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26 Aug
High-Potency Pot and the Risk for Psychosis
Marijuana products with high levels of THC increase the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia, according to a new evidence review, but their impact on anxiety and depression remains unclear.
25 Aug
Annual Mental Health Screenings Recommended for Children and Teens
With youth mental health at crisis levels, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines recommending mental, developmental and behavioral health screenings beginning at 6 months of age and continuing annually.
22 Aug
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
In a new study, people with metabolic syndrome were 40% more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
Drowning In Chaos? A New Mindset Can Protect Against Depression, Stress
Struggling to cope with today’s catastrophe-filled world?
Changing your mindset can help protect you from the stress caused by disease outbreaks, wildfires, earthquakes, political uproars and traumatic life events, researchers say.
People given a one-hour class in shifting their mindset — to see growth opportunities amids...
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Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases
It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and RSV, a new clinical guideline says.
Vaccination can protect the heart health of people who’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, says the new guidance from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
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More Women In Study Reveals Heart Risk For Men
Recruiting more women to clinical trials for heart devices can improve care for all cardiac patients, a new study argues.
A trial investigating the effectiveness of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) wound up revealing vital information because researchers made sure nearly half the study participants were female, researchers reporte...
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Child Gun Wounds More Common In Poor Neighborhoods
Children living in poor neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound, a new study says.
These hospitalizations most often are the result of unintentional shootings, caused by mishandling or accidental discharge of a firearm, researchers added.
“Our study shows that where you and your famil...
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Breath Test For Diabetes Under Development
Detecting diabetes might soon be as easy as breathing into a device, a new study says.
An experimental breath test sorted out type 2 diabetes patients from healthy people, based on their exhalations, researchers report in the September issue of the Chemical Engineering Journal.
“This sensor only requires that you exhal...
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Talk Therapy Alters Brain Structure, MRI Scans Show
Talk therapy has the power to alter a person’s physical brain structure, a new study shows.
Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe depression, MRI scans revealed.
Specifically, most patients experienced growth in brain regions responsible for processing emotions, researchers reported Aug. 26...
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