US starts pilot program to prevent overdoses on Native American lands Law enforcement working on tribal lands in Oklahoma will carry a drug that counteracts opioid and heroin overdoses in a pilot program aimed at reducing narcotic-related deaths among Native Americans, officials said on Wednesday.
New symptoms surface in Ebola patients months after initial recovery Survivors of infection by Ebola virus, already known to face vision, hearing and other problems during their recovery, may also be plagued with health issues such as depression, anxiety and nerve damage that surface after they leave the hospital, according to a small spot survey of victims whose care was managed in the U.S. Some of the signs and symptoms can persist for months, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found.
Resilience factors may protect teen children of depressed parents Many teen children of parents with depression also suffer from mental health problems, but about one in five kids show traits or behaviors that seem to protect them, a recent study suggests.
US teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015, study finds A decades-long decline in teenage drinking and smoking continued in 2015 and use of some drugs by eighth-graders and high school students also fell, while marijuana consumption extended a five-year flat trend, according to results of a study released on Wednesday.
Maine mother donates 92 gallons of preterm breast milk after pregnancy loss When Amy Anderson lost her newborn Bryson in 2010 when she was 20 weeks pregnant, she was numb.
These 6 clues can help reveal a liar Poker players have been saying, and even living and dying by it, for years: Everyone has a tell.
Antidepressants in pregnancy tied to autism Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with autism, a Canadian study suggests.
Single dose of magic mushroom ingredient did months of good for cancer patients, study finds People who receive life-threatening cancer diagnoses and find themselves battling depression and anxiety might consider munching on magic mushrooms, and that's not coming from a snake oil salesman.
Moderate drinking may be tied to fewer deaths in early Alzheimer's People with early Alzheimer's disease who consumed light to moderate amounts of alcohol every day were less likely to die during a recent one-year study, researchers found.
Underage kids get alcohol ads directly to smartphones Kids as young as 13 may be inundated with daily ads from the alcohol industry on social media, and while Twitter has an age-gate which blocks direct-to-phone updates for underage users, Instagram does not, according to a new study.
