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According to a recent study, despite the decrease in the prevalence of non-medical use of opiates over a 10-year period, the number of people with opiate-use disorders, mortality from overdose, high-frequency use and number of days of use have all increased. All of this is cause for alarm, doctors included.
A cure for baldness is desperately craved, and has long been chased by researchers. Current treatment options, measured by their effectiveness, run from pseudo-science to imperfect science. But a drug that's already approved for rheumatoid arthritis is showing great promise for treating the Battle of the Bald.
The courts have issued another rebuke to the EPA's claim that it cares more about healthy water than the people who live near it.
A new survey says that more than 1 in 5 pediatricians dismissed families which opted out of vaccinating their kids. As tough and as frustrating as it can be, physicians are bound by the obligation to treat the patient, despite problems that parents create, and they need to work towards a solution.
A review of 100 news media articles on new cancer drugs found that about one-half described the subject drug in a superlative tone that was generally uncalled for and likely to generate false hope.
CRE, a particularly potent superbug, is an emerging as a potent health threat across America. One out of two patients who develop sepsis caused by CRE will eventually die. Now, new data shows that this deadly intruder is afflicting children at an alarming rate.
American Council on Science and Health President Hank Campbell was the guest of honor at the Science On Tap event in Manhattan last evening.
A terrific evening of conversation, and a beverage or two, was enjoyed by all. The event was sponsored by the White House Writer's Group from Washington, D.C.
Two new landmark studies are now altering the debate of how to treat hypertension, and they'll necessitate that current guidelines be adjusted. Significant improvements in outcomes of heart attacks, strokes and mortality were observed when participants had a more aggressive treatment approach.
A new blood test that detects prostate cancer may send PSA formerly the gold standard of detection to the scrap heap. Not only does it involve a blood sample, rather than a biopsy, but the test also detects the deadly, aggressive form of the disease that PSA can miss entirely.
Consumer Reports says conventional meat is causing more antibiotic resistance. Here is why they should stick to reviewing toasters.
A group in the UK is cautioning people against well-done potatoes. Here's why they are wrong.
The bacterial infection identified as scarlet fever has been spreading in Great Britain, and also in various parts of East Asia. A recent study suggests that this easily-treatable infection may not be as relatively dormant as previously assumed, since it's showing signs of antibiotic resistance.
Some young adults have stop smoking those cancer sticks and are now moving onto marijuana, according to a recent study.
According to the WHO, cataracts are responsible for 51 percent of world blindness. While cataract surgery is not a new concept by any means, there has been new and promising ideas behind treatment options.
Two studies show that fewer men have been screened for prostate cancer using the PSA test since 2012, when a federal panel advised against routine screenings. With doctors increasingly questioning the test's validity, that's a good thing. But the real key is whether reduction in PSA testing has led to a rise in late-stage or fatal prostate cancer.
At long last, the FDA approved biotech salmon, AquaAdvantage, which is bred to grow to twice the size of other fish. But in contrast to every scientific study and advisory, the editorial board of The New York Times writes that the genetically-modified fish should be labelled. We take issue with that position.
Metformin has long been the front runner of oral medications prescribed for glucose control in Type-2 diabetics. But could it also help adolescents with Type 1? Apparently not, as a recent JAMA study failed to find any statistically-significant benefit in improving blood sugar control.
New reports on breast cancer treatments are coming to the fore. One report finds that too many women are still receiving total mastectomies, when lumpectomy would suffice. Other reports show that no time should be wasted between the diagnosis of breast cancer and surgical and chemotherapy treatments.
Untreated, dry eyes may lead to difficulty reading, poor night vision and constant soreness or itchiness. But a new report describes a technique being developed that involves the insertion of a tiny electrode in the eye gland, which using an app can be stimulated remotely, allowing for the production of tears.
In a recent scientific statement published in the journal Circulation, women with diabetes were found to have a twice the risk for heart disease, as compared to males with diabetes, and nearly four times the risk for heart disease-related death.
Just when we thought the increase in Type-2 diabetes would go unabated, new statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cast a glimmer of hope in what was an otherwise grim trend. The news was so eye-opening, even CDC researchers were surprised.
Obesity is still rising among young adults, despite more than a decade of public awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to control their weight. And as of recently, women have overtaken men in the obesity department. Researchers now say that being overweight during early adulthood may put one at greater risk of cardiac death.
A new version of the Toxic Substances Control Act, called "reform," is well on its way to passage in Congress. Why is this necessary? It's not but a strange alliance of anti-chemical activists and some industry collaborators seem to agree that more onerous, expensive regulation is a good thing.
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