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A recent review published in Clinical Anatomy highlights evidence that the female clitoris is important for reproduction. The review notes that stimulating the clitoris activates…
Loneliness is estimated to affect roughly one in five adults in the United States. It also stands as a public health crisis because loneliness has…
Study points to need for programs to prevent drug-related harm among workers in risky industry. Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers…
Physicians who received gifts from pharmaceutical companies related to opioid medications were more likely to prescribe opioids to their patients the following year, compared to…
A new Harvard study shows that to achieve the biggest improvements in public health and the greatest benefits from renewable energy, wind turbines should be…
A new study published today in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations, has found that sugar-sweetened acidic drinks, such as soft drinks, is the common factor…
This line from human embryonic kidney cells are often used in research because of their reliable growth. Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC New insights into preventing…
Preliminary research that needs to be confirmed by more studies. Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic…
A comprehensive global overview of cancer around the globe, concludes that progress in the fight against cancer is not only possible, but achievable. Third edition…
General practitioners stopped giving alcohol advice to patients when they stopped being paid to do so. When the Department of Health (England) introduced financial incentives…
This was investigated by Dr. Ricarda Schmithausen and Dr. Daniel Exner from the University Hospital Bonn. (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn Hygienists of the University…
Are gun owners more or less afraid than people who do not own guns? A new study from researchers at Florida State University and the…
Lower temperatures used in ‘energy saver’ washing machines may not be killing all pathogens. Washington, DC — For the first time ever, investigators have identified…
A merchant displays powdered and whole spices, including turmeric in the Karwan Bazar of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit: Abir Abdullah/Asian Development Bank Some spice processors in…
The total harm caused by excessive alcohol consumption is a staggering $2.05 per drink in the United States, and, of this, the government ends up…
Teens who misuse prescription or illicit opioids might benefit from opioid treatment medications, according to a new study led by a Yale researcher. An estimated…