Data reveals that for the first time in two decades, opioid prescriptions are reducing, yet fatal overdoses from the compounds are going up.
A new study shows that though high salt intake is dangerous to those with high blood pressure, low-salt diets might be harmful for your health.
For the first time in the past 20 years, the number of prescriptions for opioid drugs and painkillers is decreasing in the United States. These are the findings of a new study conducted by a relatively new body of research called IMS Health.
The coming of summer is not only marked by an increased amount of time besides the pool, but also by an increased number of one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer - melanoma. What's more concerning is that the rate of occurrence of melanoma in New Jersey is far more than any other state in the country.
What factors determine the size and shape of the nose is one of the biggest questions that the researchers from around the world are trying to find an answer to. Now, a team of researchers from the University College London has identified four genes that influence the characteristics of the human nose.
A mother of a two-year-old brain-dead toddler is getting a weekend reprieve from the court to keep her son life support while she looks for an alternative facility. Meanwhile, the hospital argues that patient’s case is irreversible and keeping him on life support would rob him of a dignified death.
Scientists recently discovered what they call as ‘sunscreen gene’ with the ability to repair damages caused by UV rays- the primary cause of skin cancer. While the research requires further studies, the scientists hope that a drug could be someday be created to trigger the UV repair function of the so-called sunscreen genes based on their findings.
Following massive outbreaks in Latin America and Caribbean, CDC has warned that the number of Zika-infected pregnant women in the US has more than tripled in recent months. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama has recently criticized the US Congress for not approving his $1.9 billion budget request to fund anti-Zika programs.
One Venezuelan, Jose Robusto, 43, was charged with manslaughter and practising unlicensed medicine for giving buttock-enhancement drugs leading to a woman's death two years ago.
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