Crack user study finds critical need for intervention
A Brazilian investigative team, collaborating with a Simon Fraser University researcher, is citing an urgent need for targeted interventions among young crack users in cities throughout Brazil, identified as the world's biggest ...
Addiction
May 14, 2013 |
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Cocaine vaccine passes key testing hurdle
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vaccine in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials. Their study, published online by the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, used a ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 10, 2013 |
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Mephedrone boosts illegal drug use
Experienced clubbers are more likely to add the former 'legal high' mephedrone to their drug repertoires rather than use it to replace popular established club drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine, according to new research ...
Addiction
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Light smokers benefit from nicotine-replacement medications
(Medical Xpress)—Light daily smokers, those who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, have greater success quitting when provided stop-smoking medications and assisted by counselors. Those are the key conclusions of research ...
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Apr 11, 2013 |
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How anorexia and 'bigorexia' in men relates to perceptions of masculinity
(Medical Xpress)—Self-perceived masculinity is higher in men with muscle dysmorphia, popularly called 'bigorexia', than other gym users, while men with anorexia nervosa relate more strongly to feminine ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Europe's financial crisis leads to suicide surge
The harsh spending cuts introduced by European governments to tackle their crippling debt problems have not only pitched the region into recession—they are also being partly blamed for outbreaks of diseases not normally ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Government decision to promote abstinence for drug users 'is about saving money not science'
The UK government's decision to promote abstinence for drug users "is about saving money not science" argues a senior doctor in the BMJ today.
Medications
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Teen sexting, the gender gap
A survey of US adolescents reveals a gender gap in attitudes towards sexting and perceived harm.
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Mar 14, 2013 |
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Current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative
Early HIV treatment can save lives as well as have profound prevention benefits. But those infected with the virus first must be identified before they can be helped.
HIV & AIDS
Mar 13, 2013 |
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No increase in risk of death for patients with well-controlled HIV, reports AIDS journal
For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a study published in AIDS, official journal of the Intern ...
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Mar 11, 2013 |
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Fall in heroin and crack use as drugs lose appeal, particularly for the young
(Medical Xpress)—The number of heroin and crack cocaine users in England has fallen below 300,000 for the first time.
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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AIDS journal publishes findings of two important studies
The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed more frequently—up t ...
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Mar 04, 2013 |
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Alprazolam and heroin related deaths
(Medical Xpress)—A powerful anti-anxiety drug has been involved in a rising number of heroin-related deaths (HRDs) in Victoria in recent years, according to new research.
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Mar 04, 2013 |
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HIV-HCV coinfection speeds HCV-related liver fibrosis
(HealthDay)—Individuals who are coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) exhibit liver fibrosis similar to that of individuals without HIV who are nearly 10 years older, according to research published ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Half of at-risk older adults aren't getting routine HIV screening
One in four people with HIV/AIDS is over 50, yet older adults are more often diagnosed at a late stage than younger people. Despite this, nearly half of older adults visiting a public health clinic where ...
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Jan 29, 2013 |
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