Archive: 16/12/2013
New report shows diagnosed diabetes, pre-diabetes, and gestational diabetes is on the rise among privately insured Ameri
About 8.8 percent of the privately insured population in 2012 had diabetes or was diagnosed as being at high risk for diabetes, up from 8.3 percent in 2011, but the rates of disease varied depending on age, gender and region ...
Dec 16, 2013
Researchers study alcohol addiction using optogenetics
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers are gaining a better understanding of the neurochemical basis of addiction with a new technology called optogenetics.
Dec 16, 2013
Heavy marijuana users have abnormal brain structure and poor memory
Teens who were heavy marijuana users—smoking it daily for about three years—had abnormal changes in their brain structures related to working memory and performed poorly on memory tasks, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
Dec 16, 2013
Pediatricians urge consumption of only pasteurized dairy products
Pregnant women, infants and young children should avoid raw or unpasteurized milk and milk products and only consume pasteurized products, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dec 16, 2013