Archive: 04/02/2016

Scientists uncover neural pathway responsible for opioid withdrawal

In addition to the desire to experience a "high," one of the obstacles drug addicts encounter is the difficulty of overcoming a myriad of harsh withdrawal symptoms including anxiety, depression, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. ...

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Red Cross takes steps to keep zika virus out of blood supply

(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross on Wednesday asked potential blood donors who have traveled to areas where Zika infection is active to wait 28 days before giving blood.

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Should tackling be banned from youth football?

(HealthDay)—Tackling should be eliminated from youth football due to the risks that collisions and head injuries pose to young athletes, a researcher argues in the Feb. 4 New England Journal of Medicine.

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Legionnaires' disease can transmit person-to-person, case suggests

(HealthDay)—Legionnaires' disease—the respiratory illness that plagued New York City in an outbreak last summer—is typically thought to develop when people breathe in contaminated mist or water droplets.

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Diabetes drug may not help obese women have normal-weight babies

(HealthDay)—Giving the diabetes drug metformin to obese pregnant women may not help their newborns come into the world at a healthier weight, a new trial finds.

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Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to garden of life RAW meal products: CDC

(HealthDay)—A salmonella outbreak that has sickened 11 people in nine states appears to be linked to RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal Replacement products made by Garden of Life, federal health officials say.

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AstraZeneca doubles profits; warns of lower drug sales

British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Thursday said its net profits more than doubled in 2015, adding it expects lower sales this year on US patent expiry of cholesterol treatment Crestor.

Feb 4, 2016

Connective tissue disease increases risk for cardiovascular problems

A study based on medical records from more than a quarter million adult patients found that African-American patients with connective tissue diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis were twice as likely as white patients ...

Feb 4, 2016