The misuse of opioids in the United States continues to lead to high rates of dependency as well as a staggering number of deaths due to overdose. The American Heart Association is addressing the opioid epidemic and advancing ...
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The COVID-19 catastrophe in India has resulted in more than 30 million people infected with the virus and nearly 400,000 deaths, though experts are concerned that the figures most likely are much higher. Meanwhile, another ...
Jul 1, 2021
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New research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year (9-12 July), suggests that one in 10 veterinary workers in the Netherlands carries strains ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Tobacco use continues to be a primary contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12% of deaths worldwide among people aged 30 and over. Four leading cardiovascular organizations—American Heart Association, ...
May 26, 2021
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People are more persuaded by the actual messages contained in social media posts than they are by how many others viewed the posts, a new study suggests.
May 11, 2021
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After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health workers are grappling with a worrisome side effect: a collapse in screening for sexually transmitted diseases that have been on the rise for years.
Apr 7, 2021
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Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of surveyed Pennsylvania ...
Mar 30, 2021
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China's drug authority has approved for clinical trials an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by domestic firm CanSino Biologics, the company said in a filing on Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2021
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Among adults with children living in the home, cannabis use was more common in states with legalized cannabis use, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia Irving Medical Center ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Contrary to what many believe, a new study finds that mental illness isn't a factor in most mass shootings or other types of mass murder.
Feb 25, 2021
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