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'Cryptonite' Invades the Pacific Northwest

Cryptococcus gattii, a virulent fungus that has invaded the Pacific Northwest is highly adaptive and warrants global "public health vigilance - Translational Genomics Research Institute

Reading Is Fundamental⎯But Less So with E-Books, a New Study Suggests

All technology can be considered a form of progress, but not all such progress is for the better. And when it comes to reading to kids, e-books may be a step backward from print.

Got Postpartum Depression? Now There's a Drug for That...Which Could Be a Good or Bad Thing

For the first time ever, a drug specifically to treat postpartum depression is slated to hit the market. But there's more to "the baby blues" than the biological.

Proponents Should Not Overlook Legitimate Concerns About Cannabis (Mis)use

It's a new day for marijuana, with mounting evidence about the potential medicinal benefits... But intellectually honest discussion by legalization advocates means not throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

Moore Lowdown

Even Without Symptoms, Lung Cancer Screening May Be a Lifesaver

You're a Baby Boomer with a history of smoking, and although you don't have any symptoms, you're afraid of the big C. Instead of just crossing your fingers, why not take the test that can give the early detection that just might save you?

Moore Lowdown

Noise-Related Hearing Loss Is Both Permanent and Avoidable

Everywhere you go these days people are plugged in to their smartphones. Increasingly, those people are damaging their hearing. But a little awareness can help you not be one of them.

Best Medicine

Canada – No More Mr. Nice Guy

Although dragging its feet well behind the rest of the world, Canada has finally passed legislation restricting the manufacture, import, sale, and use of asbestos-containing products - Shilo Zylbergold

Moore Lowdown

Blue Light: Bad for Sleep but Good for Heart Health?

Blue light has gotten a bad rap in recent years, but new research suggests that a different sort of exposure than you get from your electronic devices may help with high blood pressure and more.