Prescriptions for the addictive drug codeine jumped by a factor of five between 2006 and 2017, a University of Manchester study of 2 million opioid users has shown. Other opioid drugs such as tramadol and oxycodone were used less commonly, but had even steeper rises over the same period. Additionally, one in seven of all […]
(HealthDay)—More than 500,000 U.S. children had been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of early September, with a sizable uptick seen in recent weeks, a new report reveals. There were 70,630 new child cases reported between Aug. 20 and Sept. 3, 2020. That brings the total to 513,415 cases—a 16% increase over two weeks, according to state-by-state […]
We’ve been fobbed off by our male doctors too! More women speak out after it emerged male medics didn’t believe pain-racked endometriosis patients were ill Stranded. Ashamed. Vulnerable. Like you’re going crazy. This is how it feels to hear your debilitating symptoms dismissed as ‘attention-seeking behaviour’, according to 41-year-old Alison O’Neil. In spring 2014, the […]
Many New Zealanders will be feeling anxious, disappointed and even angry about the return of COVID-19 in the community. Many of us prefer to suppress these emotions because they are unpleasant or we may feel under-equipped to manage them. But if left unrecognized and unchecked, they will drive our behavior. We may act without thinking […]
In the first four years since California established extreme risk protection order (ERPO) policies, use of the relatively new violence prevention tool has increased substantially, a UC Davis Violence Prevention Program (VPRP) study has found. The majority of orders were requested by law enforcement officers for recipients who are male and white. In 2016, California […]
Although no one yet knows what the future holds for COVID-19, most experts seem to agree that it isn’t going away anytime soon. Indeed, a new report estimates that the pandemic will likely last about two years. The report, from researchers at the University of Minnesota, draws on information from eight previous flu pandemics going […]
Turkey’s health minister has announced 61 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest number in over a month. The country’s total death toll stands at 3,397. Fahrettin Koca tweeted Sunday that 1,670 more cases were confirmed, with the total number of infections now at 126,045. The daily increase is […]
Study casts doubt over hydroxychloroquine’s potential for treating coronavirus as scientists discover shoddy trials fueled hope and warn the drug may suppress the immune system A Harvard-led research team reviewed 10 trials of hydroxychloroquine that were the basis for optimism around the malaria drug They found issues ranging from missing patient data to investigators stopping […]
The Bulgarian government said Saturday that everyone must wear masks in public until the end of the month to stem the spread of the coronavirus, as infections rise in the largely Orthodox country. Under a government decree, masks will be mandatory from Sunday until April 26 as the country prepares for the Orthodox Easter celebrations, […]
FDA says ALL Zantac must be pulled from shelves months after officials warned the popular heartburn drug is contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals The FDA told drugmakers on Wednesday to pull all Zantac and ranitidine – its generic version – from store shelves and online retailers in the US Evidence of a cancer-linked chemical called NDMA […]
