Health
EU youth drinking less, swapping tobacco for cannabis: study
Young Europeans are drinking less alcohol and also smoking less—but are increasingly dabbling with cannabis, a continent-wide study showed Thursday.
Nov 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Last night out in France for millions as virus curfew imposed
Millions of French people enjoyed a last night of freedom on Friday before a Covid-19 curfew in Paris and other large cities came into force at midnight, for a least a month, prompted by an alarming surge in new cases.
Oct 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The most common rating scale for depression is often not properly used
The format of the original Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) was unstructured: only general instructions were provided for rating individual items. Over the years, a number of modified versions of the HAM-D have ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
University releases beta of COVID-19 exit strategy simulator
A team at the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), led by SnT Vice-Director Yves Le Traon, has developed an online tool to simulate COVID-19 exit strategy planning ...
May 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
MS drug costs nearly triple over 7 years, even with introduction of generic, study finds
The cost of prescriptions for multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs nearly tripled over seven years, and the introduction of a generic version of one of the most common drugs had little overall effect on prices, according to a study ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer's disease
New research has found that the most common version of a protein called CD33 plays a crucial role in regulating white blood cells in the human brain, which could have important implications in the fight against Alzheimer's ...
Dec 4, 2019
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Medical economics
Brand drug discount cards increase private insurer costs by 46%
Discount cards for brand-name drugs provided to patients increased private insurer costs by 46% and varied in their impact on out-of-pocket payments by patients, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Nov 11, 2019
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Medications
CVS stops sale of heartburn drugs with suspect contaminant
CVS has halted sales of popular heartburn treatment Zantac and its generic store brand after warnings by U.S. health regulators.
Sep 30, 2019
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Pediatrics
Does story time with an e-book change how parents and toddlers interact?
Picking what book to read isn't the only choice families now make at story time—they must also decide between the print or electronic version.
Mar 25, 2019
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Diabetes
How much difference will Eli Lilly's half-price insulin make?
When Erin Gilmer filled her insulin prescription at a Denver-area Walgreens in January, she paid $8.50. U.S. taxpayers paid another $280.51.
Mar 14, 2019
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