Every hour a baby is born in the United States with symptoms of withdrawal from opiates.
During the last decade the U.S. has seen a sharp increase in the number of pregnant women addicted to opiate drugs and the number of babies born experiencing withdrawal symptoms as the fastest growing abuse of prescription drugs has hit hospital maternity wards across the country.
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“The fact that children find animals so appealing suggests that children may benefit from having an animal, like a pet, in their lives.”
Kids as young as 11 months showed more interest in live animals than toys, even ones made to replicate real living creatures, it was found in a new study.
Daylight exposure inside hospital could also reduce the damage caused by a heart attack.
Treating a heart attack victim could be as simple as exposing them to light. Doctors say strong light or even just daylight could cut the risk of having a heart attack or suffering permanent damage after having one.
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Researchers used molecules called microRNAs to convert scar tissue (called fibroblasts) into heart muscle cells.
When someone suffers a heart attack, scar tissue forms over the damaged areas of the heart, reducing the organ’s function. In a new study, scientists successfully turned this scar tissue into working heart muscle without the use of stem cells.
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The study is the first to show accelerated biological aging in childhood as a result of stress.
Children age faster on a cellular level when exposed to multiple instances of violence than children without violent experiences, a new study has found.
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A new study finds that 3-year-olds with ‘under-controlled’ personalities were twice as likely to be compulsive gamblers 30 years later.
Please take note parents: Moody and restless toddlers are more likely than other tots to turn into impulsive gamblers in adulthood, a new study has claimed.
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Young women are now more likely than young men to say a successful, high-paying career is one of the most important things in life in a major reversal from the 1990’s, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
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Women whose nucleus accumbens reacts strongly to pictures of appealing food are more likely to gain weight in the next six months.
The activity in the nucleus accumbens, a region of the brain associated with reward, can predict who will gain weight or have sex in the next six months, according to new research.
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Medical helicopter beats ambulance for trauma victims.
For the critically injured, there are two choices for getting to a hospital – ground ambulance or helicopter. While many critics decry the use of helicopters for emergency transportation because of cost and potential crashes, it turns out a trip to the ER via the sky may actually improve a person’s chances for survival.
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Scientists showed that teenage depression could be diagnosed through a panel of 11 genetic markers.
One day a simple blood test may be all that’s needed to help parents figure out whether a child is suffering from clinical depression or normal teenage angst, according to a new study.
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More workers eat at their desks or don’t take a break at all.
Many employees work more and have less time to do it in today’s fast-paced work environment and poor economy. That is making the once-cherished midday lunch break a disappearing option.
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The difference between a man’s paycheck and a woman’s paycheck may have something to do with where people live.
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