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Credibility concerns lead NIH to end study on alcohol's health effects

Credibility concerns lead NIH to end study on alcohol's health effects

Scientists and National Institutes of Health officials met with alcohol company executives and appeared to solicit money from them in violation of government policy. The NIH canceled the study.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Minnesota probes outbreak of parasite-borne illness

Thirty-seven people have been sickened recently by cyclospora infections. State health officials say they're focusing on a cluster of illnesses at a Minneapolis restaurant, and vegetable trays sold by local convenience stores.
by MPR News Staff

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U.S. suicide rates are rising faster among women than men

U.S. suicide rates are rising faster among women than men

You can help prevent suicide, researchers say, by knowing the signs and reaching out. More boys and men in the U.S. take their own lives than women and girls, but that difference has narrowed.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Errors trigger retraction of study on Mediterranean diet's heart benefits

Errors trigger retraction of study on Mediterranean diet's heart benefits

An anesthesiologist who taught himself statistics identified flaws in an influential study that claimed to prove the Mediterranean diet has cardiovascular benefits. The 2013 paper is being retracted.
by Alison McCook

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Some breast cancer patients may no longer need chemotherapy

Some breast cancer patients may no longer need chemotherapy

Women diagnosed with breast cancer often have a combined treatment of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Now a new nine-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine determined that for some women, chemo can be replaced with a hormone-blocking drug treatment.
by Kerri Miller and Jo Erickson

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1 in 3 adults in the U.S. takes medications linked to depression

1 in 3 adults in the U.S. takes medications linked to depression

Depression is a possible side effect of 200 medications. Now, a new study finds people who take these drugs are, in fact, more likely to be depressed. The more drugs you take, the higher the risk.
by Allison Aubrey

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1 in 3 adults in the U.S. take medications that can cause depression

1 in 3 adults in the U.S. take medications that can cause depression

Two hundred medications have depression as a possible side effect. Now, a new study finds people who take these drugs are, in fact, more likely to be depressed. The more drugs you take, the higher the risk.
by Allison Aubrey

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Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack

Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack

Larry Kudlow, the prominent economic commentator who joined the Trump administration this year as the president's top economic adviser, is recovering after suffering a "very mild" heart attack, the White House said Tuesday.
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