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Preparing to run a marathon
“Here’s how you run a marathon; Step one: start running. There is no step two.” If you ask Barney Stinson (played by Neil Patrick Harris on CBS’s sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”) how one would prepare to run a marathon, he once would have responded with the quoted opinion, illustrating ...
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Adderall use common among students
A U. Oregon freshman, who asked to remain anonymous, first heard about Adderall in the dorms two weeks before finals. “People would say, ‘I need to take some Adderall and go to the library,’” she said. “A lot of people are looking for it.
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Column: Obama right in limiting Plan B availability to younger people
Plan B One-Step, more commonly known as the morning-after pill, unlike most medications covered by insurance and health care, is not necessary to live. Men and women choose to have sex, and Plan B is like an insurance plan in case they fail to use a condom.
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Experts say doctors overuse diagnostic tests
The new federal health care law might not address whether doctors can run diagnostic tests even when it isn’t necessary, but it’s a tendency experts agreed is a problem.
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Dartmouth professor works on HIV vaccine
A research consortium led by engineering professor Margaret Ackerman has received an $8 million-grant from Partners Health Care, a non-profit health care provider in Massachusetts, to fund the development of a new type of HIV vaccine, according to Ackerman.
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Cure for leukemia draws near
Penn State researchers may be one step closer to finding a cure for leukemia. Researchers have discovered a compound, known as delta-12-protaglandin J3, or D12-PGJ3, which appears to target leukemia stem cells.
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Sugary drinks may hurt women
Popular sugary drinks could have harmful long-term implications for women, including heart disease and a high risk for diabetes, according to a study by a U. Oklahoma Health Sciences Center professor.
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Pill to cure hangovers hits stores
When Christina Ertel has a hangover, she cures it with food. The 22-year-old U. Florida senior said after a long night, she turns to either greasy food or Krishna Lunch, accompanied by lots of water and Advil.
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Researchers receive funding to develop HIV vaccine
Duke U. Medical Center researchers have received grants totaling $37.2 million to continue work developing an effective HIV vaccine.