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Are There Health Benefits from Burning Sage?
Native Americans and other indigenous peoples have burned sage for centuries as part of a spiritual ritual to cleanse a person or space, and to promote healing and wisdom.
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Apheresis After ACS Could Jump-Start Plaque Stabilization
(MedPage Today) -- Pivotal trial suggestive but may require outcomes study confirmation
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Could CBD Treat Opioid Addiction?
The researchers found that, compared to a placebo, CBD reduced drug cue-induced craving and anxiety in the participants.
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Transparency Bills May Have Unintended Consequences
(MedPage Today) -- Lawmakers hear concerns about provisions on drug samples, price increases
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Improved air quality tied to fewer new childhood asthma cases
(Reuters Health) - Childhood asthma rates appear to be dropping in many communities across southern California, and a new study suggests this may be due at least in part to improved air quality.
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Primary Care: Portal or Roadblock?
(MedPage Today) -- Hans Duvefelt, MD, discusses why many patients only want to see a specialist
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U.S. abortion rights activists blast new state bans in Supreme Court rally
Hundreds of U.S. abortion-rights campaigners, including Democrats seeking the party's 2020 presidential nomination, rallied in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest new restrictions on abortion passed by legislatures in eight states.
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Mallinckrodt sues U.S. health agencies, sees 10% hit to Acthar gel sales
Mallinckrodt Plc filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and forecast an about 10% hit to annual net sales of Acthar gel following changes to Medicaid rebate calculations, sending its shares plunging as much as 34% on Tuesday.
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Do 5-ARIs Prevent or Worsen Prostate Ca in PSA-Screened Men?
(MedPage Today) -- Call for 'clear guidelines' for early detection of prostate cancer and care for men who use 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors
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Computers Spot Lung Cancer as Well as Doctors Do
This new technology is still under development, but shows how artificial intelligence may have a future role in medicine.
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Extreme Weather's Damage Extends to Mental Health
(MedPage Today) -- Psychiatrists should prepare for new onset or worsening of mental disorders
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U.S. Supreme Court takes no action in Indiana abortion cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took no action on appeals seeking to revive two restrictive Republican-backed abortion laws from Indiana, even as debate rages over a new measure in Alabama that would prohibit the procedure almost entirely.
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Pregnancy Complication More Common With NAFLD
(MedPage Today) -- But inability to measure bile levels in control group could limit strength of association
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'Acne does not define me'
Abigail has faced abuse from strangers because of her cystic acne but is now fighting back using social media.
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Vaccine doubts spread like disease, must be taken offline: vaccine chief
Doubts about vaccines have spread across social media like a disease and false information that "kills people" should be taken down by the companies running digital platforms, the head of global vaccine alliance Gavi said on Tuesday.
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Studies Suggest Ways to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening
(MedPage Today) -- 'More is not always better' for screening and for a triage of HPV-positive women, experts recommend a dual stain test
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Novel Asthma Drug Reduces Hospital Visits
(MedPage Today) -- Investigational agent shows additional benefit in PATHWAY subanalysis
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U.S. must ensure access to safe abortions: U.N. rights office
The United Nations human rights office called on U.S. authorities on Tuesday to ensure that women have access to safe abortions, saying bans lead to risky underground abortions that can endanger a woman's life.
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Abortion-rights activists rally at Supreme Court to protest new state bans
U.S. abortion-rights campaigners, including several Democrats running for president in 2020, are set to rally in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday to protest new restrictions on abortion passed by legislatures in eight states.
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Mallinckrodt sues U.S. health agencies, sees 10% hit to MS treatment sales
Mallinckrodt Plc filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and forecast an about 10% hit to annual net sales of its gel used to treat multiple sclerosis symptoms following changes to Medicaid rebate calculations, sending shares plunging as much as 34% on Tuesday.
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