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Prices of MS Medications Keep Soaring

Prices of MS Medications Keep Soaring

Latest Neurology News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The cost of essential medications for multiple sclerosis have nearly tripled this decade, despite the release of the first generic MS drug, a new study shows. The 2015 release of glatiramer acetate — the generic version of Copaxone — did nothing […]

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U.S. Drug Deaths Might Be Twice as High as Thought

U.S. Drug Deaths Might Be Twice as High as Thought

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Drugs may kill twice as many Americans as government records suggest, a new study claims. In 2016, the reported rate of drug-related deaths among 15- to 64-year-olds was 9% — compared with about 4% several years earlier — with 63,000 deaths classified as drug-related. […]

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Americans Drinking More Than Before Prohibition

Americans Drinking More Than Before Prohibition

Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol consumption by Americans has been on the rise for two decades and is now greater than when Prohibition was enacted in the late 1910s, federal data shows. The average amount of alcohol downed by adults and teens before Prohibition was just under 2 […]

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Pot-Using Drivers Still Impaired After the High Fades

Pot-Using Drivers Still Impaired After the High Fades

Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Even when they’re not high on marijuana, recreational users of the drug display signs of impaired driving, a new study finds. The findings may come as a surprise to many, said senior study author Staci Gruber, director of Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) […]

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Less Sex Could Mean Earlier Menopause

Less Sex Could Mean Earlier Menopause

Latest Menopause News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women, a humdrum sex life might also mean an earlier onset of menopause, a new study suggests. British researchers who tracked the sex lives and menopausal status of nearly 3,000 American women for a decade found that those who had less sex were more […]

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Parents Can Help Their Sleep-Deprived Teens

Parents Can Help Their Sleep-Deprived Teens

Latest Healthy Kids News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Mom and dad may be key in curbing the epidemic of drowsy teens, a new study suggests. American teens aren’t getting enough sleep, which can lead to anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Sleepy teens also are more likely to get into car crashes and […]

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Women’s Blood Pressure Rises Earlier, Faster Than Men’s

Women’s Blood Pressure Rises Earlier, Faster Than Men’s

Latest High Blood Pressure News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Popular media often portrays heart disease as a man’s problem, but new research suggests that women’s blood vessels actually age faster than men’s do. The new study found that blood pressure started increasing in women as early as the […]

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Porphyria

Porphyria

Porphyria facts* A health care provider diagnoses porphyria with blood, urine, and stool tests. *Porphyria facts medically edited by William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR Porphyria is a group of diseases that are due to the deficiency of one of the enzymes needed to make an important substance in the body called heme. Porphyrias […]

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HIV-Infected Newborns Can Wait Awhile for Treatment: Study

HIV-Infected Newborns Can Wait Awhile for Treatment: Study

Latest HIV News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in newborns with HIV is similar whether it begins within days or within weeks, a new study finds. It included 73 infants in South Africa who were born with HIV infection. Of those, 46 started ART when they were […]