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5 Things Not to Say to a Depressed Person
Heather Price-Wright in Health 3 weeks ago
Non-depressed people have a hard time talking to depressed people in a way that is supportive rather than patronizing or accusatory. Here are five things you shouldn’t say to a depressed person.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones Bipolar: This May, Let's Rethink Mental Illness
Melissa Malski in Health 3 weeks ago
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Use this time to think about and end the stigma surrounding mental illness. Consider mental illness a brain disorder.
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Do Mermaids Exist? Yes.
Michelle Adams in Health 2 months ago
You may think there isn't such thing as a mermaid, but these two individuals are determined to be classified as such.
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Do Over 10% Of Children Really Have ADHD? This Massive Overdiagnosis Must End
Christine Salek in Health 2 months ago
With recent numbers showing ADHD diagnoses at 16% higher than just 6 years ago, it is imperative that we stop overdiagnosing rowdy children with a very real mental disorder.
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Rising Mercury Levels in Our Food Is Grave Cause For Concern
Jonathan Booth in Health 4 months ago
It is likely that the problems posed by rising mercury levels in the oceans and our seafood have still yet to surface.
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Football Concussions Are Leading to the Downfall of America's Favorite Sport
Chris Weiss in Health 4 months ago
Given the new information on the damage playing football does to the human brain, is it time to reconsider football as America's favorite sport?
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Flu Shot History: A Brief History of Vaccine Skeptics from 1800 to Today
Rajiv Narayan in Health 5 months ago
You don't need to read this to know flu season is in flux; the flu has a pretty solid PR strategy. But you may not know that vaccine deniers have been around as long as vaccines themselves.
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Gates Foundation Funds Development of High Tech Condoms
Samantha Schroeder in Health 6 months ago
Innovative condom prevents babies, HIV, and then dissolves.
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