Could Ativan Pose Harm to People Battling Pancreatic Cancer?
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes patients with pancreatic cancer are prescribed the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety, but that may be harming their health. A new study found this treatment was linked to worse outcomes…
Learn More‘Do Your Own Research’: Was It Dangerous Advice During the Pandemic?
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The idea of “doing your own research” didn’t begin with the pandemic, but new research suggests that those who follow that ideology have been more likely to believe COVID misinformation.“We had heard the phr…
Learn MoreSocial Media-Based Interventions May Aid Mental Well-Being in Adults
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social media use interventions may be effective in improving mental well-being in adults, according to a review published online Aug. 11 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.Ruth Plackett, Ph.D., fro…
Learn MoreTwo-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and millions more struggle with an addicted family member or friend, a new KFF poll finds.The poll of more than 1,300 U.S. adults was conducted from J…
Learn MoreUnos científicos reconstruyen una canción de Pink Floyd usando solo ‘grabaciones cerebrales’ de pacientes
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La famosa letra de Pink Floyd emerge de un sonido que es turbio, pero musical:”All in all, it was just a brick in the wall”. Pero esta grabación particular no provino del álbum “The Wall” de 1979, ni de…
Learn MoreDos tercios de los estadounidenses dicen que una adicción ha afectado sus vidas, según una encuesta
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millones de estadunidenses son adictos a las drogas o al alcohol, y millones más tienen dificultades con un familiar o un amigo adicto, encuentra una nueva encuesta. Dos tercios de los encuestados dijer…
Learn MoreAAP Addresses Management of Pediatric Mental, Behavioral Health Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and behav…
Learn MoreInsomnia Partially Explains Link Between Psychotic‑Like Experiences, Suicidal Ideation
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia might be an important risk factor for suicide in people with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), according to a study published online July 30 in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neu…
Learn MoreDuration of T2D Negatively Linked to Mean Cortical Thickness
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pima American Indians with longer duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D) have decreased cortical thickness and gray matter volumes and increased volume of white matter hyperintensity, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors’ Groups Warn
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical assoc…
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