How marijuana contributes to weight loss — and a reduced risk of diabetes; researchers zero in on the first genes associated with postpartum depression; and ADHD in childhood may be linked to obesity later in life. These are the stories making health news this week; for more, visit TIME Health & Family.
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First Genetic Markers That Predict Postpartum Depression
Researchers say that a blood test may soon identify which pregnant women are at highest risk of developing postpartum depression, so they can seek treatment that could control their symptoms.
The Week in Health: A New Test for Prostate Cancer and the Benefits of Licking Pacifiers Clean
Researchers announced the promising results of a new genetic test that can predict the most aggressive prostate cancers; New Jersey governor Chris Christie has gastric lap-band surgery, and moms who lick their babies’ pacifiers clean may be doing their kids’ immune systems a favor. These are some of the major stories making health news this week.
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Here’s a quick look at the biggest health stories this week.
Cannibalism at Jamestown: Listening to the Bones
She was thrown out, or at least her head was, with the remains of other animals — dogs, horses, squirrels — and other debris that the colonists discarded during the winter of 1609–10.
Critics and Supporters React To Decision to Expand OTC Access to Plan B
Inside ‘Bitter Pill’: Steven Brill Discusses His TIME Cover Story
Simple lab work done during a few days in the hospital can cost more than a car. A trip to the emergency room for chest pains that turn out to be indigestion brings a bill that can exceed the price of a semester at college. When …
Changing Faces: Stimulating the Brain Morphs People’s Faces Before Patient’s Eyes
Researchers find the region in the brain responsible for recognizing faces—and manipulate it for the first time
We Tried This: Aerial Vinyasa (or Upside-Down) Yoga
How a TIME reporter found herself hanging upside down from the ceiling in a yoga class
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Does Nike’s ‘Greatness’ Ad Exploit Fat People?
Opinions are mixed on whether a Nike commercial featuring 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell, who weighs 200 lbs., combats or promotes stigma surrounding obesity
We Tried This: The Urban Rebounding Workout
Uninspired by your treadmill routine? Embrace your inner child with a low-impact trampoline workout. We tested it first
The Ultimate Cute Kitty Video: A Cat Kaleidoscope Eases a Girl’s Cancer Ordeal
A kitty video to melt all hearts — even those of non-cat-lovers
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I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do: Polygamy Raises Its Profile in America
Why once secretive plural families like the Dargers of Utah are coming out of the shadows and beginning to advocate for their way of life
