Health
Time for a makeup refresh?
(HealthDay)—You love a certain shade of lipstick, but do you know how long ago you bought this particular tube of it?
Aug 3, 2017
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Doctors and nurses can't always tell if someone's drunk or on drugs, and misdiagnosis can be dangerous
Bob has arrived at the emergency department at 10am on a Tuesday after breaking several fingers slamming his hand in a car door. Bob is quite anxious; he speaks quickly and paces around. When asked to sit and explain what ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Addiction
New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine
A new Consensus Document from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides practical, evidence-based recommendations on the use of drug testing for identification, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients ...
Jun 1, 2017
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Addiction
Helping drug users get back to work, not random drug testing, should be our priority
Drug testing people on welfare, as proposed in this year's federal budget, is a blunt way of tackling problems drug users face when looking for work.
May 15, 2017
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Medical research
'Human-on-a-chip' could end animal testing
She was just another beagle that Lawrence Vernetti had scheduled to take part in another drug experiment.
Apr 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Screening, HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer: FDA
(HealthDay)—Women can reduce their risk of cervical cancer through vaccination and screening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Feb 8, 2017
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Pediatrics
Newborn screening tests approved
(HealthDay)—A set of screening tests designed to detect four rare metabolic disorders in newborns has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Feb 6, 2017
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Medical research
Scientists aim to reduce animals killed in drug testing
That's the hope of Associate Professor Noriyuki Yanaka and researchers at Hiroshima University who have developed a non-invasive way to assess the anti-inflammatory properties of fortified health foods and medications.
Jan 31, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Patients with severe mental illnesses slip between cracks in HIV testing
People with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression with psychosis may be up to 15 more likely than the general population to be HIV positive, but are only marginally more likely to be tested for the virus, according ...
Jan 18, 2017
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Addiction
Flakka is a dangerous drug, but it doesn't turn you into a zombie
Stories of horrific crimes resulting from drug use have been propagated by the media for over a century. Such stories began with cocaine in 1914 and were followed by "reefer madness" stories in the 1930s and reports of "LSD ...
Nov 29, 2016
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