Child Deaths Significantly Reduced With Nutrient Supplements
Study Finds 27 Percent Drop in Child Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries More than half of child deaths worldwide stem from preventable causes, such…
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Evidence That the Clitoris Is Important for Reproduction
A recent review published today (November 5, 2019) in Clinical Anatomy highlights evidence that the female clitoris is important for reproduction. The review notes that…
Anger, Anxiety, Insomnia: Predicting Lonely Twitter Users by Their Tweets
Loneliness is estimated to affect roughly one in five adults in the United States. It also stands as a public health crisis because loneliness has…
Teen Vaping Actually Doesn’t Lead to Smoking According to New Study
A new study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research on November 4, 2019, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more…
Study Examines Opioid & Cocaine Use by Profession – Most Likely to Use “Makes Sense”
Study points to need for programs to prevent drug-related harm among workers in risky industry. Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers…
Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Opioids If They Received Gifts From Pharma Companies
Physicians who received gifts from pharmaceutical companies related to opioid medications were more likely to prescribe opioids to their patients the following year, compared to…
Renewable Energy Can Help Fight Climate Change – Here’s Where to Install It for Maximum Benefits
Models offer guidance for state and national policymakers designing climate action plans. A new Harvard study shows that to achieve the biggest improvements in public…
Flavored E-Cigs Implicated in Teen Vaping Epidemic
USC study implicates flavored e-cigs in the teen vaping epidemic, with sweet and fruity e-cigs associated with heavier use. A USC study has found that…
Overweight Adults Have Extensive Tooth Wear – Now Scientists Know Why
A new study published today in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations, has found that sugar-sweetened acidic drinks, such as soft drinks, is the common factor…
Fighting the Herpes Virus – New Research With Promising Results
New insights into preventing herpes infections were published today (October 25, 2019) in Nature Communications. Researchers from the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB)…
Wastewater Analyzed to Map International Drug Use – Here Are the Shocking Results
A seven-year project monitoring illicit drug use in 37 countries via wastewater samples shows that cocaine use was skyrocketing in Europe in 2017 and Australia…
Half of Parents Have Declined Kids’ Play Date Invites – Here Are Their Top Concerns
Many parents aren’t comfortable with their child playing at another family’s home — but only 1 in 4 have been asked about safety issues by…
Medical Marijuana Research Shows Promise in Lessening Opioid Use & Abuse
Preliminary research that needs to be confirmed by more studies. Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic…
Cancer Atlas: Progress in Global Cancer Fight Is Not Only Possible, but Achievable
Third edition of Cancer Atlas highlights patterns and inequities in cancer burden around the world. The Cancer Atlas, 3rd edition, a comprehensive global overview of…
Tracking Topsoil Lead Levels Is Critical for Assessing Lead Exposure Risks for Children
Tracking lead levels in soil over time is critical for cities to determine lead contamination risks for their youngest and most vulnerable residents, according to…
Troubling Trends in Suicide Attempts Seen Among Black High School Students
Self-reported suicide attempts rising in black teens as other groups decline with troubling trends seen among black high school students in particular. Adding to what…
Financial Incentives Influence Doctors Alcohol Advice to Patients
General practitioners stopped giving alcohol advice to patients when they stopped being paid to do so. When the Department of Health (England) introduced financial incentives…
A Lethal Dose for $1 – Fentanyl’s Risk on the ‘Darknet’
U.S. overdose deaths attributed to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, have increased from under 3,000 in 2013 to nearly 20,000 in 2016, making up half…