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Relationships between couples have a significant impact on health. Married couples’ morbidity and mortality rates are consistently lower than those of single people. But marriage itself may not be …
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines substance abuse as “the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.” Also known as drug abuse, it involves …
Computed tomography enables the medical professional to assess the state of your bones, muscles, blood vessels, and organs. From this article, you’ll get to know how a CT scan …
Diabetes increases the risk of developing peripheral neuropathy, which predisposes one to develop many bacterial and fungal infections in the foot. These infections can develop into foot ulcers that …
A recent discovery was made at the National Institutes of Health regarding inflammation of the stomach. It was discovered by scientists that androgens, or male sex hormones have an …
Key Findings: Rats given the psychedelic compound DOI worked 40% less intensely to obtain heroin after a single dose. The effect lasted 30 minutes and targeted serotonin receptors linked …
Key Takeaways: A specific oral bacteria, Streptococcus anginosus, is linked to a 20% higher risk of stroke. High levels of this bacteria in the gut may worsen outcomes for stroke …
How is weight loss defined? Weight loss means losing any kind of weight. It may be voluntary (the result of dieting) or involuntary. In this case, weight loss is …
Think of that time your friends had an outing but didn’t invite you. It stung, didn’t it? Well, this pain is in fact not peculiar to you. You see, …
In July 2023, a 22-year-old woman in the US was injured during an MRI scan because she did not disclose the anal plug she had previously inserted in her …
