Just over 60 percent of individuals who died from an opioid overdose had been diagnosed with a chronic pain condition, and many had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, a study of more than 13,000 overdose deaths has ...
Nov 28, 2017
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New research published today in the Journal of Gerontology has developed new ways to characterise older people who take multiple medicines and those who are open to "deprescribing", a process where medicines are reviewed ...
Nov 27, 2017
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Pregnant women today are more likely to have chronic conditions that could cause life-threatening complications than at any other time in the past decade - particularly poor women and those living in rural communities, a ...
Nov 7, 2017
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Doctors have long recognized that children with Down syndrome are significantly more susceptible to leukemia, and have believed that they also were at higher risk of treatment-related chronic conditions. Now, new research ...
Nov 6, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Nearly 18 percent of kids have a chronic health condition, such as asthma or allergies. If your child is one of them, working successfully with your school's nurse will help keep him or her safe.
Nov 3, 2017
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Young or middle aged people with Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm abnormality, are at greater risk of death if they have other long term health conditions, according to a new study.
Nov 3, 2017
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There is little debate over the link between air pollution and the human respiratory system: Research shows that dirty air can impair breathing and aggravate various lung diseases. Other potential effects are being investigated, ...
Nov 2, 2017
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(HealthDay)—After nearly a decade of decline, the preterm birth rate in the United States has risen for the second year in a row, the March of Dimes reports.
Nov 1, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Nearly half of American children have faced at least one traumatic experience, such as the death of a parent, witnessing a violent crime or living with someone who is suicidal or abuses drugs or alcohol, new ...
Oct 24, 2017
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"What I have done is not who I am. Most of us are emotionally and physically wounded. It's not easy getting out and starting over. We need help, don't just throw us out into society."
Oct 23, 2017
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