Archive: 30/03/2018

Protect your child from opioid poisoning

(HealthDay)—America's opioid epidemic is taking a mounting toll on the nation's children—some as young as toddlers.

Mar 30, 2018

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Study reveals key cause of treatment failure in Chagas disease

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that dormancy of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi prevents effective drug treatment for Chagas disease, which kills more than 50,000 people each year in Central and South ...

Mar 30, 2018

Early childhood incarceration is linked to high rates of severe physical and mental health issues in adulthood

When children are placed in juvenile detention centers, jails or prisons before their teenage years, they are much more likely to experience serious physical and mental health issues as adults, according to a new study by ...

Mar 30, 2018

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Researchers explore yoga healing a shattered country

Dunna, a Colombian non-profit organization, is healing its country – one yoga class at a time.

Mar 30, 2018

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Bariatric surgery can lead to changes in relationship status

(HealthDay)—Bariatric surgery is associated with changes in relationship status, according to a study published online March 28 in JAMA Surgery.

Mar 30, 2018

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Diabetes now affects 23 million U.S. adults

(HealthDay)—The latest tally of Americans adults affected by diabetes finds more than 23 million struggle with the blood sugar disease.

Mar 30, 2018

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CDC: many adults not receiving sexual risk assessments

(HealthDay)—Less than half of women and a quarter of men with recent sexual activity receive sexual risk assessment, according to a March data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National ...

Mar 30, 2018

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Fentanyl fuels latest spike in opioid OD deaths

(HealthDay)—Drug overdose deaths continue to pile up in the United States, driven largely by the opioid epidemic and the emergence of dangerously potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl, a new government report shows.

Mar 30, 2018

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Study finds apparent benefits of addition of adjunctive antidepressants to mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder patients, who comprise 1-4 percent of the population, suffer from chronic mood swings that alternate between "manic" episodes, characterized by inflated energy, self-esteem and risky behavior, and depression, ...

Mar 30, 2018

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Researchers find alternate path for Listeria to sicken people

Purdue University scientists have found another pathway that Listeria uses to enter the bloodstream, suggesting that forms of the foodborne bacteria considered benign may be more dangerous than once thought.

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