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Group: 504 Californians got life-ending prescriptions
At least 504 terminally ill Californians have requested a prescription for life-ending drugs since a state law allowing physician-assisted deaths went into effect in June 2016, marking the first publicly released data on how the practice is playing out in the nation's most populous state. The number represents only those who have contacted Compassion & Choices, an advocacy group that provides information on the process. The organization believes the overall figure to be much higher. The gro..>> view originalTick season is here in Colorado: What you need to know
CLOSE Here are some tips for avoiding infection. USATODAYDifferent ticks spread different diseases. Here is what you need to know about ticks in Colorado.Buy PhotoMichelle Case poses for a photo at her home in Loveland on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The mother of four has been trying to take control of her Lyme disease ever since she was diagnosed last year.(Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan)Buy PhotoFor two years, Michelle Case had no name for the disease that plagued her.Seemingly ove..>> view originalCashews, Macadamia nuts recalled for possible listeria risk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced two unrelated nut recalls — Kroger’s Simple Truth Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts and Ava’s Organic Cashews Roasted & Salted — because they may be contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Although most people suffer only short-term symptoms from listeria, the infection caused by exposure to the bacterium, pregnant women, their unborn children or newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems can suffer serious compl..>> view originalScientists create a more potent, durable version of vancomycin
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found a way to modify an essential antibiotic to make it more powerful and less susceptible to resistance.In a study yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists describe a chemically modified version of the antibiotic vancomycin that is significantly more potent than the original drug and can overcome vancomycin-resistant pathogens. The vancomycin analog contains three different mechanisms of action that not o..>> view originalSome see 'physiological changes' after using internet
Image copyright PA Some people using the internet a lot can show real physiological changes similar to drug withdrawal, researchers in Swansea and Milan found.Both heart rate and blood pressure increased in those who confessed to excessive internet use - along with reported anxiety levels.There was no such changes for those with no internet-usage problems.Scientists said it suggested internet addiction is a real physical condition for some people.The results of the study, which involved 14..>> view originalOhio Sues Drug Makers, Saying They Aided Opioid Epidemic
In 2015, more than 25,000 people in the United States died in 2015 from overdosing on opioids like fentanyl, oxycodone and hydrocodone, more than twice as many as a decade earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The drugs, either derived from opium or synthetic analogs of those narcotics, now kill more Americans than homicide, and are approaching traffic accidents as a cause of death. Middle-aged white men suffer disproportionately from opioid abuse, and..>> view originalCoughing Canines? 6 Things to Know About Dog Flu
At least a dozen dogs in Florida are sick with "dog flu," but what exactly is this disease and where did it come from? So far, 12 dogs in Florida have tested positive for a strain of dog flu virus known as H3N2, and many other dogs in central and north Florida are suspected to have dog flu, according to a statement from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. All of the dogs that tested positive for H3N2 recently attended one of two dog shows in the area, or were around ..>> view originalHow a 5-sentence letter helped fuel the opioid addiction crisis
Close to 200,000 Americans have died by overdosing on prescription painkillers, and a new report traces some of the blame to five simple sentences written nearly 40 years ago.The sentences, containing just 101 words, appeared in a 1980 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. They formed a letter to the editor that described a rudimentary analysis of 11,822 hospital patients who took a narcotic painkiller at least once. The vast majority of those patients tolerated the drugs without incide..>> view originalTobacco use kills 7 million a year, poisons environment, WHO says
by: Fiza Pirani, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Updated: Jun 1, 2017 - 1:20 AM The World Health Organization is highlighting the dangers of tobacco use as one of the biggest public health threats in the world. More than 7 million people die every year due to tobacco use, costing households and governments more than $1.4 trillion in health care costs and productivity loss, experts wrote in a news release Tuesday, the day before World No Tobacco Day. In addition, tobacco waste contai..>> view original
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