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<p>You don't want to be a disease mongerer, do you? Here's how to avoid it in your work.</p>

<p>"It feeds into a fear of rape and sexual violence and has a harmful effect on broader issues of equality" * * * "it has an impact on their self-esteem and body image" as well as a sense of safety and autonomy over self."</p>

<p>Cartoon reforms, refunds from insurance companies, partisan wrangling, putting the poor in the path of pollution and more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Big money in Calif. tobacco tax battle, big growth in palliative care, and big turf battles between dentists and "dental therapists," plus more from our Daily Briefing.</p>

<p>Maia Szalavitz offers blunt advice for folks covering addiction and drug use: "Think critically. Don't be the readers' nanny. You aren't there to send 'the right message.'"</p>

<p>While walking down the street in the spring of late 1980’s Billy found a senior citizen crying on her porch.&nbsp; When he approached her to find out why she was so upset, she explained, “my television is broken and it will cost $25 to fix.”&nbsp; To many people this may not be a cause of such great sadness, but to a senior living alone on a fixed income, her only source of companionship was now gone. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Maybe all our angst about dying is simply wrong-headed - and counter-productive for those we're concerned about.</p>

<p>If you’ve joined the Pinterest revolution, you understand how important those Saturday morning pinning sessions can be for your wardrobe, DIY projects and your dream wedding planning (that you will forever hide from your novio). If you haven’t discovered the wondrous collection of organized pinni

<p>How many times do you see pain patients who aren’t addicted represented in stories about prescription painkillers? Maia Szalavitz weighs in.</p>

<p>A ban on Big Gulp sodas in New York, High-fructose corn syrup, cancer treatments, junk foods and dieting.</p>