Girls Catching Up With Boys in Substance Use Girls Catching Up With Boys in Substance Use
The gender gap in adolescent substance use is narrowing, and in some cases, girls are surpassing boys in smoking and drinking behaviors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

US Food Regulator Gathering Information on Indian Spices After Alleged Contamination US Food Regulator Gathering Information on Indian Spices After Alleged Contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest after Hong Kong halted sales of some of their...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news

Italy's Turin Orders Outdoor Smokers to Keep Their Distance Italy's Turin Orders Outdoor Smokers to Keep Their Distance
The northern Italian city of Turin has banned outdoor smoking unless other people are at least five metres away, in what Mayor Stefano Lo Russo called a " common sense " ...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

New Data: US Maternal Mortality Better Than Thought New Data: US Maternal Mortality Better Than Thought
Despite the revised figures, Black women continue to experience pregnancy-related deaths far more than other groups, researchers said.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - March 13, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news

World Bank, Gates, UN Pledge Close to $600m to End Cervical Cancer World Bank, Gates, UN Pledge Close to $600m to End Cervical Cancer
Global health donors pledged nearly $600 million towards eliminating cervical cancer on Tuesday, at the first global forum dedicated to fighting the disease.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

Galantamine Supplements Found Mislabeled, Contaminated Galantamine Supplements Found Mislabeled, Contaminated
Prescription versions of the product did not have the same problems as supplements purchased through a consumer website, a study showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news

New Zealand to Shut Indigenous Health Authority Amid Maori Protests New Zealand to Shut Indigenous Health Authority Amid Maori Protests
New Zealand ' s Maori Health Authority will be shutdown by June 20, the health minister said on Tuesday, as the centre-right government winds back indigenous policies of...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 27, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Europe Faces Loneliness Epidemic Head-On Europe Faces Loneliness Epidemic Head-On
Loneliness isn ' t just hurting hearts, it ' s a threat to our very well-being.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

New Antibiotic Promising for Complicated UTIs New Antibiotic Promising for Complicated UTIs
Cefepime-taniborbactam was more effective than meropenem among patients with complicated UTIs and bacterial infections of the kidney, said study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news

British PM Sunak Says he Has Failed on Key Healthcare Pledge British PM Sunak Says he Has Failed on Key Healthcare Pledge
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government had not done enough to cut the high number of people waiting for hospital treatment in the health service, admitting...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife Hypertension Before 35 Tied to Triple Stroke Risk in Midlife
Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 have a threefold increased risk of having a midlife stroke, new data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 2, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Are Nicotine Patches and E-Cigarettes Safe in Pregnancy? Are Nicotine Patches and E-Cigarettes Safe in Pregnancy?
New evidence suggests that they are not associated with poor pregnancy outcomes.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news

500-mg Calcium Pill Protects Against Preeclampsia 500-mg Calcium Pill Protects Against Preeclampsia
The calcium dose tested in India and Tanzania was one third of what is now recommended by the World Health Organization yet just as effective.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Your Patient Has a Drug Addiction, What's After Screening? Your Patient Has a Drug Addiction, What's After Screening?
Primary care clinicians can play a pivotal role in helping patients with substance abuse disorders achieve long-term recovery from addiction, through frequent check-up visits.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

OHCA Due to Opioid-Stimulant Overdose Lethal, on the Rise OHCA Due to Opioid-Stimulant Overdose Lethal, on the Rise
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) secondary to combined opioid and stimulant use is increasing and is associated with lower survival compared with other drug-specific OHCA profiles.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news