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Does marijuana increase sexual desire?

(CNN) – In the movie “Annie Hall,” the titular character likes to smoke a joint at bedtime because, she says, it relaxes her and helps get her in the mood for sex — even though her boyfriend claims

Diabetes after 50 could be early sign of pancreatic cancer, study says

(CNN) – The onset of diabetes after the age of 50 could be an early sign of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with an overall five-year su

WHO to classify ‘gaming disorder’ as mental health condition

(CNN) – Watching as a video game ensnares their child, many a parent has grumbled about “digital heroin,” likening the flashing images to one of the world’s most addictive substances.Now, they may

Toxic treatments: Choosing between deafness and death

KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa (CNN) – The terror crept over Khumbulani Shandu.Lying in his hospital bed, he knew that something was very wrong. The world was rapidly closing off to him. He could hear

Would-be Indian child bride fights back and helps others

UTTAR PRADESH, India (CNN) – Rajni Devi liked school and had big dreams. She was not going to end up like so many other girls in India: married off as a child bride.Rajni was 14 years old when her

HPV vaccine leads to steep drop in cancer-causing infections in England

(CNN) – The introduction of HPV vaccines has led to a sharp reduction in the number of young women with the cancer-causing infection in England, new data from Public Health England finds.Between 2

Two powerful lessons CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield learned from horses

(CNN) – Horses are healers. I didn’t know that when I fell in love with them.I was 9 when I first rode one in a dusty ring outside Columbia, Maryland. At the time, I just wanted to keep up with my

Planning a Father’s Day brunch? Check this list of recalled foods first

(CNN) – From breakfast cereal to vegetables, US health officials are warning people to avoid some foods after this month’s outbreak of unrelated intestinal infections, including salmonella. Here a

Their deaths were labeled ‘victim of cataclysmic storm.’ So why aren’t their names on Puerto Rico’s list?

PATILLAS, Puerto Rico (CNN) – Ramon Cruz Laboy, a 75-year-old who kept to himself and never wanted to burden his relatives, died January 24 from medical complications that resulted from a femur fractu

Opioid Crisis Fast Facts

(CNN) – Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic, as more than two million Americans have become dependent on or abused prescription

Salmonella outbreak in 31 states is linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, CDC says

(CNN) – A salmonella outbreak that has caused illness in 73 people across 31 states is linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Just

Opting out of vaccines leaves these US ‘hot spots’ most vulnerable for outbreaks

(CNN) – A number of American states and metropolitan “hot spots” are vulnerable to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease, new research suggests. The reason? Children whose parents opted out of vac

He usually doesn’t speak. But he had this powerful message for his graduating class

(CNN) – Be unexpected. That was Sef Scott’s message to his fellow graduates. “Just by my being here, speaking to all of you — me — that alone,” he said, “is unexpected.”Scott, as he explai

The radio man without a voice

(CNN) – If you’re scanning through radio stations, you may soon hear a familiar but oddly mechanical voice reporting the latest news from Capitol Hill.Cox radio veteran Jamie Dupree is back on the

Why the old way of parenting no longer works

(CNN) – Every couple of years a book or article arrives diagnosing parents with catastrophic spinelessness. The power pyramid has been inverted, they warn, and the children are in, and therefore out

India facing its worst water shortage in history, report says

(CNN) – India is facing its worst water shortage in history. Six hundred million people are dealing with high to extreme water shortage, according to a report by Niti Aayog, a policy think tank for t

He gave birth. He breastfed. Now, he wants his son to see him as a man

(CNN) – Like many new dads, Sabastion Sparks knew parenting would come with serious challenges. But most new dads didn’t give birth to their child. They didn’t breastfeed them. And they don’t endu

Before you go to an amusement park, read this

(CNN) – Two years after a child was decapitated on the world’s tallest water slide in Kansas, investigators revealed in March that they found design flaws and unreported injuries at the site. The

Wall Street worker trades in finance job to write young adult fiction

(CNN) – In December 2015, Chris Babu suddenly became very ill. For weeks, he was dizzy, nauseated and couldn’t ride the subway without feeling like he was going to pass out or be sick. One doctor

Fewer teens having sex and using drugs, CDC survey finds

(CNN) – While sex and drug use are on the decline among teenagers in the United States, other health risks — including suicidal ideation and bullying — do not appear to be subsiding, and experts ar

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