Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood loneliness linked to stress and problem drinking in young adults
Before the pandemic, over 1 in 10 children aged 10–12 years reported being lonely.
Jul 18, 2022
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News tagged with public relations
Medications
Opioid-related deaths affecting more younger adults, study finds
From 2003 through 2020, as opioid-related mortality in Ontario, Canada increased five-fold, the age distribution also shifted downward—with rates now peaking for people in their mid-30s—according to a new study published ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Health
Breakfast product ads targeting children contain triple the amount of sugar of those advertised for adults
Breakfast products featured in advertising targeting children contain triple the amount of sugar of those advertised for adults, according to a new study.
Feb 11, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Targets for avoidable sight loss 'not being met'
Public health services across the world are failing to meet targets to reduce avoidable sight loss, according to a new study published today (1 December) in The Lancet Global Health.
Dec 1, 2020
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Neuroscience
'No recollection:' Woman has sudden, unexplained episodes of memory loss
(HealthDay)—Imagine standing at your bathroom sink, and then you suddenly find yourself in bed but you don't remember how you got there. Then you discover hours have passed, yet you have no memory of what happened during ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Vaccination
Study shows social media policies can curb HPV vaccine misinformation
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease and the primary cause of several cancers. Recent estimates indicate that 70-90 percent of HPV-related cancers may be prevented through vaccination. ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Addiction
Opioid overdoses skyrocket in the face of COVID-19 pandemic; stronger drugs, scarce treatment blamed
CHICAGO—Sweating in the heat of a late afternoon sun, Brandi biked up to a mobile drug treatment van in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood and asked for an assortment of needles.
Jul 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years
It's been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years.
Jun 16, 2020
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Cardiology
After heart attack, 51-year-old began singing a new tune
As the birthplace of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, the Seattle area became the epicenter of the grunge music scene throughout the 1990s. Laura Vanderpool was right in the thick of things, playing guitar and singing with several ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Medications
Opioid OD deaths fall despite growing use of synthetic drugs: CDC
(HealthDay)—Overall, opioid-related deaths in the United States fell 2% between 2017 and 2018, according to newly released data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mar 19, 2020
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