Health Tip: The Dangers of Meth
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(HealthDayNews) -- Methamphetamine abuse is a dangerous, yet growing practice. So it's important for parents to discuss the problem with their children, the National Institute on Drug Abuse says.
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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Here's a safety tip from your government: Trash those unwanted prescription drugs with kitty litter or coffee grounds to keep them from falling into the wrong hands &#151; and mouths.
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By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 10--For about two years, the Daviess County Sheriff's Department has been disposing of methamphetamine lab waste at the Daviess County landfill.
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U.S. users of crystal methamphetamine tend to be young, poor, white men often with an incarcerated father, according to a study suggesting that its use may be more common than previously estimated.
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Diethylene glycol hits the UK The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) yesterday issued a health warning that fake 50ml tubes of Sensodyne Original and Sensodyne Mint containing "toxic levels of...diethylene glycol" may have found their way into consumers' bathrooms via "markets or car boot sales".â¦
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FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Not only is high blood pressure a dangerous health threat, it can harm your sex life.
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The Navajo Nation's governing council voted Friday to outlaw methamphetamine, an addictive stimulant that has become a scourge for tribal police and health officials on the sprawling reservation.
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LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner's office announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels...
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Even small amounts of the illegal  drug ecstasy can be harmful to the brains of first time users, researchers say.
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Long-term use increases the risk of developing tumors, new research indicates.
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Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies suggest that environmental exposure to widely used chemicals may also help make people fat.
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Things don&#39;t go better with Coke. Or Pepsi. Or any sugar-sweetened soft drink. That&#39;s according to a new study that links significant weight gain and higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women who drink soda daily.
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NEW YORK  - A number of cases of unexplained sudden cardiac death can be blamed on taking regular "therapeutic" doses of methadone, according to investigators at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.
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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - When residents smelled a foul odor coming from a nearby home, they thought it was a meth lab and called firefighters. But firefighters entered the house only to find it full of garbage, authorities said.
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By Deseret Morning News editorial  -- Winner: Years ago, grown-ups all over Utah were atwitter over threats posed by the drug known as ecstasy, which was being used at parties known as raves. The furor has since died down, but it's good to know law enforcement hasn't forgotten.
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Serotonin syndrome, a form of drug poisoning, is a not-so-rare and potentially life-threatening disorder.