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• Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study

  

  03/18/2022—Using medical marijuana to treat pain, anxiety or depression may quickly lead to dependence, without relieving symptoms, a new study suggests. More

• Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

  

  03/18/2022—After a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, families have much to worry about. They wonder what's next and how long their loved one has left to live. More

• Brain Scans Give Clues to Binge Eating Disorder in Young Kids

  

  03/18/2022—Children who binge eat may be hardwired to do so: New research reveals they have abnormalities in regions of the brain associated with reward and inhibition. More

• Omicron COVID Causing Severe Croup in Young Children

  

  03/18/2022—The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows. More

• Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients

  

  03/17/2022—Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate. More

• Lots of Napping Could Raise a Senior's Odds for Alzheimer's

  

  03/17/2022—Taking longer or more frequent naps during the day may sound enticing, but it may be a harbinger of Alzheimer's disease. More

• New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims

  

  03/16/2022—Expanded care for sexual assault victims is a main feature of the Violence Against Women Act that was signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden. More

• Suicide Rate Is Spiking Upwards in Preadolescent Children

  

  03/15/2022—In the past two decades, a growing number of preteens have taken medicines or other chemicals as a way to end their lives, new research warns. More

• Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows

  

  03/15/2022—People who die by suicide with a gun are challenging to assist beforehand, and different from those who kill themselves using other means, a new study finds. More

• Could Air Pollution Help Trigger Depression in Teens?

  

  03/15/2022—Even "safe" levels of ozone air pollution may increase adolescents' risk of depression, a new study shows. More

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