Too many people with migraines are prescribed potentially addictive opiate painkillers, while too few may be getting recommended medications, a study suggests. (Source: Health News – UPI.com)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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President Trump has called the opioid epidemic a national emergency, and 21 million Americans are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Fran Smith, who wrote the cover story of September’s National Geographic article, “How science is unlocking the secrets of addiction,” joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss addiction’s impact on the brain’s pathways. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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Heated debate has greeted an article in a medical journal suggesting sugar should be considered an addictive drug, as experts deride the claims as ‘absurd’An article suggesting that sugar should be considered an addictive substance, and could even be on a par with abusive drugs such as cocaine, has sparked a furious backlash with experts describing the claims as “absurd”.In a narrative rev
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Cutting sugar (file pic) out of a diet may lead to depression and even behavioural disorders such as ADHD, the paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine revealed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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There is a clear body of research assessing sex and gender differences in risk behaviors among people who inject drugs, however little or no research has investigated sex differences in hepatitis C (HCV) susceptibility. A newly published analysis examining data from… (Source: NIDA News)
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