Health
Hispanic teens more likely to abuse drugs, survey finds
(HealthDay)—Hispanic teens are more likely to abuse illegal and legal drugs than their black or white peers, a new report finds.
Aug 20, 2013
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Medications
Puerto Rico approves sale of naloxone amid opioid crisis
Puerto Rico's health department says a drug meant to control opiod overdoses can now be sold without a prescription, a move meant to reduce a spike in opioid deaths across the U.S. territory.
Mar 19, 2019
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Pediatrics
Study: Lower-income kids give more time to TV, digital media
Children in lower-income families spend more time watching TV and using electronic devices than kids in more affluent homes, according to a survey released Thursday.
Oct 19, 2017
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Health
Study says flashing digital billboards are too distracting
Many drivers say the large digital billboards flashing ads every few seconds along Bay Area freeways are just too bright and too distracting. And they may be right.
Jan 8, 2013
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Health
First marijuana planted for medical use in Chile (Update)
A Chilean municipality planted the country's first medical marijuana on Wednesday as part of a pilot program aimed to help ease the pain of cancer patients.
Oct 29, 2014
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Medications
Group with consumer-friendly vibe pushes drugmakers' message
As ominous music plays in the background, the narrator of a radio ad warns that a Trump administration proposal to apply international pricing to certain Medicare drugs would be a nightmare for seniors.
Mar 18, 2019
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Health
Indian infant deaths: High but falling steadily
Having previously lost two babies to diarrhoea and dysentery, 25-year-old Suman Chandel lies on a bed in a clinic in remote northern India and smiles with relief.
Dec 12, 2013
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
What to know about home care services
Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the help they need often isn't easy. There are severe shortages of home health aides in many parts of the country. Hiring them is costly. ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
What Florida's new 6-week abortion ban means for the South, and traveling patients
A Tennessee mother, Monica Kelly, was around 13 weeks pregnant when, according to a lawsuit filed against the state of Tennessee, doctors gave her the devastating news that her baby had Patau syndrome.
Apr 30, 2024
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