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For most people, being appointed U.S. surgeon general would qualify as a career-defining moment. But for Dr. Regina Benjamin, the real defining moment came earlier, in the bayous of Alabama. A native of Daphne, Alabama, Benjamin began her medical career at a nonprofit clinic in the small shrimping village named Bayou La Batre. Her clinic

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the prevalence of depression, cannabis use, and alcohol abuse increased among former smokers from 2005 to 2016 in the United States. Therefore, increases in these risk factors for relapse among former smokers could threaten progress in reducing the prevalence of cigarette use. “It’s

Ruth Strauss, the Sydney-born wife of former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, has died in Australia aged 46 after a battle with lung cancer. "It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer," Strauss said in a statement

The first time I took a blade to my wrist, I was 15 years old. I don’t why I did it. I’ve scoured old journals for clues. I’ve read through dozens of sheets of angsty poetry in the hope of finding answers, and I’ve thought about it time and time again. But the why eludes me

Press-ups, pocket money and paragliding with Pa! Former SAS soldier and TV survivalist BEAR GRYLLS champions the joy of outdoor living and unveils his maverick manifesto for raising happy children Bear Grylls looks like a man who has everything: fame, fortune, friends including Barack Obama, a wife he loves and three young boys. But the

The number of cases of progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of black lung disease, has been increasing dramatically among coal workers and especially younger workers in central Appalachia. These new findings represent the first-ever documentation of this spike and were presented by Kirsten Almberg, research assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences