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Relationship counseling encourages couples HIV testing
By Staff Reporter | Feb 08, 2019 10:11 AM ESTIt's long been known that couples HIV testing and counseling is an effective way to mutually disclose HIV status and link to health care--unfortunately, couples don't use it even though it's widely available.
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Gene therapy cassettes improved for muscular dystrophy
By Staff Reporter | Feb 04, 2019 08:29 AM ESTThe next-generation versions made muscles stronger and avoided causing contraction injuries in an animal model of the disease
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Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support
By Staff Reporter | Feb 02, 2019 10:56 AM ESTQuitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, yet almost half of cancer patients continue to smoke after they've been diagnosed.
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Medical cannabis relieves symptoms in children with autism
By Staff Reporter | Feb 01, 2019 09:24 AM ESTIn a new study of patients with autism who are 18 years old and under, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center report that cannabis as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders appears to be a well-tolerated, safe and effective option to relieve symptoms including seizures, tics, depression, restlessness, and rage attacks.
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Better outcomes in depression therapy with new innovations in treatment planning
By Staff Reporter | Jan 30, 2019 09:43 AM ESTTherapists should routinely monitor depression symptoms during psychotherapy and intervene early for insufficient responders
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West Virginia study details promising method for estimating rural intravenous drug use
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 09:22 AM ESTResearchers release a new tool to help rural communities understand the resources needed to combat the opioid epidemic
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Columbia study finds alcohol, space, and time influence young people's sexual encounters
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 09:13 AM ESTA significant under-addressed issue in global health is the interaction between alcohol use and sexual encounters among adolescents, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Seven core principles can help substance use treatment systems focus on high-level goals
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 06:53 AM ESTBuilding on reviews of existing studies, researchers in Canada have identified the principles that may help improve substance use treatment systems. They have published these seven core principles in an article in the current supplemental of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Tobacco use in adolescence is tied to paranoia, largely due to shared genetic influences
By Staff Reporter | Jan 28, 2019 07:29 AM ESTParanoia is associated with regular tobacco smoking in adolescents after accounting for other factors like cannabis use, sleep disturbances and stressful life events, reports a study recently published to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
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Smoking associated with delayed shinbone healing
By Staff Reporter | Jan 21, 2019 08:52 AM ESTAnalysis of 1,003 tibial fracture patients in single-setting over 20 years, reveals 12 experience nonunion--or arrested healing; Findings include increased risk of arrested healing among women aged 30-49, significant delay in bone healing among smokers.
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E-cigarette vaping negatively impacts wound healing: Study
By Staff Reporter | Jan 21, 2019 08:50 AM ESTA new study shows that e-cigarette vaping negatively affects skin wound healing, causing damage similar to that of traditional cigarette smoking.
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New survey identifies the social influences in people attending A&E
By Staff Reporter | Jan 18, 2019 02:34 PM ESTA survey of 20 disadvantaged neighbourhoods across the North West (UK) has revealed the social influences on why people attend their local Accident & Emergency department.
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Combination therapy more effective in treating patients with leishmaniasis and HIV
By Jessica Nyugen | Jan 18, 2019 02:28 PM ESTThe results of clinical trials conducted in Ethiopia by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) open the way for more effective and safer treatments for people with both HIV and visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
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Study: Decision-making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users
By Staff Reporter | Aug 21, 2018 02:31 PM EDTStudy: Decision-making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users
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What Republicans Don't Want You To Know About Obamacare
By Charlie Gaeta | Jun 30, 2017 09:09 AM EDTA new study shows that The Affordable Care Act reduces heart attack deaths in middle aged Americans.
