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More Kids, Teens Landing in ERs After Opioid Overdoses

More Kids, Teens Landing in ERs After Opioid Overdoses

Latest Mental Health News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — An alarming number of young people are showing up in America’s emergency rooms after overdosing on opioid painkillers, a new study finds. In a study of more than 200,000 cases of kids misusing and abusing opioid painkillers, researchers found that, […]

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Vaccinations Rose After California Curbed Exemptions

Vaccinations Rose After California Curbed Exemptions

Latest Healthy Kids News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If new research is any indication, tougher vaccine exemption laws work. After California eliminated nonmedical exemptions from vaccinations in 2016, the number of children receiving recommended immunizations rose — especially in counties where “vaccine hesitancy” runs high, a new analysis […]

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FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Popular Blood Thinner

FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Popular Blood Thinner

Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The first generic versions of the powerful blood thinner Eliquis (apixaban) were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday. “Today’s approvals of the first generics of apixaban are an example of how the FDA’s generic drug program improves access to lower-cost, safe […]

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Prepared Bystanders Save Lives When Cardiac Arrest Strikes

Prepared Bystanders Save Lives When Cardiac Arrest Strikes

Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Few Americans survive cardiac arrest when it happens outside a hospital, but if more people knew how to recognize it and do CPR the odds might be better, a new study finds. Only about 8% of those who suffer a cardiac arrest — a sudden […]

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Steroid Abuse

Steroid Abuse

Anabolic steroid abuse facts In one study, about 3% of high school students admitted to taking steroid pills or injections without a prescription. Anabolic steroids are used illegally to increase muscle, decrease fat, and enhance athletic performance and body appearance. Anabolic steroids act by increasing the androgenic testosterone effects within the body. Anabolic steroids can […]