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From America's Warriors To Victims Of Its Opioid Epidemic

From America’s Warriors To Victims Of Its Opioid Epidemic

Another constellation of factors made veterans more susceptible to opioid addiction. Men who enlist in the army are twice as likely as other Americans to have been sexually abused as children and to have grown up in an environment that included domestic violence and substance abuse. Moreover, 1 in …
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New mobile application can reduce stroke risk

Researchers have developed a new mobile application that can detect atrial fibrillation, a leading cause of stroke, and can timely prevent heart-related complications. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related …
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Ball State beats NIU 77-68, keeps pace in MAC West

Ball State (19-9, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) got its seventh victory in its past eight to move within a game of West leader Toledo (11-4). …. Amber Hartman Ortez talks about past life of drug addiction, sex trafficking and abusive relationships during an interview at the Safe Harbor House in Springfield …
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Persons, El-Amin help Ball State sweep Toledo 99-71

Amber Hartman Ortez talks about past life of drug addiction, sex trafficking and abusive relationships during an interview at the Safe Harbor House in … Preliminary investigation shows that a 2015 Isuzu box truck driven by Joshua Bruns, 37, of New Bremen, was headed north on U.S. 127 and went left of …
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Q & A: What Are We Doing About the Opioid Crisis? Q & A: What Are We Doing About the Opioid Crisis?

Francis Collins, MD, director of the NIH talked about the roots of this epidemic, promising research into both addiction and the treatment of pain, and President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for 2019.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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