WASHINGTON – Synthetic designer drugs, especially synthetic opioids like fentanyl implicated in the death of pop star Prince, pose an…
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Study: New docs’ suicidal thoughts eased with online therapy
Doctors-in-training face long, stressful hours, sleepless nights and a high risk of depression and suicidal thoughts, but often are too…
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Low-nicotine cigarettes may reduce smoking, encourage quitting
A large test of cigarettes with reduced nicotine finds that they help smokers cut down on the number of smokes…
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US campaign highlights stress of fireworks on combat veterans
Every Independence Day for the past eight years, Shawn Gourley and her family have left their Indiana home for remote…
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School-wide prevention program lowers teen suicide risk
After a school-based prevention program, European teenagers were about half as likely to attempt suicide or to feel suicidal, a…
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Psychiatrists team with pediatricians to treat child mental health disorders
Many parents know the scenario: Their child shows signs of anxiety or depression, throws fits or has trouble focusing. They…
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New Study Contradicts FDA, Says Chantix Raises Suicide Risks
Pfizer’s smoking cessation drug Chantix carries too many risks and should only be tried when other treatments fail, researchers said.…
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Psychologists argue for the right to prescribe medicines
Psychologists have traditionally not been allowed to prescribe medications for their patients, but some argue that giving them this right…
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Controversy plagues school mental health screening
After his father was diagnosed with cancer, a 15-year-old Champagne, Ill., teen started skipping school, erupting in angry outbursts, yelling…
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Inflammation may explain link between depression and diabetes
People with both depression and diabetes have higher markers of inflammation in their blood than those with diabetes alone, a…
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