Learning more about opioid prescribing in primary care
Chronic opioid prescribing in primary care varies significantly by patient and clinician characteristics, according to a new study. Researchers at ...
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CUNY SPH team joins consortium in major effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths in NY
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $86 million to a consortium of researchers and implementers convened by ...
NEOMED receives $500,000 OhioMHAS grant
To collaborate with all Ohio medical schools to tackle pain management and opioid use disorder treatmentCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast ...
Healthy habits could avoid 27% of cancer cases in Brazil
A study by Brazilian researchers in partnership with Harvard estimates the impact of five risk factors on the incidence of ...
Implementing a care pathway for spatial neglect to improve stroke outcomes
Stroke researchers strive to close the implementation gap for spatial neglect careCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 14, 2019. ...
Early term infants less likely to breastfeed
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 14, 2019--A new, prospective study provides evidence that ...
In cancer research, a winding road to discovery
Book by MIT professor examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness. In 1961, people ...
Rates of long-term opiate use rises in Medicare cancer survivors each year after diagnosis
GALVESTON, Texas - Using Medicare data, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show for the ...
ACC Latin America conference 2019 to be held in Colombia for first time
Experts will offer perspective on clinical practice in Latin America The American College of Cardiology will host the ACC Latin ...
Progress against child mortality lags in many Indian states
Infectious diseases are still major causes of death for children under five in poorer Indian states India in 2015 had ...
Philadelphia’s sweetened drink sales drop 38% after beverage tax
Findings from Penn study support beverage taxes as a promising policy tool to help improve public health PHILADELPHIA - One ...
Pitt study finds direct oxidative stress damage shortens telomeres
Credit: Fouquerel et al. (2019). Mol Cell. PITTSBURGH, May 14, 2019 - The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress ...
Preschoolers who watch TV sleep less
UMass Amherst scientist's ongoing sleep research looks into the impacts of TV on young childrenCredit: UMass Amherst Preschoolers who watch ...
AIT publication presents a new paradigm for sanitation 4.0
Credit: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) A book by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) authors posits a new paradigm for ...
The rich are outliving the poor in both Norway and USA
Inequalities in life expectancy by income in Norway were substantial, and increased between 2005 and 2015, according to a study ...
Biochemical compound responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis is discovered
International research group demonstrates the involvement of singlet molecular oxygen in vasodilation, causing a sharp decline in blood pressure in ...
25 US counties identified as most at risk for measles outbreaks
AUSTIN, Texas -- Twenty-five counties across the country have been identified to be most at risk for a measles outbreak ...
New recommendations for a thyroid and cardiovascular disease research agenda
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2019--New Recommendations for a Thyroid and Cardiovascular ...
Common food additive found to affect gut microbiota
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles E171 may impact human health University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present ...
CDC awards UNC research center $3.75 million to study chronic disease prevention
The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received ...
