How opioid use can lead to addiction
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Rochester, Minnesota - Opioid use, even short term can lead to addiction and, too often, overdose.
Anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing addiction. Your personal history and the length of time you use opioids play a role, but it's impossible to predict who's vulnerable to eventual dependence on and abuse of these drugs. Legal or illegal, stolen and shared, these drugs are responsible for the majority of overdose deaths in the U.S. today.
Men should know about prostate cancer screening guidelines
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Rochester, Minnesota - Men 55 to 69 should talk with their health care provider about screening for prostate cancer that's based on prostate-specific antigen, or PSA. That's according to new recommendations for men from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that are broken down by age:
Tired of feeling hassled and stressed?
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Scottsdale, Arizona - It's important to manage stress - even when you're feeling busy and hassled.
When you're swept away in a number of demands, your stress hormone climbs sky-high. This hormone is called cortisol, and it's produced by pyramid-shaped structures on top of the kidneys (adrenal glands).
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Interview With Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Interview With Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation:
Which sugars won’t pack on pounds
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Rochester, Minnesota - Not all sugars are created equal. "The real sugar we should worry about is added sugars," says Dr. Donald Hensrud, who heads up the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program and is the author of The Mayo Clinic Diet.
FBI Announces Changes to Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2017 and Releases 2017 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
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Washington, DC - In an effort to provide a more timely release of data to the public, the FBI is releasing three sections of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2017 ahead of the traditional fall timetable. These sections include data and statistics concerning officers feloniously and accidentally killed and statistics about federal officers killed and/or assaulted. The remaining portions of the publication, which present data reported to the FBI concerning law enforcement officers assaulted in the line of duty in 2017, will be available later this year.
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