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Ultraprocessed foods linked to heart disease, diabetes, mental disorders and early death, study finds0
- Featured, Health & Healing
- March 1, 2024
CNN: “Eating ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing or dying from dozens of adverse health conditions, according to a new review of 45 meta-analyses on almost 10 million people.”
READ MOREUCI awarded $9 million grant to determine the long-term effects of cannabis on adolescents0
- Headlines & Highlights
- August 6, 2018
“Studies suggest that adolescents who are exposed to cannabis are at risk for development of various neuropsychiatric disorders later in life, but there is much research still needed.”
READ MOREU.S. Volunteers Bring Relief to Japan on July 4th0
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 5, 2011
While most Americans celebrate the country’s independence with a backyard barbeque and dazzling fireworks, these young volunteers are reeling in America’s 235th birthday half way across the world. It’s been four months since a 9.0 earthquake struck Japan, but this group helps to rebuild buildings and a sense of home for devastated victims. NBC Nightly
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U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages0
- Health & Healing
- January 7, 2025
“Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States. Yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.” Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. surgeon general.
READ MOREU.S. smoking warning made history, saved lives0
- Health & Healing
- January 13, 2014
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, health experts are pushing for even more to be done to keep people tobacco-free. Since the release of the original report in 1964, the smoking rate in the U.S. has decreased by 59% and some areas have even banned
READ MOREU.S. sicker than other developed nations0
- Health & Healing
- July 15, 2013
People in the U.S. are living a little longer, but that doesn't mean they are living longer in good health. According to a University of Washington survey by Dr. Christian Murray and his colleagues, our bad dietary habits, obesity and smoking are more a cause for alarm than even pollution or radiation. Dr. Murray explains,
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