Medications
New Illinois law allows medical marijuana pain prescriptions
Doctors in Illinois can now prescribe marijuana as a painkiller thanks to a new law intended to counter a growing opioid abuse epidemic.
Aug 30, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New database launches in a bid to develop new drugs in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
A new and first of its kind database has been launched listing compounds that could be used to develop new antibiotics in a bid to tackle the global issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Jul 24, 2018
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Health
More teens dying, with drugs and violence to blame
(HealthDay)—A perfect storm of murder, addiction and carelessness has fueled a recent and troubling increase in deaths among U.S. children and teens, a new government report shows.
Jun 1, 2018
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Roseanne racist tweet: can sleeping pills change your behaviour?
Roseanne Barr has claimed that she was under the influence of the drug Ambien when she posted her already infamous racist tweet (since removed). But what do we know about Ambien and its side effects?
May 31, 2018
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Why traffic accidents with cyclists are becoming increasingly more common
The bicycle is a cheap and ecological vehicle, and it is also a healthy transportation option. The number of cyclists in cities has increased in recent years, and so has the accident rate. A study confirms that these incidents ...
Apr 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Positive psychology helps brain injury survivors recover with a better outlook on life
In the UK alone, nearly 350,000 people are admitted to hospital each year with an acquired brain injury, caused by anything from road traffic accidents, falls, and assaults, to vascular disorders such as strokes. And this ...
Feb 16, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk of distracted driving predicted by age, gender, personality and driving frequency
New research identifies age, gender, personality and how often people drive as potential risk factors for becoming distracted while driving. Young men, extroverted or neurotic people, and people who drive more often were ...
Nov 17, 2017
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Seven body organs you can live without
The human body is incredibly resilient. When you donate a pint of blood, you lose about 3.5 trillion red blood cells, but your body quickly replaces them. You can even lose large chunks of vital organs and live. For example, ...
Oct 6, 2017
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Women in India nearly 40 times more likely to die after assault as their US peers
Women in India are nearly 40 times more likely to die after being assaulted than are their female peers in the US, finds a comparative analysis of trauma data from both countries, published in the online journal BMJ Global ...
Aug 31, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
PTSD in children quickly and effectively treatable within hours
Children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be successfully treated with only a few hours of EMDR or cognitive behavioral writing therapy (CBWT). This is the finding of a new research paper by the ...
Jun 29, 2017
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