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Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement surgery are at significantly
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Nearly a million Viagra pills have been sold since the erection drug became available without prescription and hit supermarkets and
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Young people who use the drug spice are more likely to have a stroke
Young people who use the ‘zombie’ drug spice that is widely available on Britain’s streets are at risk of having
USPSTF advises PCPs to screen adults for unhealthy alcohol use
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Italian scientists create a pizza that PREVENTS cancer
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Researchers use blood serum markers to develop lupus risk index
Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, USA have developed an index that identifies the risk for lupus based
Unnecessary antibiotic use in asthma exacerbations may increase hospital stay, costs
Administering antibiotics to adults hospitalized with an asthma exacerbation without any documented indication of lung infection appears to lengthen hospital
Landmark study optimises steroid use in pregnancy
A pioneering research program aiming to optimise steroid use in pregnancy, and minimise potential side effects of excess steroid exposure