Cleaning Products, Even Green Ones, Emit Unhealthy Toxins
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- Everyday products used for cleaning or freshening the air may release hundreds of hazardous volatile organic compounds, according to new research.
Both conventional and " green " products emitted these VOCs in an analysis... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Fatal ODs Involving Fentanyl Plus Coke, Meth Rose 50-Fold Over a Decade
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- The " fourth wave " of the U.S. overdose crisis involves the use of illicit fentanyl mixed with stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine, and it ’s killing people in droves.
The proportion of U.S. overdose deaths... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Asian-American medical professionals commonly experience racism from both peers and patients, claims a new survey that documented myriad slurs and a lack of support.
Researcher David Yang, an emergency medicine fellow at... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Breast Milk Brings Babies a Healthier Microbiome
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- Breast milk supplies many benefits for babies and their moms, and a new study highlights another one: Mother ' s milk provides proteins that are important for a newborn ' s gut health. “Here we show that the concentration... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Digestive Diseases Can Take Toll on Seniors' Mental Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- A lot of older adults have digestive diseases that can be debilitating. They can also be linked to loneliness and depression, a new study says. “These conditions are very common in ambulatory care,” said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Face-to-Face Wins: People Get Bigger Mental Boost From Socializing Than Social Media
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- For a needed mood boost, skip social media and strike up an in-person conversation with someone instead.
Face-to-face socializing boosts mood more than screen time, a new study finds.
People often expect that will be the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Across America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 -- Many Medicare patients can ’t get help close to home for brain and nervous system issues.
Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare recipients in the United States live at least 50 miles from their neurologist.
“Our study found a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Depression Risk Rises in Folks Who Use Both Marijuana & Tobacco
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- Using both tobacco and marijuana is tied to significantly higher odds for depression and anxiety, a new study suggests.
Among nearly 54,000 U.S. adults, those who used both substances experienced anxiety or depression... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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7 Lifestyle Factors Help Keep Depression at Bay
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- A healthy lifestyle -- especially getting enough sleep -- may offer substantial protection against depression, new research suggests.
The study, of more than 287,000 British adults, found that several lifestyle factors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Web Searches for'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- When some U.S. states made abortion illegal after the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding Roe v Wade in June 2022, women in those areas increased their searches for self-managed abortions.
To come to that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Can You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.
Hospitalizations... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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California Legislature First to Pass Ban on 4 Food Additives Linked to Health Issues
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- California is on track to become the first state to ban four food additives that some experts have linked to health issues ranging from behavioral problems in children to reproductive issues to cancer in lab animals.
On... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Disney Princesses: Are They Good or Bad for Your Child's Self-Image?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- For parents worried about how Disney princesses might impact their child ' s self-image, a new study is saying, “Let it go.”
“In children ' s media, about 60% of the characters are men and boys, they ' re male. And... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke.
Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury (TBI),... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Dirty Air Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- Air pollution has long been known to harm the heart and lungs, but new research suggests it might also raise the risk of breast cancer.
Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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