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Category: Unsettled Science
All Young Cannabis Users Face Psychosis Risk
RI-CLPMs use a multilevel approach to test for within-person differences that inform on the extent to which an individual’s increase in cannabis use precedes an increase in that individual’s psychosis symptoms, and vice versa. The approach provides the most rigorous …
Is the Sunscreen Scare Legitimate?
But just because something gets into your body doesn’t mean it’s bad for you. I know these compounds have chemical names, but the assumption that artificial compounds are worse for you than all of the other stuff we put in …
How Would Dostoevsky Have Responded to the Smartphone? | Intellectual Takeout
“The proliferation of digital technology has created an interesting paradox: devices that were designed to connect people have coincided with increasing rates of isolation, with nearly half of Americans reporting feelings of loneliness. Gen Z, the generation that has grown up …
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Probiotics Work for Kids With AGE, Right? Not so Fast!
There was little difference in the numbers of children in each group who developed moderate to severe AGE by day 14 (11.8% of the treatment group vs 12.6% of the placebo group). Differences in the secondary outcomes were also minimal. …
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Opioid Policy: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Medpage Today
Great insight and perspective by Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH, regarding the sometimes reactive, albeit good intentioned, response of gov’t and private entities to the opioid crisis. Worth the read for sure. Pendulum swings in medicine aren’t new, but damping the oscillation …
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Drinking Tea: Are the Health Benefits Real?
Current evidence points to the many potential benefits of tea drinking—some of which appear to be associated with its antioxidative properties, whereas others may simply coincide with a healthy lifestyle. Nevertheless, the uneven quality of the data and the diverse …
RHR: What the Latest Research Says about Probiotics, with Lucy Mailing
We’ve been told for years that we should take probiotics after a course of antibiotics in order to restore healthy gut flora. And most of us have been telling our clients and patients that as well. I know I have. …
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