Chili peppers can treat migraines and help you lose weight
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Hatch, New Mexico - Do you love the snap that chili peppers give to your food? Are you a fan of the heat they impart to a variety of dishes? Even if you’re not, you may want to take another look at the humble chili pepper. From migraine relief to weight control, researchers are verifying what some cultures have known for centuries: the chili pepper and its key constituents, like capsaicin, deliver a host of health benefits.
Americans Slammed By Sticker Shock at The Pharmacy As Drug Costs Soar
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Washington, DC - The rising cost of prescription drug prices – even on traditionally low-cost generics – is taking a toll on many consumers’ wallets. According to a new nationally representative poll from Consumer Reports, one-third of consumers who currently take a prescription medication said they paid higher drug prices at the pharmacy, paying on average an extra $39 for their prescriptions. And, one in 10 reported paying a $100 or more out-of-pocket.
Introducing the Let’s Get Healthy California “Innovation Challenge” Improving Community Health and Promoting Health Equity
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Sacramento, California - The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the Let’s Get Healthy California “Innovation Challenge” to engage and empower people to work together toward improving the health of their community and the state.
Kids, teens win when mental health providers team with pediatricians, family doctors
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Los Angeles, California - For the past decade, cutting-edge health care providers and researchers have increasingly pushed to integrate care for mental health and substance use problems within primary medical care for children and adolescents. Their hope is that children and teens who suffer from mental and behavioral disorders would fare better if their pediatricians or family doctors took an active role in linking them with mental health care, particularly when these doctors team up with mental health clinicians to help meet the needs of their young patients.
Research provides guidance to clean plumbing systems in buildings after water contamination
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West Lafayette, Indiana - A new study provides guidance to health officials and drinking water providers on how to decontaminate plumbing systems.
Moral judgments soften with time and distance
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Los Angeles, California - New research suggests that the human mind is disturbingly flexible about moral judgments.
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