Attention deficit disorders
ADHD rates doubled among U.S. adults over 10 years
(HealthDay)—If the latest statistics are any indication, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is no longer an issue for children only.
Nov 1, 2019
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Juul to cut jobs as e-cigarette firm restructures
Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs on Monday said it will cut jobs as part of a restructuring plan, with the threat of a US vaping ban on the horizon.
Oct 29, 2019
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Pediatrics
Baby formula improved by ingredient often removed during homogenization
Results from a clinical trial published today in the Journal of Pediatrics show infants who consume formula containing milk fat globule membrane (MFGM)—a complex layer that normally surrounds fat in milk—score higher ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Medical research
Gene discovery solves 51-year-old mystery cause of inherited pancreatitis
What began as a 51-year-old mystery comes down to a single gene, as researchers from the University of Chicago and University of California, San Francisco discovered the cause of a new inherited form of pancreatitis.
Oct 24, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Ending HIV will require optimizing treatment and prevention tools, say NIH experts
Optimal implementation of existing HIV prevention and treatment tools and continued development of new interventions are essential to ending the HIV pandemic, National Institutes of Health experts write in a commentary Clinical ...
Oct 24, 2019
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E-cigarettes, tobacco and cannabis products are littering high schools
High schools in the San Francisco Bay Area are being contaminated by plastics and toxic litter from e-cigarettes, cannabis products and combustible tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigarillos, a new study by researchers ...
Oct 10, 2019
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American Airlines passengers may have been exposed to hepatitis A
(HealthDay)—Passengers on several American Airline flights in the United States may have been exposed to hepatitis A by a flight attendant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Oct 9, 2019
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San Francisco campaign to stop e-cigarette measure pushes on
A campaign to defeat an industry-backed e-cigarette measure on San Francisco's ballot will push on despite the announcement by Juul Labs Inc. that it will stop financially supporting the proposal to overturn a city ban on ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Juul stops funding San Francisco vaping measure
Juul Labs Inc. announced Monday that it will stop supporting a ballot measure to overturn an anti-vaping law in San Francisco, effectively killing the campaign.
Oct 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers explore the role of psychology in responding to opioid addiction
The literature on addictive substances such as alcohol and tobacco has developed consistently over decades of study within the field of psychology.
Sep 30, 2019
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