(HealthDay)—An increased risk for nonfatal drug-related poisoning is associated with benzodiazepine treatment in patients with opioid use disorder, according to
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Even small increases in nitrogen dioxide levels could be linked to heightened risk of heart and respiratory death
Even small increases in nitrogen dioxide levels in the air may be linked to increases in cardiovascular and respiratory deaths,
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COVID vaccine found highly effective in real-world US study
The U.S government’s first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as
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Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to study
Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to
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Open-label placebo works as well as double-blind placebo in irritable bowel syndrome
For decades, the power of the placebo effect was thought to lie in patients’ belief that they were—or at least,
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Open-label placebo works as well as double-blind placebo in irritable bowel syndrome
For decades, the power of the placebo effect was thought to lie in patients’ belief that they were—or at least,
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‘Serious alarm bells’: One in three Australian teens suffering discrimination
A staggering one in three Australian teenagers says they have recently experienced discrimination, putting them at high risk of suffering
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Study raises questions over coaches’ awareness of concussion protocols in youth football
A new study has raised questions over an apparent lack of awareness of concussion protocols among coaches in Scottish youth
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Smart surveillance tech dents malaria in Indian city
New cases of malaria decreased by 83 percent in the southern Indian city of Mangaluru five years after the implementation
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Quantitative detection of fatty liver disease by assessing fat distribution in the liver
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a pathological condition characterized by excessive fat stored in the liver that is not
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