Archive: 09/07/2014
Treating gun violence as a disease
Approximately 82 people in Chicago were reportedly injured and 14 died as a result of gun violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend.
Jul 9, 2014
Adolescents from southern Europe are less fit and more obese than their central-northern European peers
Adolescents in southern Europe are less fit in terms of cardiorespiratory capacity, strength and speed-agility than their central-northern European peers. Moreover, southern adolescents are more obese and present higher levels ...
Jul 9, 2014
$580 million EU antitrust fine for drug makers
The European Union's antitrust body is imposing a fine of 428 million euros ($580 million) on France's pharmaceutical company Servier and five producers of generic medicines for distorting competition.
Jul 9, 2014
Study finds telephone treatment of depression after cardiac bypass surgery improves outcomes, saves money
(Medical Xpress)—Screening for depression and then providing a telephone-delivered, nurse-led "collaborative care" intervention following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery not only improves health-related quality ...
Jul 9, 2014
One of eight deaths among young adults related to opioid use, research finds
One of every eight deaths among young adults in Ontario is related to opioids, making the drugs a leading cause of premature death, researchers have found.
Jul 9, 2014