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Plenty of women know that having an IUD inserted in their uterus can be an excruciating experience, but new government guidance issued Thursday may soon make the experience less painful … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Bacteria can adapt to a wide range of hostile environments, surviving and even thriving in marine oil spills, ocean-borne plastic trash, industrial brownfields and even the interior of the International … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Nearly 1 in every 10 chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioids winds up addicted to the painkillers at some point, a new review finds. Further, nearly 1 in 3 … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Kids and teens around the world are consuming more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of future health problems, a new study finds. Young people consumed nearly 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Aug. 7 (UPI) — Knowing that your high school friends’ genes may affect your risk of substance abuse and psychiatric conditions later in life could make it possible for intervention … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) — People with Parkinson’s disease fear developing dementia, but their risk may be less than once believed, or it could strike later than expected in … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

More than 1 in 4 Americans 50 or older are now caregivers, looking after at least one family member or friend who has a health problem or disability, a new … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Whites are three times more likely to survive a cardiac arrest after receiving bystander CPR than Black adults are, a new study has found. Likewise, men are twice as likely … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

This summer’s blistering temperatures have helped prompt an emergency blood shortage, the American Red Cross has warned. Heat waves affected almost 100 blood drives last month, either by hurting turnout … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

Researchers are gleaning important insights into miscarriages in women from a longtime four-legged friend: horses. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, since female horses have long pregnancies (11 months) and … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor: