Weight gain and Type 2 diabetes are potential side effects in people taking a common medication to treat mental illness.
Mar 21, 2018
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Medical researchers often only focus on a single disease. As older people often suffer from multiple diseases at the same time, however, we need to rethink this approach, writes Ralph Müller.
Feb 15, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The opioid epidemic continues to chip away at the average American life span, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Dec 21, 2017
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Since the 1970s, general mortality rates in developed countries have declined. On average, lifespans have lengthened by almost a decade. One demographic group that has not reflected this trend: persons with schizophrenia, ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Unique data from the Tiwi Islands and trends in ages and causes of death shows that health outcomes for some remote Indigenous communities have improved at an astonishing rate.
Sep 15, 2017
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A lipid (fat) whose anti-inflammatory activities were discovered by Cardiff University, with colleagues from Universities of Pittsburgh, Oregon and Michigan, is being developed into a new drug for the treatment of diseases ...
Sep 1, 2017
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An extra 71,000 care home places will be needed in England in just eight years to cope with rising numbers of older people unable to live independently, new research has revealed.
Aug 16, 2017
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According to new data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), last year saw the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993. Over half of these deaths involved an opiate such as heroin. Those ...
Aug 2, 2017
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The U.S. has lots to learn when it comes to health care coverage.
Apr 22, 2017
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A drug with the potential to delay the progression of motor neuron disease (MND) could be in human trials within three years.
Mar 27, 2017
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