2019

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By: Kaiser Health News The widespread availability of naloxone, which reverses overdoses, has radically changed the culture of opioid use on the streets, giving drug users a sense of security and inducing them to seek out the more powerful high of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Read more…

By: National Coalition of STD DirectorsA new report from the National Academy of Public Administration that makes the case for taking urgent, concrete action to address skyrocketing STDs in the United States. To produce the report, “The Impact of Sexually Transmitted Diseases on the United States: Still Hidden, Getting Worse, Can Be Controlled,” the National Academy of Public Administration, an […]

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By: Medical XpressStudies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.The research demonstrates that although cohort studies—the type of observational investigations typically used to study health benefits and risks—sometimes show benefits from moderate alcohol consumption, […]

By: Renato Mattli, Simon Wieser, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, Arno Schmidt‐Trucksäss, Matthias SchwenkglenksPhysical inactivity is a major risk factor for numerous non‐communicable diseases which dominate the overall burden of disease in Switzerland. We aimed to estimate the burden attributable to adult physical inactivity in Switzerland and its three culturally different language regions from a societal perspective in […]

By: World Health OrganizationThe world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesity and physical inactivity to the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change and multiple humanitarian crises.To address these and other threats, 2019 sees the […]

By: NIH News in HealthHow often do you feel thankful for the good things in your life? Studies suggest that making a habit of noticing what’s going well in your life could have health benefits.Taking the time to feel gratitude may improve your emotional well-being by helping you cope with stress. Early research suggests that […]

By: NIH News in HealthFat is an essential nutrient for our bodies. It provides energy. It helps our guts absorb certain vitamins from foods. But what types of fat should you be eating? Are there any you should avoid?Recommendations about dietary fat have shifted over the last two decades. From the 1970s through the 1990s, […]