FDA OKs Brain Stimulator for Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a cranial electrotherapy stimulator...
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Primary Care
Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Should Be Addressed
Report IDs barriers such as separation of OUD treatment delivery settings from rest of medical care
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Low-Carb Breakfast May Improve All-Day Glucose Control in T2DM
In addition, high-fat, low-carb breakfast tied to less hunger later in the day
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New ‘added sugars’ labeling could save money and improve health
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The Food and Drug Administration’s new mandatory...
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Comparing Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes in Severely Obese Adolescents
The incidence of type 2 diabetes has increased substantially in the pediatric population over the...
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New Scale Helps Identify More Serious Cases of Mononucleosis
Scale identifies college students at increased risk for corticosteroid Rx, chronic fatigue syndrome
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Skin Diseases Appear to Be Underdiagnosed
Majority of affected participants in a random sample in Germany were unaware of their conditions
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Added Sugar Labeling Could Reduce CVD, Diabetes Cases
Labeling would result in gain in quality-adjusted life-years and health care and societal cost savings
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Insomnia common among cancer patients
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Roughly half of patients with cancer have symptoms of...
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Female firefighters’ health needs often unaddressed
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – – Women firefighters, particularly in North...
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CDC Clarifies Guideline on Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
Clarification pertains to opioid prescribing for cancer patients, cancer survivors, sickle cell disease
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Pharmacy Practice Managers Report Frequent Drug Shortages
More than one-third of respondents reported no administrative methods for responding to shortages
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Daily Cannabis Use More Common in Distressed Individuals
But use increasing among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress
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Marijuana may improve women’s enjoyment of sex
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – About one-third of U.S. women have used marijuana before...
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Teen cigarette smoking declining more slowly in rural U.S.
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters Health) – The odds of smoking for U.S. adolescents are 50 percent...
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U.S. FDA loosens alcohol restrictions for female libido pill
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday women taking Sprout...
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What Healthcare Professionals Don’t Know About Child Abuse
April marks the start of another child abuse prevention month. Blue ribbons serve to raise...
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Indivior shares plummet, Reckitt hurt on U.S. charges over opioid prescriptions
(This April 10 story refiles to fix scrambled syntax in paragraph five) By Justin George Varghese...
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Few family caregivers get formal training
By Lisa Rapaport Less than one in 10 family caregivers receive training for assisting older adults...
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Treating cancer patients who smoke may cost extra $3.4 billion each year
By Lisa Rapaport When cancer patients are current smokers, their treatment is likely to be less...
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