No two tumors are alike. That’s why two people with the same kind of cancer can react very differently to the same medicine. In one…
Opioid prescribing rates down at state level from 2010 to 2016
(HealthDay)—Prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data from individual states show a decline in opioid prescribing rates in 11 participating states from 2010 to 2016, according…
National study confirms nurses at higher risk of suicide than general population
In the first national study of its size, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health, Department of…
Mum can't wrap kids' Christmas presents after Parkinson's diagnosis at just 34
Age 21, Nicky Doyle, noticed that her hand started to shake. At the time, she was working as a finance manager and in her spare…
TV advert encourages convesation about organ donation at Christmas
Moving TV advert encourages families to talk about organ donation this Christmas before the law changes to make EVERY adult a donor next year The…
Vaping illnesses in US still rising, though at slower pace
The number of vaping illnesses in the U.S. is still rising, but at a slower pace. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday…
Still at war with the tobacco epidemic, Indonesia must control e-cigarettes too
Several countries are banning e-cigarettes due to revelations of health risks to both users and bystanders. But in Indonesia, the world’s second-largest cigarette market, the…