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New Studies Show Depression May Be Contagious

New studies from Finland, Denmark and Norway suggest that mental health disorders might spread through social contact. But how strong is the effect — and should we call it an epidemic?

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U.S. Schools’ Anti-Obesity Policies May Do More Harm Than Good, Experts Say

For years, evidence has grown that school body-mass index screenings aren’t helpful and can even be harmful. Why do they persist?

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Orthorexia, The Eating Disorder Of The Health Obsessed

Orthorexia is to eating right what anorexia is to eating less. It’s the condition of imposing such stringent control over one’s diet, insisting on eating only healthy or organic food, and it is becoming a health concern in developed nation

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