Medications
US opioid crisis at epidemic proportions
Many US communities are facing an epidemic of opioid and heroin abuse that is straining resources from police, to jails, to emergency medical personnel and treatment centers.
May 4, 2017
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Fighting the opioid scourge in American coal country
Ryan Brown grew up playing sports and the cello, shooting games of pool in his basement, surrounded by friends.
May 4, 2017
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Medications
Good outcomes with 'telepsychiatry' in medical treatment of opioid use disorder
For people with opioid use disorder receiving medication treatment with buprenorphine, a telepsychiatry approach—using videoconferencing as an alternative to in-person group sessions—provides similar clinical outcomes, ...
Jan 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health officials: Multistate E.coli outbreak sickens seven
The Centers for Disease Control says a multistate outbreak of E.coli has sickened seven people, sending five to the hospital.
Sep 25, 2016
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Will more states ban nonmedical exemptions for childhood vaccination?
For more than 30 years, Mississippi and West Virginia were the only states in the country that disallowed nonmedical exemptions to mandatory school vaccination laws for religious or philosophical reasons, until they were ...
Feb 8, 2016
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Suicide, drugs only partly to blame for rising deaths of middle-aged US whites
(HealthDay)—Death rates among middle-aged white Americans were higher than expected in 2014, likely because progress against common killers such as diabetes and heart disease has halted, a new study contends.
Jan 29, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
PFOA exposure in utero linked to child adiposity and faster BMI gain
Children whose mothers were exposed to relatively high levels of the chemical PFOA during pregnancy experienced more rapid body fat gain and higher body fat by age 8 than children whose mothers were less exposed, according ...
Nov 11, 2015
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New program teaches medical students about healthy eating
(HealthDay)—West Virginia has introduced a program to teach medical students how to talk to patients about healthy eating, and deliver practical advice to engaged patients, according to a report published by the American ...
Aug 19, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A on hepatitis C epidemic in Appalachian states
A recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that hepatitis C cases across four Appalachian states—Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia—more than tripled between 2006 ...
Jun 8, 2015
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Ohio bill would allow patients to get STD meds for partners
A bill in Ohio seeks to expand access to treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases by allowing doctors to prescribe medication to their patients' partners without first examining them.
May 25, 2015
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