25% of all overdoses are from heroin – fox6now.com

25. February 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
fox6now.com 25% of all overdoses are from heroinfox6now.comAmerica’s opioid epidemic continues: The latest numbers from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, released Friday, show that one in four drug overdoses in 2015 was related to heroin. In 1999, just 6% of all overdoses were related to the drug.America’s battle with drugs: Fatal overdoses spike ...

Asylum seeker with brain tumor returned to detention center in Texas – Fox News

24. February 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
Los Angeles Times Asylum seeker with brain tumor returned to detention center in TexasFox NewsA Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States was returned to a Texas detention center after spending almost two weeks in a hospital, U.S. immigration officials said Thursday. Attorneys for Sara Beltran Hernandez, 26, said Thursday that they …Human rights group, ...

Bay State ranks in top 10 for OD deaths – Boston Herald

24. February 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
TIME Bay State ranks in top 10 for OD deathsBoston HeraldMassachusetts ranks among the worst states in the nation for drug overdose deaths, part of a cluster in the Northeast where opioids and other narcotics have spiked OD numbers, federal disease watchdogs say. The Bay State’s age-adjusted drug overdose …Drug OD Deaths Have Nearly Tripled Since ...

Midlife Vascular Risk Factors Drive Dementia Later in Life – Medscape

24. February 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
Medscape Midlife Vascular Risk Factors Drive Dementia Later in LifeMedscapeHOUSTON, Texas — A new study provides more evidence that vascular risk factors in midlife are associated with increased risk for dementia later in life. Smoking, hypertension, and diabetes in midlife were all associated with increased risk for dementia.Excess sugar linked to Alzheimer’s: Study finds a ...