Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

• People who said they slept "rather poorly or poorly" were 2.4 times more likely to be dissatisfied with life http://is.gd/iWif
  
  
• Marijuana use may increase the risk of developing testicular cancer http://is.gd/iWjb
  
  
• Current marijuana users were 70 percent more likely to develop nonseminoma testicular cancer http://is.gd/iWjb
  
  
• About 8,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with testicular cancer per year, 5-year survival rate is about 96% http://is.gd/iWjb
  
  
• No Evidence Supports Previously Held Link Between Vaccines and Autism, Medscape: http://is.gd/iZ2g
  
  
• "Vaccines don't cause autism — 20 studies now show no link between vaccines and autism" http://is.gd/iZ2g
  
  
• Triple reuptake inhibitors (TRIs) are antidepressants that target 3 brain chemicals: serotonin, norepinephrine & dopamine http://is.gd/iZ3A
  
  
• Somebody found a solution: Smokers are motivated to quit to protect their pets from secondhand smoke http://is.gd/iZ58
  
  
• "Do it for Fido: smokers may quit smoking because of their pet" http://is.gd/iZtQ
  
  
• Mediterranean-style diet may decrease the risk of mild cognitive impairment http://is.gd/iZ5w
  
  
• Taking a multivitamin may not lower the risk of cancer, heart disease, or death http://is.gd/iZ5I
  
  
• 42% of postmenopausal women take multivitamins, yet "whole foods are better than dietary supplements" http://is.gd/iZ5I
  
  
• Long-term use of prescription-grade chondroitin sulfate for knee arthritis reduces pain and slows joint narrowing http://is.gd/iZu6
  
• Marijuana - The Big Picture - Boston.com http://goo.gl/MKbR

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