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Mental illness associated with cannabis use

Written by | 2 Aug 2013

People with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to usecannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness, according to researchers from the Centre for Addiction… read more.

Incidence of eating disorders rises in UK

Written by | 10 Jul 2013

Taken from the BMJ – by Bruce Sylvester – The most common type of eating disorder diagnosed in the UK is not bulimia or anorexia, but, rather, “eating… read more.

Lexapro (Escitalopram) improves stress-induced heart problem

Written by | 8 Jul 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Lexapro (escitalopram), which is used to treat depression and anxiety, appears to improve a stress-related heart condition in persons with stable coronary… read more.

Finasteride, a hair loss treatment, might also decrease alcohol consumption

Written by | 8 Jul 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that finasteride appears to reduce alcohol consumption in some men. The results were published online on June 13, 2013 by Alcoholism:… read more.

Burnout and depression are common in Anesthesia trainees…

Written by | 27 Jun 2013

Study Raises Concerns about Impact on Patient Care and Safety.   Residents in anesthesiology training programs have high rates of burnout and depression, reports a survey study in the… read more.

ASCO 2013 – The evolution of fellowship training: Concurrent oncology and palliative care

Written by | 24 Jun 2013

by Jamie Von Roenn, MD, and Charles von Gunten, MD, PhD – The call to integrate palliative care practices and principles into comprehensive cancer care, not as something… read more.

Heart attack women less healthy than men

Written by | 17 May 2013

Young women tend to be less healthy and have a poorer quality of life than similar-aged men before suffering a heart attack, according to research.

Chronic pain common complication of stroke

Written by | 17 Apr 2013

Chronic or persistent pain is a common — and likely under-recognised — complication of ischemic strokes (caused by a blocked blood vessel) according to new research in the… read more.

Propofol abuse by health care professionals

Written by | 3 Apr 2013

Abuse of common anesthetic has ‘rapid downhill course’, reports Journal of Addiction Medicine.  Abuse of the anaesthesia drug propofol is a “rapidly progressive form of substance dependence” that… read more.

Quit smoking to diminish back pain

Written by | 28 Mar 2013

Smoking is a known risk factor for back pain and disc disease. In a new study presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic… read more.

Treat Gamblers at early age

Written by | 15 Mar 2013

Study says early intervention is key to successful treatment of gambling.  To successfully treat pathological gambling, you need to intervene at an early stage, according to Susana Jiménez-Murcia… read more.

Insomnia link to increased risk of HF

Written by | 8 Mar 2013

People who suffer from insomnia appear to have an increased risk of developing heart failure, according to the largest study to investigate the link.  The study followed 54,279… read more.

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