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Bottom Line: Nearly 9,000 children and adolescents died from opioid poisonings with prescription and illicit drugs between 1999 and 2016 based on an analysis of...

Bottom Line: Emergency department patients who are sexual or gender minorities reported greater satisfaction when information on sexual and gender identity was collected on forms...

Bottom Line: Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart failure compared with...

Bottom Line: Pain relief for pregnant women in labor is commonly given in the form of epidural, spinal or combined spinal-epidural blockade, which is collectively...

Patients should check with doctors, but daily glass of wine doesn't appear harmful A new study suggests that people over age 65 who are newly...

Credit: Alcohol Change UK New research from the University of Sussex shows that taking part in Dry January - abstaining from booze for a month...

Instead of blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate, the vital signs for a forest are captured in key traits such as the amount of nitrogen...

Formation mechanism of the causative substances of Alzheimer's disease revealed by molecular dynamics simulations and NMR experimentsCredit: ExCELLS/IMS Many proteins aggregate at higher concentrations and...

Older adults make the same financial decisions for themselves and others, while young adults take more risks when making financial decisions for othersCredit: National University...

Danes' cholesterol levels high after Christmas Large quantities of rich Christmas food appear to boost Danes' cholesterol levels. Right after the Christmas break, levels are...

This article by Dr. Emine Sekerdag et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, Volume 16, Issue 9, 2018Credit: Bentham Science Publishers, Dr. Emine Sekerdag et...

This article by Dr. Louise Penzenstadler et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, 2018 Clinical food addiction diagnoses are nowadays measure by a tool called...

Credit: Shoji Komai Our eyes, ears and skin are responsible for different senses. Moreover, our brain assigns these senses to different regions: the visual cortex,...

Credit: Rebholz Highlight In a study of African-American men and women with normal kidney function, a pattern of higher collective consumption of soda, sweetened fruit...

Study confirms one hour ruleCredit: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from...