A new threat in fight against overdoses: Elephant sedative A drug used to sedate elephants and other large animals, 100 times as potent as the fentanyl already escalating the country's heroin troubles, is suspected in spates of overdoses in several states, where authorities say they've found it mixed with or passed off as heroin.
Exercise lowers heart disease risk, even for younger women For women under age 50, spending two and half hours of leisure time each week being active could cut heart disease risk by 25%, according to a U.S. study.
Transgender identity is not a mental health disorder, study finds People who identify as transgender should not be considered to have a mental health disorder, according to a new study from Mexico.
CVS to join pharmacies selling opioid overdose reversal drug The drug store chain CVS has announced that it is making naloxone, a drug to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, available without prescription at all of its Texas stores.
Cocaine and meth use may erode moral compass, study finds People who use cocaine or methamphetamine on a regular basis may have differences in those brain regions that are involved in choosing between right and wrong, compared to people who don't use these drugs, according to a new study of prison inmates
Teens who play sports less likely to say they've done heroin Teens who play sports are less likely than those who don't to say they've ever used opioid painkillers without a prescription or heroin, according to a new U.S. study.
Can Pokemon GO help patients with mental illness? About a week ago, three separate patients of mine— who don't know each other and don’t usually get out much— told me that they started leaving the house more and walking around.
Depressed patients do well with cheaper treatment Many people with depression struggle to get treatment for the condition, in part because "talk therapy" can be expensive, and there aren't enough qualified therapists to deliver it.
When pot became legal in Colorado, kids' exposures went up After recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, there was an increase in hospitalizations and poison control center visits for kids who’d been accidentally exposed to the drug, researchers say.
