Is tuberculosis making a comeback?
A year ago, Laura Hall felt tired all the time, was losing weight and had a bad cough.
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Archive: 16/05/2016
Over half of UK toddler deaths from unintentional drug poisoning due to methadone
Methadone, the medicine used to help heroin addicts kick their habit, is the most common cause of unintentional fatal poisoning from prescribed drugs among UK toddlers, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease ...
May 16, 2016
Sharp rise in UK teen poisonings over past 20 years, particularly among girls
There has been a sharp rise in the overall number of teen poisonings over the past 20 years in the UK, particularly among girls/young women, reveals the largest study of its kind published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
May 16, 2016
How OxyContin became America's most widely abused prescription drug
The drugmaker Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin two decades ago with a bold marketing claim: One dose relieves pain for 12 hours, more than twice as long as generic medications.
May 16, 2016
Stroke happens regardless of age, race or gender
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.
May 16, 2016
20-year study shows that higher levels of fitness reduce the risk of developing of diabetes and prediabetes
A new study analysing fitness levels across two decades is the longest study demonstrating that higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) reduce the risk for developing prediabetes or diabetes. The study, which adjusts ...
May 16, 2016
Philip Morris 'abused rights' seeking to sue Australia: court
An international tribunal on Monday finally unveiled a secret ruling confirming it had rejected a bid by tobacco giant Philip Morris to sue Australia over its plain packaging laws, calling the attempt "an abuse of rights".
May 16, 2016
