The use of electronic cigarettes is increasing, especially among young people. In the U.S., outbreaks of lung injury and other respiratory illnesses and deaths associated with vaping have been reported, but the short- and ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older, while use decreased in adolescents aged 12–17 years according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Science has long shown that men are at greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AFib) than women; but it has never been fully understood why women would be protected from developing the condition. New research from ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man's testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
May 31, 2011
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As little as 25 minutes a day of slow walking seems to be enough to counter the detrimental physical effects of bed rest on older hospital patients, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Childhood trauma, especially physical abuse, might increase the risk of heart failure later in life, according to new research.
Oct 5, 2022
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Over a decade ago, I wrote a piece for a psychiatric journal entitled "Is Bigotry a Mental Illness?" At the time, some psychiatrists were advocating making "pathological bigotry" or pathological bias – essentially, bias ...
Nov 21, 2018
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When an employee is off work sick in Italy, they are paid a benefit that could be translated literally into English as "compensation for illness." Similarly, if that person was working in Spain, their situation would be described ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Caused by a buildup of plaque inside arteries, peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a progressive narrowing of the arteries that reduces blood flow to organs and limbs. About 6.5 million Americans over the age of 40 suffer ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 42 percent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. The research team, comprised ...
Jul 2, 2021
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