Wednesday, 28 December 2022

Navigating the Holidays When Your Adult Child Has Substance Issues

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A look at how parents whose adult children have substance issues can navigate the holiday season.



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Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer

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A new study raises concerns over pediatric poisonings from a particularly lethal combo — a potent synthetic opioid known as fentanyl and a powerful veterinary sedative called xylazine.



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Is Long COVID Less Likely With Omicron Strains?

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Whether it's an effect of vaccination, immunity from previous infections, or perhaps evolution, doctors are beginning to hope the Omicron variant of the coronavirus might be milder. They're also hoping it may be less likely to cause long COVID.



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Tuesday, 27 December 2022

CSU: What to Wear and What to Avoid

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Find out what’s best to wear to prevent and manage chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), also called chronic hives.



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New AI Listens to Toilet Sounds to Detect Diarrhea

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Georgia Tech engineers have developed AI that can identify diarrhea with up to 98% accuracy and could help us catch disease outbreaks early.



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