It's Hunting Season: Keep Safety in Your Sights
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Hunting season has begun in many parts of the United States, with millions of Americans heading into the woods in hopes of bagging a big buck.But with the season comes tragic accidents. “Every year, within... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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New Syndrome May Be Affecting Babies Exposed to Fentanyl
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Doctors report they are seeing what they think is a new syndrome in babies who are exposed to fentanyl while in the womb.All of the infants have cleft palates and unusually small heads, and all were born to mothers who said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Wasabi Shows Memory-Boosting Powers in Study
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Wasabi, that green condiment that spices up your sushi, may possess memory-boosting powers, a new Japanese study suggests. Lead researcher Rui Nouchi, an associate professor at Tohoku University ' s Institute of Development,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Newborns' Brains Aren't'Undeveloped' Compared to Those of Infant Monkeys, Chimps
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- New research challenges a long-held notion that human newborns enter the world with brains that are significantly less developed than those of other primates.Babies are born extremely helpless and with poor muscle... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Opioid Crisis May Be Driving Surge in Youth Suicides
TUESDAY, Dec 5, 2023 -- Suicide rates for Americans under the age of 18 are rising at unprecedented rates, and a new report points to a likely culprit: The ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse.It ' s not that more kids and teens became abusers of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Tied to Long-Term Heart Trouble for Hispanic Women
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Hispanic women who experience spikes in blood pressure while pregnant may also face higher heart risks years later, new research shows. These " hypertensive disorders of pregnancy " (HDP) -- conditions such as preeclampsia,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Cognitive Decline May Come Earlier for People With Epilepsy
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- People with epilepsy suffer quicker declines in thinking than people without the brain disorder, particularly if they also have risk factors like high blood pressure or diabetes, a new study finds.The difference was... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Any Kind of Drug Abuse Treatment Can Help Gay Men Kick Meth Habit
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Methamphetamine abuse has long plagued the gay community, but a new study finds that any form of substance abuse treatment can help users quit. In a news release, University of California, Los Angeles researchers explained... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Surgery Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Black, Hispanic and low-income kids are less likely to receive surgery that can treat their drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds.Researchers discovered that children on anti-seizure drugs who received vagus nerve... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Wildfires Are Undoing Gains Made Against Air Pollution
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Unhealthy air from wildfires is causing hundreds of additional deaths in the western United States every year, a new study claims.Wildfires have undercut progress made in cleaning America ’s air, and between 2000 and 2020... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Teens With Epilepsy Face Higher Odds for Eating Disorders
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows.
About 8.4% of children ages 10 to 19 treated at a Boston epilepsy clinic had eating... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Head Injury Left Her Memory-Impaired. A New Brain Implant Has Brought Memory Back
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Gina Arata had a bright future, wrapping up college and preparing for law school, when a 2001 car wreck left her with lasting brain damage.
After her recovery, Arata wound up taking a job sorting mail, but struggled even in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Immediate Body Contact With Parents Helps Preemie Newborns Thrive
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Having mom or dad hold their preemie baby against their own skin immediately after birth appears to help the infants in their development months later, new research shows.
In many neonatal wards, babies born prematurely are... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Do You Overindulge During the Holidays? Poll Finds You're Not Alone
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Holiday festivities bring joy to many, but they also give rise to quite a few unhealthy habits, a new survey has found.
Two-thirds of people say they overindulge in food during the holidays, and nearly half (45%) said they... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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' High Altitude' Simulations Might Shield Patients Ahead of Surgery
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Surgery coming up? Mimicking the high-altitude breathing of mountaineers might make your procedure safer, a tiny study suggests.
It ' s a form of what surgeons call " prehabilitation: " Making a patient ' s body a bit fitter... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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