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What’s actually in that Viagra coffee you keep hearing about (and why it’s...
Health Male enhancement supplements may work, but that doesn’t mean they’re harmless. Erectile dysfunction can be hard. No, this is not a joke. Read on.
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The three types of supplements you should never buy
Health An expert on vitamins tells us what to avoid. The discovery of vitamins fundamentally changed our culture's relationship with health, nutrition, and mealtime.
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Does a fever always mean you have an infection?
Ask Us Anything Our fear of fevers made us terrified of even a slight increase in body temperature. Fevers can be caused by anything from a common cold to antipsychotic drugs. Knowing what they are is...
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Is it safe to take expired medication?
Ask Us Anything They might be okay, but you probably shouldn't. The expiration date on a drug is the date to which the drug company guarantees it is effective and safe.
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Scientists want to use your cell phone data and pee to track drug use
Health Cellular data could be the key to flushing out wastewater's valuable secrets. The trouble with sewage is you never know how many pees and poos are really in there—amiright?
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Is there a way to be productive while I sleep?
Technology And other amazing stuff we wish someone would invent. It would be the ultimate life hack: instead of wasting one third of your days staring at the back of your eyelids, make use of those...
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We might have better lab mice if we paid more attention to their guts
Health Wild microbes are better than tame. Mice from the wild have a significantly different gut bacterial makeup than lab mice, which might explain why mice and human drug studies don't add up.
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'Incredible genes' can only do so much to counteract an unhealthy lifestyle
Health Your genes are only part of you. What defines our health? We know it’s some combination of genes, the environment, and the choices we make. But which one has the most impact?
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National data says substance abuse is on the decline. These charts tell a...
Health National averages hide the counties that desperately need our help. Deaths from alcohol use disorders have dropped nationally by 8.1 percent since 1980. But in some counties, deaths have...
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Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories
Science When men were men and sodas were cocaine-laced nerve tonics. From sodas like Coca Cola to cleaning products like Lysol, many of our favorite household objects owe their start to strange...
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This drug can stop an opioid overdose—and you should carry it
Health You can learn how to administer naloxone yourself. Last week the Surgeon General issued an advisory emphasizing that “knowing how to use naloxone and keeping it within reach can save a life.”...
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The FDA approved a drug that treats opioid addiction that isn’t addictive...
Health Unlike most opioid addiction treatments, Lucemyra is not derived from opioids themselves. This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave final approval for a drug shown to mitigate the...
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These are the actual side effects of Ambien
Health Sleep isn't technically one of them. Though you may find yourself rambling on and on to your friends due to lowered inhibitions and lack of judgement, Ambien has not been known to cause hateful...
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Psychedelics gave me my life back
Science Researchers used psilocybin to alleviate the fear of death. After surviving ovarian cancer, Dina Bazer didn't feel like celebrating. Crippled by anxiety that the disease would recur, she...
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Can this flu drug really stop Ebola in its tracks?
Health The unusual uses of off-label drugs. An ethics committee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently approved the use of a drug originally developed to fight influenza to treat Ebola...
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The truth behind 8 common misconceptions about drugs
Health Your spine doesn't store LSD, and MDMA doesn’t put holes in your brain. Drugs, especially illegal ones, are notorious for their misinformation. Without a reliable knowledge base, users—from...
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The weirdest things we learned this week: skin-peeling soup, secret drug...
Science Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts. What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to...
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K2's deadly mystery: Nobody knows what’s actually in synthetic marijuana
Health The constantly shifting chemical formula makes illness from these drugs hard to treat. Over the past few years, there’ve been multiple reports of clustered hospitalizations from synthetic...
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32 kids' medicines are getting recalled. Here's what you need to know
Health Homeopathic drug company King Bio spotted potential bacterial contamination. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement that the homeopathic drug company King Bio is...
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A new painkiller promises relief without addiction, but there's still lots to do
Health AT-121 looks good on paper, but don’t expect it to solve the opioid crisis any time soon. The federal government estimates that 2.1 million people had an opioid use disorder in 2016. Some...
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