Chemists devise new approach for rapidly identifying 'legal highs'
Chemists from Queen's University Belfast have developed a new approach which now allows for rapid screening and identification of 'legal highs' or novel psychoactive substances (NPS).
View ArticleMan has distorted vision after inhaling poppers
A 52-year-old man developed distorted vision after inhaling poppers for the first time.
View ArticleDrugmaker settles with FDA in fish-oil drug marketing case
The maker of a prescription fish-oil drug says it has reached a legal settlement that will allow it to promote unapproved uses of its drug for lowering fat levels.
View ArticleThe dangers and risks of binge drinking
Researchers estimate that each year 1,825 college students ages 18-24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle collisions. About 20 percent of college students meet the...
View ArticleFrance sets cigarette plain package date, JTI to file appeal
France published Tuesday a decree setting a January 1 deadline for cigarette manufacturers to introduce plain packages, but Japan Tobacco International immediately said it would challenge the measure.
View ArticleNew research reveals nine laws particularly effective in reducing underage...
New research reveals that nine laws designed to reduce underage drinking have been instrumental in saving more than 1,100 lives each year in the states that have adopted them, and that an additional...
View ArticleAre guidelines needed to assess competence of aging physicians?
(HealthDay)—The question of whether national guidelines need to be developed for assessing the competence of aging physicians was discussed during a recent meeting of key stakeholders, according to a...
View ArticleJudge sides with House Republicans against health care law
In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the administration is unconstitutionally subsidizing medical bills for millions of people while ignoring congressional...
View ArticleResearch finds more EMS calls in areas with lots of licensed alcohol...
Researchers found a 7.8 times higher risk of ambulance calls for patients with trauma in areas with the highest density of bars and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol, compared to a low density of...
View ArticleN.Zealand, Norway back plain packets for cigarettes (Update)
New Zealand and Norway became on Tuesday the latest countries to announce they will remove branding from cigarette packets, in a move hailed by the WHO as an effective way to cut smoking rates.
View ArticleProtecting plain tobacco packaging against industry influence
Canada's public consultation on plain packaging for tobacco requires strict guidelines to protect against interference by the tobacco industry, and media must also be wary, according to a commentary in...
View ArticleLiving with the risk of Alzheimer's disease
What are the expectations of persons who decide to have their risk of Alzheimer's Disease tested? What should doctors pay attention to when ascertaining individual risks? What is the benefit of risk...
View ArticleHere's how young people decide when they're drunk 'enough,' according to math
Young people decide whether they've had enough to drink the same way the cruise control on a car "decides" whether to accelerate or hit the brakes.
View ArticlePathologists vary in suggested therapy for melanocytic lesions
(HealthDay)—Pathologists have wide variability in treatment suggestions for melanocytic lesions, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
View ArticleEvidence growing of link between youth exposure to alcohol marketing and...
A new analysis of 12 long-term studies published since 2008 from across the globe finds that young people under the legal drinking age who are more exposed to alcohol marketing appear more likely to...
View ArticleDon't punish pregnant women for opioid use, docs say
(HealthDay)—Prevention and treatment, not legal action, should be the focus when dealing with pregnant women who use opioids, a leading pediatricians' group says.
View ArticlePilot study finds youth more likely than adults to report seeing alcohol...
Underage youth are nearly twice as likely to recall seeing alcohol marketing on the internet than adults, with almost one in three saying they saw alcohol-related content in the previous month,...
View ArticleFederal appeals court sidesteps major marijuana ruling
A federal appeals court has sidestepped making a ruling on whether U.S. prison officials can hold people who were convicted of marijuana offenses that were legal under state medical marijuana laws.
View ArticleNo link found between cancer and conditions at Guantanamo
U.S. military health experts found no link between several cases of cancer and environmental conditions in an area used for legal proceedings at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, according to a...
View ArticleHeavy-drinking Lithuania bans alcohol ads, raises minimum age
Lithuania on Thursday banned alcohol advertising and raised the legal drinking age to 20 from 18 as part of efforts to curb consumption in one of the world's hardest-drinking nations.
View ArticleNothing to fear for 'good Samaritan' doctors who assist medical emergencies
Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will look at what can happen when doctors are called on to help with a medical emergency (for example on board an aircraft, a so...
View ArticlePuerto Rico enacts medicinal marijuana law
The depleted government coffers of bankrupt Puerto Rico will take in $50 million a month now that a law allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has taken effect, the governor said.
View ArticlePuerto Rico betting on medical marijuana to help ease crisis
Puerto Rico is joining more than two dozen U.S. states in pinning a little of its future on medical marijuana.
View ArticleEU says Belgium took weeks to notify tainted egg discovery
The European Union's executive arm said Tuesday that Belgian authorities took around a month to notify it about the discovery of eggs contaminated with low levels of an insecticide, although EU member...
View ArticleHard-drinking Lithuania wages battle against vodka
Behind a heavy wooden door next to a Vilnius church, a couple of dozen Lithuanian men are talking about their dependence on alcohol. The moderator is Kestutis Dvareckas, a priest and a decade sober.
View ArticlePediatric physicians should revisit approaches to marijuana
(HealthDay)—In light of the changing legal status of marijuana, physicians should provide counseling on its effects to adolescents, according to an opinion article published online Oct. 9 in JAMA...
View ArticleCheaper drug could release more than GBP 13.5 million a year within the next...
Doctors in the north east of England face legal action from two of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies for offering patients with a serious eye condition the choice of a safe, effective but...
View ArticleLegal implications of neuroscience research—Harvard Review of Psychiatry...
New research on the biological basis of psychiatric disorders has important implications for legal proceedings as well as mental health treatment, according to a special issue on "Psychiatry,...
View ArticleWith obesity on rise, Paris takes a hard look at size bias (Update)
France, the country that gave the world butter croissants and foie gras, often has been a place where being overweight was seen as something of a sin. But its capital is taking a hard look at the...
View ArticleYoung and sober: Drinking on the wane for Australian teens
Drinking among Australian teenagers has declined sharply in the past two decades, with parents less likely to supply kids with booze and youths increasingly conscious of their health, researchers said...
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