arkansas woman who recently had her leg amputated above the knee claimed that a spider bite was to blame

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Bayer Stops U.S. Sale of Essure Birth Control Implant

July 22, 2018 Bayer, birth, Control, Essure, Implant, of, Sale, Stops, U.S.

FRIDAY, July 20, 2018 — Amid lawsuits and plummeting sales for its Essure birth control device, Bayer announced Friday that

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Aggressive immune cells aggravate Parkinson’s disease

July 22, 2018 Caregiving, Dementia, Disorders and Syndromes, Immune System, Lymphoma, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Research, Stem Cells

Parkinson’s disease, formerly also referred to as shaking palsy, is one of the most frequent disorders affecting movement and the

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Smelling coffee is enough to make your brain perform better

July 22, 2018 Better, brain, coffee, discover, just, Make, perform, Scientists, smelling

Important work meeting? Try sniffing coffee! Scientists discover just the smell of the drink is enough to boost your brain

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