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What Exactly Is ‘Boofing’ And When You Should Never Do It

Boofing may have other definitions but if it is referring to “butt chugging,” here is why people do it and the associated dangers.

Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Risk For Depression, Study Finds

A large new study supports the reality that what we eat may affect our risk for mental health issues.

This Case Shows How You Can Catch Hepatitis E From Rats

Each year approximately 20 million human hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections occur around the world. A 56 year old man is the first known human to get the rat version of HEV.

Retraumatization From Kavanaugh Coverage: You Are Not Alone

For millions of survivors, the Kavanaugh hearings and testimony about his alleged sexual assault perpetration are dredging up trauma that’s making it difficult to get through the day.

Can Knowledge Of Your Body Composition Help You Reach Your Weight Loss Goals?

This past summer, when I set out on a personal journey to get into better shape–be more active, shed some pounds, and hopefully gain some muscle–I wasn’t prepared for this: the shock of my first body composition analysis.

Rite Aid’s PBM Key To Any Revival

Rite Aid’s EnvisionRx PBM is targeting the booming business of aging baby boomers buying Medicare Part D drug plans.

CRISPR-Based Drugmaker Raises $80 Million

KSQ Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based biotechnology that uses the genetic-engineering tool CRISPR to develop new drugs, has raised $80 million, it’s second big raise in as many years. KSQ raised $76 million last October.

CVS Boosts Innovation Investment To Reinvent Pharmacies In Brazil

The company is boosting its digital set-up to stay ahead of local competitors

Narcissist, Psychopath, OrEgoist? The ‘Dark’ Personality Traits May All Intertwine

A new study finds a connection between nine “dark” personality traits.

These Entrepreneurs’ Discovery Could Add Productive Years To Millions Of Seniors’ Lives

Active Life Scientific is revising clinicians’ definition of “healthy bones” – which could have a dramatic impact on the aging process