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Study finds that early marijuana smoking causes cognitive errors
People who start smoking marijuana at a young age are more likely to perform poorly at cognitive tasks than those who start at a later age, according to a new study by Harvard-affiliated researchers.
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Deadly pancreatic tumors develop for nearly two decades before detection
New findings by Johns Hopkins researchers have revealed that pancreatic cancer develops and progresses much more slowly than scientists initially thought.
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Black plague bacterium originated in China
Recent collaborative genetic study by a team of researchers from Germany, Ireland, China, France, England and the United States confirm that numerous European plagues, including the Black Death of the 14th Century, had a common origin in China.
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Study: Consumption of milk may increase acne
Due to naturally-occurring hormones found in dairy products, the consumption of milk may increase the likelihood of developing acne, according to an article authored by Dartmouth Medical School dermatology professor Bill Danby.
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Laptop heat may cause reversible male infertility
A study released last week shows that high heat from laptops could lead to a shortage of power below the belt for men. The study, which was published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility, shows there might be a potential link between decreased fertility for men and heat from laptops.
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Column: Serious risks come with birth control patch
A common birth control patch, Ortho Evra, has been the target of intense scrutiny in the past several years, because many young women have developed — or died as a result of — side effects that were previously overlooked.
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Editorial: Profiting at the public’s expense
Major tobacco companies have always had a reputation for being underhanded in the way they market harmful products toward gullible consumers. But they have outdone themselves in recent months as they put more and more time and money into marketing tobacco products in developing countries.
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A peek behind the curtain: The basics of BDSM and breath play
The world of BDSM is a diverse one. One area of it is known as "breath-play." Breath-play involves the restriction of oxygen to increase erotic play or to intensify an orgasm or sexual experience.
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By 2012, cigarette warnings to include graphic images
Soon, cigarette packages will show grisly, colored images of corpses, babies on respirators and sickly lung cancer victims – all in the name of grossing out smokers into quitting, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday.
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