Archive: 09/07/2015
Social work researchers links prenatal cocaine exposure to adolescents engaging in sex by age 15
Since 1994, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have studied mothers—some who used cocaine while pregnant and others who did not—to understand how the drug affected their children's cognitive and social development.
Jul 9, 2015
Blood pressure levels and prevalence among US children and adolescents declined in past decade
Childhood high blood pressure (HBP) is a serious public health challenge worldwide due to associated increases in risk of end organ damages and correlation with HBP in adulthood. The prevalence of elevated blood pressure ...
Jul 9, 2015
Liberia announces two new Ebola cases
Two more people have been infected by Ebola in Liberia, the government said Thursday, sparking fears that an epidemic which killed thousands before being eradicated is gaining a hold once again.
Jul 9, 2015
Opioids may not spell relief for chronic back pain sufferers with depression, anxiety
Although opioids are frequently prescribed to treat chronic lower back pain, new research suggests these powerful medications may be less effective in some patients. A study published in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology, ...
Jul 9, 2015
Researchers link liver disease and drug metabolism
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy have discovered that nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an increasingly common but often undiagnosed liver disease, could have significant medical implications ...
Jul 9, 2015
New program using CT technology helping doctors better detect lung cancer
Long-time smokers and past smokers now have a more accurate way of detecting whether or not they have lung cancer thanks to a comprehensive lung cancer screening program that uses CT scan technology at Intermountain Medical ...
Jul 9, 2015