#The scientist who gave it his all—including his brain—to revolutionize addiction treatment

#The scientist who gave it his all—including his brain—to revolutionize addiction treatment

“#The scientist who gave it his all—including his brain—to revolutionize addiction treatment” The first time Jo Kennelly met Frank Plummer, she barely noticed him. It was 2006. She was the Ottawa-based policy director to Tony Clement, then the federal minister of health, and she and Clement were in Toronto attending the International AIDS Conference as…

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#Workaholics at a greater risk of depression, study finds

#Workaholics at a greater risk of depression, study finds

“#Workaholics at a greater risk of depression, study finds” If you are a workaholic, depression or a lack of sleep could be in the offing, according to a new study.  The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health reports that workaholics — described as people with “a compulsion or an uncontrollable need to work incessantly” — are…

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#Man injects ‘magic’ mushrooms and grows fungi in blood

#Man injects ‘magic’ mushrooms and grows fungi in blood

“#Man injects ‘magic’ mushrooms and grows fungi in blood” A man took to medical experimentation on himself when he decided to mainline “magic” mushrooms in order to kick his opioid use. However, when the fungi started, well, mushrooming in his bloodstream — he almost kicked the bucket. The 30-year-old, who was known to have bipolar…

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#NYC man cuts off penis, throws it in toilet

#NYC man cuts off penis, throws it in toilet

“#NYC man cuts off penis, throws it in toilet” A man cut off his penis on Wednesday and reportedly threw it in a toilet at his Staten Island apartment, police and sources said. The 50-year-old man’s roommate called police at about 11:45 a.m. and told them that the man had cut his own arm, law…

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#Facebook posts help detect psychiatric illness, study finds

#Facebook posts help detect psychiatric illness, study finds

“#Facebook posts help detect psychiatric illness, study finds” The content of your Facebook posts could predict whether you will develop schizophrenia or mood disorders, according to a new study. The findings were based on machine learning algorithms of users’ “linguistic footprint” utilized by Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and computer scientists at IBM….

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#NYPD seeks son after Bronx woman found dead

#NYPD seeks son after Bronx woman found dead

“#NYPD seeks son after Bronx woman found dead” A 59-year-old woman was found dead with a bag over her head at the bottom of the stairs in the Bronx, and police are looking to question her son, cops said Sunday. Teresita Rosario was found during an NYPD wellness check around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the…

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