Health
North Carolina schools add e-cigs to 'no smoking' signs
North Carolina public schools have added a picture of an electronic cigarette to their "no smoking" signs.
Aug 21, 2019
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Medications
Nonprescription antibiotic use seems prevalent in the United States
Nonprescription antibiotic use appears to be prevalent in the United States, according to a review published online July 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Jul 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media use contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research finds
Social media use contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research has found.
Jun 10, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Australian drivers ready to embrace phone restriction apps—if they can still talk
Almost 70 per cent of drivers would be willing to install smartphone apps that block texting and browsing according to new QUT research—but only if they can still do hands-free calls and listen to Bluetooth music.
May 20, 2019
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Health
Co-use of cannabis and tobacco linked to poorer functioning among young adults
More than a third of young adults report using both cannabis and tobacco or nicotine products, providing a unique challenge to public health officials as cannabis is legalized in more jurisdictions, according to a new RAND ...
Apr 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it
When Karolyn Schrage first heard about the "dominoes gang" in the health clinic she runs in Joplin, Mo., she assumed it had to do with pizza.
Apr 23, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases
The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation's opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, heart infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the past four years to record highs in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest analysis. In California, the state health ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
OxyContin reformulation to curb opioid abuse led to hepatitis C surge, study finds
Reformulation of the pain medicine OxyContin in 2010 to make it more difficult to abuse directly led to a large rise in hepatitis C infections as drug abusers switched from the prescription medication to injectable heroin, ...
Feb 4, 2019
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Medications
Australia will never be HIV-free if access to prevention requires a Medicare card
Australia aims to "virtually eliminate" HIV transmission by 2022, according to the health minister's new national HIV strategy. This ambitious goal has been made possible by biomedical HIV prevention, a new and highly effective ...
Jan 23, 2019
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