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For the first time ever, the U.S. is on the verge of curbing some drug pricing practices that have sparked widespread public anger and generated support for Congressional action. 

“Martha! Come quick - it’s The Big One!” Yikes!! Sounds scary - so what’s going on here? Well - the first thing that probably comes to mind is that Martha’s guy is experiencing a heart attack commonly known as, The Big One, aka - the widow-maker.

A study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University of New York found that the rates of cannabis use and daily cannabis use have increased across the U.S., and that current cannabis use and daily use are substantially higher among individuals residing in states that have legalized recreational cannabis use, relative to those where cannabis use remains illegal.

iving in areas that were not historically redlined is associated with more favorable breast cancer outcomes among non-Latina White women. The findings underscore how racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer are perpetuated by practices like redlining that disproportionately benefited white communities, not just negatively impacted communities of color.

In October of 1871, the great evangelist D.L. Moody made, by his own admission, a horrible mistake. He had been preaching in the city of Chicago. Moody drew huge crowds of people to his meetings and on this particular Sunday evening, he drew his largest audience yet.