Here are today's top stories on the wellness beat, compiled with the health and safety of your family in mind.

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Physical health

These states have the most drunk drivers on the road, Live Science

Medicare, reversing itself, will pay more for an expensive new cancer drug, The New York Times

A study about butter, funded by the butter industry, found that butter is bad for you, The Washington Post

Mental well-being

8 foods and drinks that will make you focus, Prevention

Is football worth the brain-injury risk?, NPR

Nuclear fallout: The mental health consequences of radiation, The Guardian

Spiritual wholeness

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New book presents forgiveness as path to happier, healthier life, Deseret News National

Why 'do what you love' is pernicious advice, The Atlantic

USA, land of limitations?, The New York Times

Email: kdallas@deseretnews.com Twitter: @kelsey_dallas

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