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University counseling centers see many more students with mental-health diseases

Stress from the economic downturn, trouble coping with the transition to college, and general depression and anxiety appear to be hitting college students at rates never seen before on campuses across the country.

Don’t sweat that scale

Trying to get fit? Stop worrying about being up or down a few pounds.

Go ahead, compare apples and oranges

Who says you can’t compare apples and oranges? We’re doing it in today’s quiz, analyzing the nutrients in each fruit (a 3-inch diameter apple and a 2 7/8-inch orange). Play along.

25-year-old cancer survivor rides on, gives back

In 2003, Brian McQuestion, an active athlete, began experiencing pain in his foot. He “taped it up” and continued playing soccer and biking, believing he simply had a plantar wart. McQuestion eventually sought treatment from a podiatrist and a biopsy revealed he had Ewing’s sarcoma, a pediatric bone cancer.

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Drug benefit expanded to 1 million more seniors - 01/08/2010

In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn't enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using '60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize "the twist" in the Medicare drug program. As of Jan. 1, more than 1 million low-income seniors are newly eligible for more generous prescription drug ben

Restaurant food has more calories than advertised - 01/08/2010

Dieters can't believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised. A study of 10 chain restaurants, including Wendy's and Ruby Tuesday, found that the number of calories in 29 meals or other menu items was an average of 1

China tainted milk problem kept secret for months - 01/07/2010

Chinese authorities secretly investigated a dairy for nearly a year before announcing the company had been producing milk tainted with an industrial chemical, reflecting the country's unease with the transparency needed to restore public confidence in food safety. The Shanghai dairy had been part of one of China's worst food safety cr

Anthrax outbreak in Scotland kills 6 drug addicts - 01/07/2010

Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, killing six people and infecting 12 in total, health officials said Thursday. All of the people stricken with the bacterial disease were believed to be heroin users, said a spokesman at Scotland's Health Protection Agency, who spoke on condition of