Health
Almost half of Americans have been sleepy behind the wheel
(HealthDay)—Nearly half of American adults admit that they've fought to stay awake while driving, a new survey finds.
Oct 28, 2019
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Medications
Taking opioids for chronic pain: here's what the experts recommend
Chronic pain—acute pain that lasts for longer than three months—affects around one in five people in Europe. The increase in use of strong morphine-type drugs (opioids) for the treatment of chronic pain is an area of ...
Aug 30, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to cope with fear of public places after mass shootings
With the rise of mass shootings happening at night clubs, music festivals, schools and even grocery stores, it seems nowhere is safe anymore. In the wake of these tragic events, many people have developed a heightened awareness ...
Aug 27, 2019
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Health
French doctors to end life support in right-to-die case
French doctors are set to begin removing life support from paralysed road accident victim Vincent Lambert on Tuesday, in what could be the final act in a hugely controversial right-to-die case that has drawn in Pope Francis.
Jul 2, 2019
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Medical research
BioSA: Bridging the gap with biodegradable metals
Millions of patients all over the world undergo surgical procedures related to bone defect repair every year. With an ever-increasing life expectancy and the issues that come with a decaying skeleton, the number of interventions ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Health
People who don't drink may still suffer harms from alcohol, study suggests
Harms to people resulting from alcohol consumption by others in Germany in 2014 are assessed in a study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
Mar 18, 2019
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Surgery
Traffic accidents involving moose are 13 times more likely to result in human death
More than 500 traffic crashes involving moose occur in northern New England each year, and the injuries sustained by a vehicle's occupants—because of the height and weight of the animal—can be far more serious and more ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Analyzing data from more than 1 million teenagers sheds new light on how teens learn to drive
In a paper recently published in Transportation Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers found that a conventional "learning curve" process may not be an accurate way to characterize ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Health
Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians
As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Medications
Opioids now more deadly for Americans than traffic accidents
(HealthDay)—For the first time in history, Americans' risk for dying from an opioid overdose is higher than their risk for dying in a car accident, the National Safety Council reported Monday.
Jan 15, 2019
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