Medications
In search of: Researchers explore the ocean for alternatives to opioids
What does a marine snail's ability to kill prey with two shots of venom have to do with the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States?
Nov 28, 2017
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Care for caregivers
(HealthDay)—Many of us will care for a parent at some point in our lives. If you're shopping or cooking for Mom or taking Dad to doctor visits, you're already a caregiver.
Nov 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers explore a new way of specific drug delivery using liposomes
Liposomes are successful drug delivery vehicles prescribed for several types of cancer but also for treatment of fungal infections or pain management. Now researchers from the Medical University of Vienna show a straightforward ...
Oct 25, 2017
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Unhealthy weight management practices associated with non-medical use of prescription drugs among adolescents
Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is a serious public health concern in the U.S. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps have ...
Nov 15, 2016
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Medications
The opioid crisis—how did we get here?
Lawmakers meet today to try to finalize legislation to solve the nation's opioid crisis. It's an issue that The Conversation has been covering for many months.
Jul 7, 2016
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Medications
Health provider awareness can curb prescription drug abuse, public health study shows
Increasing health care providers' level of concern about prescription drug abuse in their communities may be an effective public health tool in fighting America's prescription drug abuse epidemic, according to a study by ...
Feb 18, 2016
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Medications
Risk profiling is key to managing pain in era of opioid abuse
Patients undergoing rehabilitation for physical injuries and their physicians can better understand who is most at risk of abusing opioids by reviewing their family history, lifestyle and environment for critical cues about ...
Oct 5, 2015
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Medications
Study shows prescription drug law's effectiveness
Since Kentucky's landmark prescription drug abuse legislation took effect in 2012, the Commonwealth has seen a significant decline in the number of prescriptions for the most commonly abused medications, doctor shopping has ...
Jul 28, 2015
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Surgery
The opioid epidemic and its impact on orthopaedic care
The United States makes up less than five percent of the world's population but consumes 80 percent of the global opioid supply and approximately 99 percent of all hydrocodone—the most commonly prescribed opioid in the ...
May 7, 2015
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Addiction
Medical field urged to look within for solution to opioid addiction
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers are asking the medical community to consider its own role in the rise in prescription opioid abuse, calling for more research on iatrogenic addiction (addiction resulting from medical ...
Sep 16, 2014
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