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Theres no shortage of controversy surrounding the use of medical marijuana. Despite the copious amount of scientifically-backed data gathered over decades, if not centuries, which show that cannabis has tremendous therapeutic potential, many lawmakers remain hesitant to approve its use. Regardless, a growing number of dedicated researchers continue to investigate new therapeutic applications for juicing or eating raw cannabis.

For some people, it still remains difficult to distinguish between the plants medicinal and recreational uses.

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Spoke with the redoubtable Alwyn Cosgrove for a piece I’m writing about fat loss and strength training (spoiler: the one is affected by the other. Shhhh…). In passing, he mentioned something I found fascinating, one of those “Can’t prove it yet, but this seems to be happening” hunches that thoughtful coaches get about ten years before science catches up with them.

Now let’s see if I can explain it.

Most people are familiar with the following effect: you go for a run, or sprint session, or some form or other of workout. You work up a sweat. You figure you got a workout, good enough, go home. Then, a few days later, you get pulled into some kind of game: basketball, tennis, racquetball, volleyball, doesn’t matter what.

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That’s the premise of a new study out today in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. The three authors, all from the University of Oklahoma, found that states with a “culture of honor” –- in the South, and the West, mainly — also have higher rates of accidental death for white males: 42 per 100,000 compared to 36.8 per 100,000 in non “honor” states.

So what’s a “culture of honor”? “The relentless, and sometimes violent, defense of masculine reputation,” according to the study.

“This is an adaptation to what the Ulster Scots [also called the Scots-Irish] experienced over 800 or 900 years in southern Scotland,” one of the study’s authors, Ryan P. Brown, explained. “That’s a

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Exempting bars from a statewide smoking ban in Indiana would significantly reduce the health benefits of a smoke-free-air law. Including bars not only protects the health of employees, say Indiana University tobacco control experts, but would not negatively impact the hospitality industry financially.

“Of all public places, bars and nightclubs have the highest concentration of secondhand smoke,” said Dong-Chul Seo, associate professor in Indiana University’s School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. “This poses a serious health threat to the employees who spend long hours working in these conditions.”

Seo and Jon Macy, assistant professor in the School of HPER, have conducted numerous studies involving the impact smoking bans can have on health factors and smoking behavior.

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