Chronic cannabis use- whether smoked or consumed in edible form, is linked to significant cardiovascular risk. The corresponding study was published in JAMA Cardiology.
Legislation for both medicinal and…
Category: 5. Health
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The Youngest Generation Will Bear The Highest Brunt Of Climate Extremes: Study
TOPSHOT – Dry soil of the partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine is pictured in Duesseldorf, … More
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Cannabinoids in Cancer Treatment: A Double Benefit for Patients
How can cannabis be used to help chemotherapy patients? This is what a recent study published in Pharmacology & Therapeutics hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how cannabinoids could be…
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CVS Sues Arkansas Over Law Banning PBM Ownership Of Pharmacies
CVS Health Thursday sued Arkansas, trying to thwart a law the healthcare company said would lead to … More
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Scientists Find A Market Ready Replacement For PFAS
A new substitute for forever chemicals is non-toxic material is water- and oil-resistant, … More
It’s one of those quiet realities of modern life: we unwrap our sandwich or sip from a paper cup, unaware that…
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Leprosy existed in America long before arrival of Europeans
Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, and the University of Colorado (USA), in…
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Does outdoor air pollution affect indoor air quality? It could depend on buildings’ HVAC
We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age and type of building we occupy, as well as indoor pollution and outdoor pollution sources. But also playing an important role is the kind of…
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Mindfulness and brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks
Arriving home after a long day may be a relief, but for some people, seeing their front door or inserting a key into the lock triggers a powerful urge to pee. Known as “latchkey incontinence,” this phenomenon is the subject of a new study by…
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Evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, survive and kill much of humanity over many centuries
Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time it took to kill its victims, but these forms…
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Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice
We don’t always understand our emotions, but we couldn’t lead normal lives without them. They steer us through life, guiding the decisions we make and the actions we take. But if they’re inappropriate or stick around for too long, they can cause…
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