Cart is empty When someone gets pulled over while driving under the influence, officers, friends and family don’t fully understand the why—why did this person think they could drive while high or drunk?
Benign breast disease linked to increased risk for breast cancer
The overall risk for breast cancer (BC) is increased for women diagnosed with benign breast disease (BBD) in the percutaneous biopsy era compared with the general population, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Surgery.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to inflammation in IBD patients
Lower levels of vitamin D found in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are linked to inflammation, potentially playing a role in the disease’s development, according to findings from a cross-sectional observational study published in the journal Medicine.
FDA asked to consider party drug MDMA as treatment for PTSD
A California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Sleep trackers everywhere: How does one choose?
With the growing number and variety of wearable sleep tracking devices in the market today, users are often unsure which one best fits their needs. Commentaries by consumer facing reviewers often look at features that researchers or clinicians treating patients do not. The latter are influential, but because they predominantly face persons with sleep complaints and not those who are mostly healthy, the goals of the latter—to self-understand sleep and maintain or improve it—tend to be submerged by technical concerns that may not be relevant.
Researchers call for equity in cannabis research
When marijuana was illegal across the United States, enforcement and penalties were disproportionately heaped upon communities of color. Today, cannabis remains federally illegal and unequal enforcement continues, while profits from the “green rush” of state legalization are in many cases flowing to wealthy white men.
In a post-COVID world, there’s a new landscape for at-home medical tests
During the COVID-19 pandemic, at-home tests became standard operating procedure for many households. In just 15 minutes, with a quick swab and a stir, we felt more confident visiting elderly family for the holidays, dropping in to visit a friend’s newborn baby, or boarding a plane for a much-needed vacation.
Video: Treating liver cancer
Liver cancer rates have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1980 and continue to rise. More than 41,000 people will be diagnosed with liver cancer in the U.S. this year, and about 29,000 will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here’s how the drug works
Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S., and one of the two drugs used—mifepristone—will now go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court next year.
Cotton a good foreign exchange earner, says cotton board
By NATION REPORTER
THE Cotton Board of Zambia says cotton can play a significant role in employment creation and elevate the status of the country in earning foreign exchange if the congruency of ideas from stakeholders are put into practice through reforms in the sectors.
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