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• If Raw Fruits Or Veggies Give You A Tingly Mouth, It's A Real Syndrome
  
  
  • People who are allergic to pollen are accustomed to runny eyes and sniffles this time of year. But some seasonal allergy sufferers have it worse: They can develop allergic reactions to common fruits and vegetables.

Allison Aubrey for NPR
MAY 22, 2017

• POW: Here Comes A Tick Disease That's Worse Than Lyme
  
  
  • Oh deer, the deer tick is now transmitting the Powassan Virus.

Bruce Y. Lee for Forbes
MAY. 7, 2017

• Before You Reach for That Diet Soda, Read This
  
  
  • It's a refrain that many youngsters know by heart: Don't drink too much soda. Pase told The Washington Post that people should be "cautious" about their intake of diet sodas, noting that additional studies are needed.

Nick Mallard for Sentinel & Enterprise News
APR. 24, 2017

• Common Sedatives Raise Pneumonia Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
  
  
  • New research suggests that a sedative commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's patients may significantly increase their risk of developing pneumonia.

Ana Sandoiu for Medical News Today
APR. 10, 2017

• PTSD 'Should Be Viewed As a Systemic Disorder'
  
  
  • A new study finds that adults with post-traumatic stress disorder are much more likely to experience sleep disorders, gastrointestinal problems, cardiovascular diseases, and numerous other health conditions. As such, researchers say that post-traumatic stress disorder should be considered a systemic disorder, as opposed to just a psychological condition.

Honor Whiteman for Medical News Today
APR. 1, 2017
 

• April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks
  
  
  • A good prank, of course, involves good stagecraft. But it also requires emotional intuition.

Benedict Carey for The New York Times
APR. 1, 2008

• HPV Vaccine Could Protect More People With Fewer Doses, Doctors Insist
  
  
  • Doctors and public health experts say the new version of the vaccine could protect more people against cancer.

Matthew Busch for The Washington Post
MAR. 29, 2017

• Children 14 or Under Need Fewer HPV Vaccine Doses
  
  
  • Teenagers and young adults who start the vaccinations later, at ages 15 through 26, should stick with the three-dose regimen, the disease centers said.
    
    Denise Grady for The New York Times 
    OCT. 19, 2016
    
    
    

• Surgeon general sounds the alarm on teens and e-cigarettes 
  
  
  • The nation's top doctor is sounding the alarm on e-cigarettes, especially when used by teens and young adults.
    
    Susan Scutti for CNN
    DEC. 8, 2016
    
    
    
• Nutritional strategies to ease anxiety
  
  
  • According the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States.
    
    Uma Naidoo, MD for Harvard Health Publications
    APR. 13, 2016