 Brian Whitfield sat on the floor of his office, back against the wall, gun in hand and a heavy-duty garbage bag nearby. Whitfield says he still can’t pinpoint why he felt so intensely depressed or abandoned in those moments. The chaos began about five years before, in 2011, when Whitfield visited multiple doctors for pain from knee and back injuries he had sustained while serving in the Marine Corps several years earlier.
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer Re...
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 Spoiler: quality matters more than quantity.
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 A few all-natural tweaks may be just what you need.
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 For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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 For decades, doctors and public-health officials have given those who have been prescribed antibiotics the same advice: Finish the whole bottle—even if you’re feeling better. But an analysis publ...
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 Is your number two normal?
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 Hint: It changes as you get older.
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 Even human waste can be put to use this way. All of Rwanda’s prison kitchens reuse waste from inmates, mixed with cow dung.
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 The Fuller House star's daughters are influencers and YouTube stars.
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 The couple is celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary.
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 It's been 10 years since her late husband's fatal accident.
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 Grab some Easter candy and baking supplies, and get ready to be inspired!
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 A measles outbreak centered around Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., has sickened at least 53 people, most of them children. According to the health department in Clark County, Wa...
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 A measles outbreak centered around Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., has sickened at least 53 people, most of them children. According to the health department in Clark County, Wa...
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 There are some red flags to this saturated fat.
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The fear of being a helicopter parent began years before I had my first son. Back then, I was fairly certain I could avoid overparenting, and would give my children a healthy amount of freedom. 
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The FDA has recalled DG/health Naturals baby Cough Syrup + Mucus due to a bacterial contamination. 
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A promising drug designed to remove proteins from the brains of Alzheimer's patients has been halted, dealing another blow to the ongoing search for treatment and a cure. 
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California-grown avocados sold in bulk to retail stores in six states by the Henry Avocado Corporation are being recalled due to potential contamination with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, the company announced on Saturday. 
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An outbreak of salmonella infections that led to the recall of more than 5 million pounds of ground beef in December is over, the Centers for Disease Control announced Friday, but warns that many consumers could still have contaminated beef in their freezers. 
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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin recently said he chose to expose all nine of his children to the chickenpox instead of giving them the vaccine. 
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Tyson Foods is recalling chicken strips that may contain metal, federal food safety officials said Thursday. 
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In the ongoing -- and sometimes vicious -- vaccination debates online, pediatricians who are vocal vaccine advocates have become frequent targets of anti-vaxers. 
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Deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl skyrocketed more than 1,000% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report released Thursday. 
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Not long ago, a 4-year-old boy died of the flu. His mother, under doctor's orders, watched his two little brothers like a hawk, terrified they might get sick and die, too. 
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The top Finnish envoy to the United Nations joined a chorus of people slamming Nikki Haley for saying the European nation's health care system is lacking compared to that of the United States. 
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In the first federal case of what could become thousands of lawsuits, a jury found the world's most widely used herbicide was likely responsible for a California man's cancer, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 
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A lawyer in Cleveland, representing a couple that lost embryos in the Ohio fertility clinic storage tank failure last year, is asking an appeals court to answer when -- according to Ohio law -- life begins. 
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San Francisco officials are proposing changes that could ban vape sales in the city and jeopardize the headquarters of leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs. 
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One in five Chinese children is overweight or obese, a new study has found, up from just 1 in 20 in 1995. 
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When Tammy Lewis was born, she was 3½ months early and weighed in at only 1 pound 4 ounces. Her family faced the harsh reality their newborn's survival rate was 5-10%. 
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Twenty-seven-year-old Midsi Sanchez has spent the last decade advocating for missing and exploited children. 
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Cardiovascular exercise is good for blood flow, which benefits the body and the brain. 
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States with bans on texting while driving saw an average 4% reduction in emergency department visits after motor vehicle crashes, an equivalent of 1,632 traffic-related emergency department visits per year, according to a new analysis. 
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Juicing has some benefits but in the process you may lose needed fiber and antioxidants by drinking instead of eating your fruits and vegetables. 
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Kale, that popular green of the health conscious, has joined the ignoble list of 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues, according to the Environmental Working Group. The last time kale was on the list was in 2009 when it was ranked eighth. Strawberries and spinach took the top two spots again this year, respectively, followed by kale. 
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Dave Prager intends to watch the new movie "Five Feet Apart" hidden away in a corner of the theater where no one can watch him cry. 
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Legalization of marijuana, both for medical and recreational use, continues to spread across the globe even as the possible health risks (or benefits) are not fully known. Case in point, according to new research, people who use cannabis daily, as well as those who use high-potency weed, may be three times more likely to develop psychotic disorder than never-users. 
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Have you ever found yourself staring at an empty bag of cookies you just devoured? Don't beat yourself up. Your brain is wired to eat that cookie -- and the next 10. It's as automatic a response as running away from a loud noise. 
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Teen vaping is on the rise, and schools are searching for solutions, with some taking disciplinary action or installing vape detectors in bathrooms. 
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Temple University in Philadelphia has reported 74 cases of mumps in an outbreak that began last month, according to a notification sent to the university community on Thursday. 
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As criticism mounts over its purported connection with America's opioid crisis, the Sackler family may be falling out of favor with the art world. 
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Gun deaths of school-age children in the United States have increased at an alarming rate, with 38,942 fatalities among 5- to 18-year-olds from 1999 to 2017, according to a new study by Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine. 
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The number of people you have sex with is an individual choice. But certain lifestyle factors play a role in how many sex partners you have, explains a recent study by British researchers. 
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With more and more women considering it, what exactly does egg freezing involve?
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Tourist haunts that run drink promotions face fines in the resort city of Palma, as do rowdy visitors.
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Breast cancer is 11 separate diseases each with a different risk of relapse, says study.
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It felt like Sarah Hanan's life had "come to a screeching halt", but it was only the start of her journey.
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Their report says the money should be used to fund research into the health impact of social media.
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A new type of drug could help some people with high cholesterol.
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Eating the fungi more than twice a week cut people's risk of memory and language problems, a study found.
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One woman who has overcome anorexia says Instagram didn't cause her eating disorder, but it made it worse.
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Children in Bradford are learning how to support each other with mental health.
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Polish racing driver Robert Kubica is returning to Formula 1 after a serious accident in 2011 partially severed his arm.
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See how people react when you tell them how long they're going to live.
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Georgia is using art to cope with the pain of vulvodynia, which causes chronic pain in the vulva.
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Lizzie Bramall died in 2018 just nine months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.
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Bareknuckle Barbershop in Londonderry is offering men the chance to open up about their mental health.
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Marilyn's daughter Alice needed 144 blood transfusions for leukaemia treatment.
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Romance novelist Barbara Cartland sent her alternative medicine, newly released files reveal.
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It can harbour nasty bugs that pose an infection risk, warn vets.
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It's not for everyone, but older athletes are pushing the limits of what the body can do as it ages.
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ADHD can sometimes be portrayed quite negatively, so an ADHD parents' support group asked us to make a film looking at some of the good things about it.
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Diabetics in the US are rationing insulin - and dying. How did we get to this point and what's the fix?
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When Stephanie Elderton's twin boys caught a cold, she never imagined that one of them would end up in intensive care.
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Why was I accused of inventing my daughter's illness?
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A pioneering hospital has abandoned the practice of restraining mental health patients, with dramatic results.
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Teaching staff in Alabama are being trained in how to use injections to revive pupils.
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A new study suggests acupuncture may be useful in reducing hot flushes and night sweats.
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Boo James has a condition called face blindness - now scientists are trying to find out more about it.
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It will happen to all of us, but how and when we die speaks volumes about who we are and where we live.
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New technology could improve the care of babies with congenital heart diseases.
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The five-month-old boy was airlifted to hospital but died after the intervention by his parents.
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A new approach could preserve fertility for boys having cancer treatment - thanks to a baby monkey.
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There is a lack of evidence for the cut-off point adopted by athletics chiefs, a BMJ editorial says.
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People who use potent cannabis increase their risk of serious mental illness, according to researchers.
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The law would halt sales until vaping's health effects are fully evaluated by US regulators.
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Jury to consider damages after one of the world's most widely-used weedkillers is blamed for cancer.
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A woman who can smell Parkinson's disease helps scientists discover what causes the musky odour.
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Experts say people aged 18 are still going through changes in the brain that can affect behaviour.
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It could take years for patients to get medicinal cannabis on the NHS, a parliamentary committee has heard.
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The woman in China suffered liver, kidney, heart and lung damage and spent days in intensive care.
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