Weight loss may limit diabetes-related brain changes Losing weight may help people with diabetes limit damaging changes to the brain that can result from the disease, a U.S. study suggests.
Could marijuana help treat painkiller and heroin addiction? The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and emboldened advocates, who are pushing for cannabis as a treatment for the abuse of opioids and illegal narcotics like heroin, as well as an alternative to painkillers.
Drug overdose deaths increased 70-fold in these US counties Some U.S. counties have seen a 70-fold increase in drug overdose deaths in the last few decades, a new study finds.
Ohio funeral home offers canine comfort to grieving families MAUMEE, Ohio (AP) – Funeral homes go out of their way to help grieving families.
What's behind the heroin epidemic? Heroin has become headline news and a topic of debate among presidential candidates due to a substantial uptick in heroin-related deaths and overdoses.
Hepatitis C linked to higher risk of head and neck cancers - People with hepatitis C may have at least twice the risk of developing certain head and neck cancers as individuals who don't carry the virus, a U.S. study suggests.
Awaiting Prince’s autopsy results: Experts say flu, opioid use can be deadly combination Most speculation on the death of Prince, who passed away Thursday at age 57, has centered on his struggle with the flu, but new reports suggest the late pop icon may also have suffered from an opioid overdose.
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Emotional problems persist when preemies reach school age Children who were born prematurely tend to have emotional and behavioral problems that are likely to still be present when they enter school, and to persist for at least a year, researchers say.
