Beliefs About Suicide Acceptability in the United States: How Do They Affect Suicide Mortality? Julie A Phillips, PhD Elizabeth A Luth, PhD The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, gbx153,https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx153 Published: 25 January 2018 Article history Cite Permissions Abstract Objectives Societies develop cultural scripts to understand suicide and define conditions under which the act isContinue reading “Beliefs About Suicide Acceptability in the United States: How Do They Affect Suicide Mortality?”
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Benzodiazepines Increase Mortality in Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
OPIOID FALLOUT
OPIOID FALLOUT The opioid and heroin epidemic has ravaged swaths of the United States, with opioids playing a role in more than 33,000 deaths in 2015, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 30 states expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, making the healthcare law the most comprehensive financial government response toContinue reading “OPIOID FALLOUT”
Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age
Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age Summary: According to a PLOS ONE study, a person’s intraindividual reaction time variability may be an independent predictor of mortality. Source: PLOS. A common indicator of neurobiological disturbance among the elderly may also be associated with mortality, according to a study publishedContinue reading “Reaction Time Variation May Be a Marker That Predicts Mortality in Old Age”
Opioid prescription and cancer in UK
466% increase in opioid prescribing In England, the growing use of buprenorphine, oxycodone hydrochloride, and morphine sulphate increased annual costs for these three drugs by more than £10 million (US$12.98 million) between 2002 and 2013. Also, dispensing data reported by the UK National Health and Social Care Information Center show a 466% increase in opioidContinue reading “Opioid prescription and cancer in UK”
Why Your Workplace Might Be Killing You by Shana Lynch
Stanford scholars identify 10 work stressors that are destroying your health. Many companies institute wellness programs that focus on encouraging employees to eat better or exercise more. Meanwhile, they overlook the atmosphere of the workplace setting itself. | We may be long past the days of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, the seminal book that depictedContinue reading “Why Your Workplace Might Be Killing You by Shana Lynch”
High Milk Intake Associated With Mortality Risk? by Larry Hand
Swedish researchers have found that a high intake of milk may be associated with higher mortality and fracture risks in women and higher mortality risk in men, but they caution against basing any dietary recommendations on their findings, which were published online October 28 in BMJ. Karl Michaëlsson, MD, PhD, professor in medical epidemiology andContinue reading “High Milk Intake Associated With Mortality Risk? by Larry Hand”
Low Testosterone Concentrations in Men Contribute to the Gender Gap in Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
Men have a generally higher risk of incident cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. And men with low total testosterone (TT) concentrations were identified as high-risk individuals with regard to 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality risk. Across the industrialized world, men experience an earlier onset of (CVD) and a life expectancy 5 to 10 years shorterContinue reading “Low Testosterone Concentrations in Men Contribute to the Gender Gap in Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality”
UFPs from 3D printers harmful to health, causing cardio-respiratory mortality
A new study by researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology shows that commercially available desktop 3D printers can have substantial emissions of potentially harmful nano-sized particles in indoor air. The study, which was recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, is the first to measure airborne particle emissions from commercially available desktop 3D printers.Continue reading “UFPs from 3D printers harmful to health, causing cardio-respiratory mortality”