The session was entitled “Don’t worry, be happy,” but the research had a serious side to it, stressing that anger and job stress are linked to higher cardiovascular event rates, while laughter and cognitive behavior therapy can lower the risk. Heartwire
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Deaths from opioids prescribed for noncancer pain tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2007 and are increasing in other countries, including the United Kingdom. Medscape Medical News
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Higher scores on physical performance measures are seen among those with higher levels of activity earlier in life. Medscape Medical News
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Make it easy for young men and women to discuss sexual health and reproductive issues with you. CDC Expert Commentary
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(MedPage Today) — An increasing number of drug studies use surrogate and composite endpoints, as well as disease-specific rather than all-cause mortality, researchers said.
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(MedPage Today) — A new vaccine-resistant strain of avian H5N1 influenza has begun circulating in poultry flocks in Vietnam and China, posing “unpredictable risks to human health,” the Food and Agriculture Organization warned on Monday.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory committee is holding a two-day meeting this week to discuss how the agency can better track the safety and efficacy of silicone gel-filled breast implants years after a woman has received them.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory committee is holding a two-day meeting this week to discuss how the agency can better track the safety and efficacy of silicone gel-filled breast implants years after a woman has received them.
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(MedPage Today) — The FDA declined to approve canakinumab (Ilaris) for treating gouty arthritis, requesting additional clinical data, the drug’s manufacturer said.
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Aeterna Zentaris Inc. today announced that a poster on its novel orally active anticancer Erk inhibitor, which includes AEZS-131, was presented at the 242nd American Chemical Society National Meeting held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
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