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Fentanyl Becoming Increasingly Available
More young adults dying from drug overdoses involving Fentanyl.
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Balancing Safety and Efficacy of ADHD Drugs
The risk of psychosis in young patients taking certain ADHD medications is low.
20 Mar
Health Benefits of Low- vs. High- Level Exercise
Just 10 to 59 minutes of physical activity a week can be a lifesaver.
Affordable Care Act Brought Big Benefits to Women: Study
FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- More American women had health insurance and access to care after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was fully in place in 2014, and poorest women benefited most, according to a new report.
For the study, researchers examined U.S. National Health Interview Survey data on insurance affordability, ac...
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Managing MS
FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Proper treatment can help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) contend with their disease, an expert says.
"Patients get a predisposed feeling that their life is doomed. That it's going to be a complicated life, which isn't necessarily so," said Dr. Cary Twyman, a neurologist at Penn State Heal...
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Could the U.S. Mail Deliver Better Colon Cancer Screening Rates?
FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- No one likes to get a colonoscopy, but new research suggests that mailing at-home colon cancer tests to folks who are overdue for their checks might prompt them to get screened.
"We believe that mailing kits directly to patients, which frames participation as the default, reduced steps in the ...
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AHA News: Is the New 'Fasting' Diet Trend Healthy?
FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Tipping the scales at 233 pounds, Charles Joy realized he needed to make some changes.
The 28-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, native already had tried many diet plans to varying degrees of success. In 2013, he lost more than 100 pounds through exercise and diet. But afterward,...
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Gun Deaths Up Sharply Among America's Schoolkids
FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Gun-related deaths among school-age children in the United States are increasing at alarming rates, researchers report.
In 2017, gun violence claimed more 5- to 18-year-olds than police officers or active-duty members of the U.S. military, according to a chilling new study led by investigators...
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- March 22, 2019
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Is There a Safer Choice Than Opioids After a C-Section?
FRIDAY, March 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Expectant moms often try to plan as many aspects of their upcoming delivery as they can. But one thing they might not consider is what type of pain relief they will choose if they need to have a C-section.
Now, new research from the University of Texas suggests that while opioids can control p...
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