Katie Drummond

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Katie Drummond is a writer and editor in New York. She contributes regularly to True/Slant and Danger Room, and has recently written for World Politics Review, Marie Claire and Next American City.

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ADHD Linked to 'Western Diet' of Takeout, Fried Food and Candy

posted: 1 hour 18 minutes ago

(July 30) -- Yet another reason to rethink a diet heavy in fried, packaged and processed foods: It could be the culprit to blame for the childhood development of attention deficit hyperactivity disor ...

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Study Asserts a Dark Side to Calcium Supplements

posted: 3 hours 10 minutes ago

(July 30) -- Calcium supplements, an oft-touted aid in the fight against bone loss and osteoporosis, might actually do more harm than good. That's the suggestion of a growing body of research, that ...

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Charlie Rangel Allegations: Top 4 Misdeeds Cited by Ethics Committee

posted: 21 hours 13 minutes ago

(July 29) -- The House Ethics Committee released 13 allegations today against New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. If he fails to come to a settlement during the next few weeks, the House will ho ...

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Study: Med Students Need More Sex (And More Sex Ed)

posted: 23 hours 3 minutes ago

(July 29) -- Medical school students aren't adequately prepared to talk to patients about sex -- because they're not leaving college well-versed in carnal matters. And yes, that goes for the bedroom ...

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Army Preps Massive Study to Target Record High Troop Suicides

posted: 1 day 2 hours ago

(July 29) -- A survey expected to include 400,000 troops is set to start this summer, in a Pentagon-backed bid to rein in the alarming number of military suicides, which reached an all-time high this ...

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How to Survive a Cranial Impalement: Jessiah Jackson Edition

posted: 2 days 20 hours ago

(July 27) -- Jessiah Jackson, a 17-month-old boy who was impaled in the head by the metal hook of a pressure washer, is lucky to be alive. Jessiah, who was airlifted to a North Carolina hospital 10 ...

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Experts: Mental Health Bible Revamp Could Make Us All (Literally) Crazy

posted: 3 days ago

(July 27) -- An estimated one in four American adults already suffers from a mental disorder. But if suggested changes to a mental health bible relied upon by most doctors are approved, nearly no one ...

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Military's Facial Prosthetic Program Transforms Injured Troops

posted: 3 days 1 hour ago

(July 27) -- At a specialized facial prosthetics lab on San Antonio's Lackland Air Force Base, Pentagon-funded research is treating an unprecedented number of troops returning from war with traumatic ...

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World's First Full Face Transplant Patient Speaks to Reporters [PHOTO]

posted: 4 days 2 hours ago

(July 26) -- The recipient of the world's first full face transplant, a 31-year-old man known only as "Oscar," has made his first public appearance. At a press conference today, it was announced that ...

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Diet Soda Guzzlers More Likely to Pop Out Preemies

posted: 6 days 21 hours ago

(July 23) -- The more diet soda women drink while pregnant, the more likely they are to deliver a premature baby. A study of 60,000 Danish women, published this week in The American Journal of Clini ...

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