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Between Stress And Poor Health, A Two-Way Street Tread By Many

7:56pm July 07, 2014

NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a nationwide poll about the stress felt by Americans, where it comes from and what they do about it. Reporter Richard Knox cherry-picks some of the more interesting results for Robert Siegel.

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Study Could Lead to Changes in High Blood Pressure Treatment

6:00pm July 06, 2014

A new study conducted by the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center calls into question the commonly accepted medical advice that lower blood pressure is always better.

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Summer Takes Toll on Blood/Platelet Donations

11:00pm July 02, 2014

The American Red Cross is in need of blood and platelet donors to help ease a summer slump in donations. Types O negative, B negative and A negative are in especially short supply.

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Chicago And A Pair Of Counties Bring Lawsuit Against OxyContin Makers

7:20pm July 02, 2014

by Emily Green

Two California counties and the city of Chicago, hard hit by OxyContin addiction, are suing the drug's manufacturers. Reporter Emily Green says they're charging that the drug-makers have contributed to an epidemic of prescription drug abuse.

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One of three marijuana plants growing in the backyard of a 65-year-old retiree from Pompano Beach, Fla. He grows and smokes his own "happy grass" to alleviate pain.

Entrepreneurs Buzzing Over Medical Marijuana In Florida

9:57am June 30, 2014

by Greg Allen

Polls show that Sunshine State voters are likely to approve a measure legalizing medical marijuana in November. Businesses are already flocking to the state, eager to set up shop.

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A Second Case of Travel-Related Chickungunya in North Carolina

4:50pm June 27, 2014

An unidentified Alamance County resident is recovering from the chikungunya virus.

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NC Senate Committee Clears Medical Hemp Oil Bill

1:00am June 26, 2014

A bill that legalizes medicinal oil for epileptic patients made from a marijuana plant has received unanimous approval from a North Carolina Senate committee.

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Are Life Spans Getting Longer? It Depends On How Wealthy You Are

8:07pm June 23, 2014

by Kelly McEvers

While life expectancies are getting longer for those who are well off, life spans for poor women are actually getting shorter. The stories of two women, from two different places, illustrate the gap.

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David Chance recuperates at Oregon Health and Science University.

Pharmaceutical Companies Accuse Hospitals Of Misusing Discounts

8:07pm June 23, 2014

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Drugmakers offer medicines at a bargain price to hospitals that treat large numbers of poor patients. Hospitals sometimes resell the drugs at full price and make hefty profits.

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The company Proteus has developed a computer that attaches to a pill and tracks the pill's absorption into the body. The technology has passed clinical trials.

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Someday Soon You May Swallow A Computer With Your Pill

9:24am June 20, 2014

by Alexis Madrigal

Fresh Air tech contributor Alexis Madrigal explains how a tiny computer attaches to a pill you ingest to record how your body responds. It sounds crazy, he says, but it was approved by the FDA.

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