Sixty three percent of women with mental health issues feel that doctors too readily prescribe drugs to treat low level mental health problems. What are classified as “low level” mental health concerns, depression, stress and low self-esteem impact women’s lives significantly and thus society in general…
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Heterosexual or homosexual, male or female, it’s all the same as far as the brain systems that regulate romantic love are concerned, according to a new study from University College London (UCL), where researchers examined functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans of volunteers while they looked at the faces of their lovers…
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Heterosexual or homosexual, male or female, it’s all the same as far as the brain systems that regulate romantic love are concerned, according to a new study from University College London (UCL), where researchers examined functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans of volunteers while they looked at the faces of their lovers…
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Whether they see themselves as tough or just self-reliant, men are less likely than women to seek routine, preventive medical care, like blood pressure and cholesterol screenings…
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Women who have had chlamydia are at greater risk of an ectopic pregnancy because of a lasting effect of the infection. A new study provides evidence for the first time of how chlamydia can increase the risk of an ectopic pregnancy - which occurs when an embryo implants outside the womb, in the Fallopian tube…
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(MedPage Today) — Before The Lancet published the now-discredited 1998 paper alluding to a link between childhood vaccines and autism, its main author had secret business deals aimed at exploiting the public fears that his work would create, the BMJ charged.
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(MedPage Today) — More than half of the recommendations in practice guidelines issued by a leading infectious disease organization are based on opinions from experts rather than higher-level evidence from clinical trials, researchers say.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A new report outlines negative consequences that the authors claim would result from repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA and the maker of a high-potency oral morphine sulfate solution warned healthcare professionals of potential accidental overdosing issues and have updated labeling to minimize patient risk.
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(MedPage Today) — Residents of poor and minority communities are increasingly being left without nursing home care, as facility closures appear to disproportionately affect those areas, researchers say.
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