Researchers at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus found that an 18-month pilot project
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Long-term use of muscle relaxants has skyrocketed since 2005
Office visits for ongoing prescribing of skeletal muscle relaxant drugs tripled from 2005 to 2016, according to a new study
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How to use your bathroom scale to find the right weight loss strategy
People who weigh themselves regularly are more successful at losing weight and keeping it off. But standing on a scale,
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Radiologists use deep learning to find signs of COVID-19 in chest X-rays
Johns Hopkins radiologists have found that a deep learning algorithm to detect tuberculosis in chest X-rays could be useful for
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Debate swirls on use of virus ‘immunity passports’
Governments and organizations around the world are mulling the use of hotly-debated “immunity passports” aimed at easing pandemic-related lockdowns and
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For washing your hands, is it more effective to use soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitizer?
Handwashing with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer (ABHS) is likely to be equally effective at removing and inactivating
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Opioid use by teens a red flag for other dangers
(HealthDay)—Teenagers who’ve experimented with opioid painkillers are likely to be taking other health risks, a new study finds. In a
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How to use ‘kriya’ to harness your body’s energy and ‘boost health’
It has been more than 50 years since the West began its love affair with yoga. There are now thousands
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Researchers use EHRs to identify cancer symptom clusters
Patients with chronic diseases such as breast cancer or colorectal cancer often experience fatigue, pain, depression and other symptoms which
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Long-term opioid use has known link to low testosterone but not many men screened, treated
Long-term opioid use previously has been linked with low testosterone in men. What has been unclear is how many men
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