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Back where it started: addiction on campus
Bridget woke up strapped to a hospital bed after passing out on the sidewalks of Chicago. Steve, clouded by drugs and depression, tried to kill himself one summer morning. Cody’s drug was heroin. He shot it up every day in northern New Mexico.
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NAFTA enables export of obesity, report finds
The North American Free Trade Agreement’s liberalization of trade policies has allowed the United States to export obesity to Mexico, according to an April 5 study co-authored by David Wallinga.
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As crunch time hits, some students turn to dangerous study drug
In preparation for finals, some students stock up on Red Bull. Others reload their Starbucks cards in anticipation of coffee-fueled nights. But for some students who sneak under the radar at Harvard, reading period entails a trip to the pharmacy or their entryway’s drug dealer.
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Painkiller prescriptions on the rise
With the sales of prescription painkillers rising around the nation, state health and government officials are stressing the need to increase efforts to monitor and dispose of certain medications.
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Epilepsy mistaken for other disease
New research from Johns Hopkins U. has found that many cases of epilepsy are misdiagnosed due to similar symptoms from an entirely different disease.
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Column: Affordable Care Act does not benefit young people
Two years after its passage, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, dubbed “Obamacare,” is currently awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of its provision that every American be required to purchase health insurance.
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Editorial: Stopping sanitizer
Despite police presence and the law dictating that minors cannot consume alcohol, teenagers are often guilty of breaking this law. One usually hears anecdotes of minors being supplied by adults or people taking advantage of fake identification.
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Column: Affordable change
In recent months, President Obama and administration officials have dashed across the nation trumpeting the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare — a title the administration has embraced as of late.
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Men struggle more with post-discharge care, study suggests
A Boston U. School of Medicine study found men are more likely than women to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of original discharge, according to a press release.