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Anchor lead:  Children around the US are becoming infected with an enterovirus, Elizabeth Tracey reports While the world’s attention is focused on Ebola virus, another viral illness, enterovirus 68, has spread across the US, killing two young children so far, …

October 23, 2014 – Enterovirus Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Can psilocybin help people quit smoking? Elizabeth Tracey reports Use of the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin along with counseling  and other strategies can help people quit smoking, even long term, heavy smokers,  a Johns Hopkins study led by Matthew …

October 17, 2014 – Psilocybin and Smoking Read more »

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Anchor lead:  Do e-cigarettes help people with cancer quit smoking? Elizabeth Tracey reports People diagnosed with cancer who were advised to quit smoking were no more likely to do so with the use of electronic cigarettes as part of a …

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Anchor lead:  The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends first abstinence for teenagers contemplating sex, Elizabeth Tracey reports Effective contraception notwithstanding, the American Academy of Pediatrics still advocates abstinence as the best method of avoiding teen pregnancy as well as sexually …

October 15, 2014 – Abstinence Read more »