Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you're happy to have your sewage scrutinised
We may have a surprising new ally in the bid to contain the COVID-19 outbreak: your sewage.
Apr 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Managing and understanding mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic
The spread of the novel coronavirus has presented unique challenges to public health and health care systems around the world, including new challenges for addressing mental health concerns. As people across the country and ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Addiction
Opioid withdrawal increases health risks for people who inject drugs
Experiencing the symptoms of opioid withdrawal increases the odds that a person who injects drugs will share needles or have a non-fatal overdose, according to new USC study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Mar 18, 2020
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Health
Post-Brexit farming should support more produce to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths
Earmarking more land for growing fruits and vegetables after Brexit could help to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Feb 10, 2020
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Medications
Public opinion of drugs effectiveness may be too biased
People asked by experts to comment on the effectiveness of new psychiatric drug treatments appear to be unfairly biased even though they declare a conflict of interest, suggests research published online in the journal BMJ ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Addiction
Study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on the substance use disorder treatment workforce
Lawmakers have focused a great deal of attention on alleviating the opioid public health crisis, while at the same time addressing across-the-board concerns regarding affordability of healthcare. State level Medicaid expansion ...
Jan 31, 2020
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Health
Making cancer risks clear boosts public support for higher alcohol prices
People who learn alcohol is a carcinogen—fewer than 25 percent of Canadians who consume alcohol are aware it can cause cancer—are almost two times more likely to support policies that raise the price of beer, wine and ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Health
Obesity, second to smoking as the most preventable cause of US deaths, needs new approaches
The opioid crisis and deaths related to e-cigarette use among teenagers have dominated news headlines recently. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 34 people had died as a result of vaping ...
Jan 27, 2020
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Health
'No doubt' e-cigarettes harmful: WHO
Electronic cigarettes are harmful both to users and bystanders exposed to the fumes, the World Health Organization says in a report warning they can damage growing foetuses and impact teenagers' brains.
Jan 22, 2020
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Medical research
Study contests use of smoked cannabis in treatment of cocaine addiction
A Brazilian study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that cannabis smoked recreationally does not work as a harm reduction strategy for crack and cocaine addicts undergoing rehabilitation. Instead ...
Jan 16, 2020
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