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Led by researchers from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), the team found that homeless youth with pets are less likely to engage in potentially harmful behaviour, more likely to open up to veterinarians about their personal challenges and generally less depressed. However, the team found that pets can make it difficult for their owners to obtain social services. The study was published today in the journal  Anthrozoӧs . Its findings mirror what researchers had been hearing anecdotally , said Prof. Jason Coe, Population Medicine. “Those homeless youth with pets don’t want to risk incarceration or anything that would prevent them from being with their pets, so they are less likely to abuse alcohol or use hard drugs,” said Coe. He studies the human-animal bond and communication in veterinary care. “We also found those without pets are three times more likely to be depressed, though we have not yet determined if this is directly relatable to having a pet.” Among major...

A brand new examine analyzed insurance coverage claims from 2004 by means of 2012 for 155,297 adults present process 4 frequent outpatient surgical procedures -- carpal tunnel restore, laparoscopic gall bladder elimination, some minimally invasive knee surgical procedures, and hernia restore. Credit score: © stevecuk / Fotolia Physicians are prescribing extra opioid painkillers than ever earlier than to sufferers present process frequent surgical procedures, in accordance with new analysis from the division of Anesthesiology and Vital Care on the Perelman Faculty of Drugs on the College of Pennsylvania. Their work is printed on-line this week in  JAMA  concurrently with a significant new guideline from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) that calls on physicians to keep away from over-prescription of opioids for surgical sufferers and different sufferers with painful situations. Opioid abuse and...

"Our study shows that failed substance use policies can reverse life expectancy trends for large population groups or even countries," says Dr. Jürgen Rehm, Director of Social and Epidemiological Research at CAMH and first author of the study. "On the other hand, we also observed that effective policy changes are associated with substantial gains in life expectancy." The researchers investigated marked changes in life expectancy linked to substance use and related policies in three countries: the U.S., the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) and Mexico. In the U.S., prescription opioids are used in larger quantities than in any other country. Usage started increasing rapidly in the mid-1990s, partly as a result of allowing family doctors to prescribe short-acting opioids such as oxycodone for chronic pain and other relatively common diseases. Non-medical use of these substances and associated harms, including overdose deaths, increased alongsi...

We analyzed 87 revealed research on alcohol and demise from all causes. This analysis suggests we needs to be skeptical of claims that alcohol consumption provides well being advantages. Credit score: College of Victoria, Centre for Addictions Analysis of BC Many individuals imagine a glass of wine with dinner will assist them stay longer and healthier--but the scientific proof is shaky at greatest, in keeping with a brand new analysis evaluation. The findings, revealed within the March 2016 concern of the  Journal of Research on Alcohol and Medicine , might sound shocking: Numerous information tales have reported on analysis tying reasonable consuming to a spread of well being benefits--including a decrease coronary heart illness danger and an extended life. However the brand new evaluation took a deeper take a look at these research, 87 in all. And it discovered that many have been flawed, with designs suggesting advantage...

Depression is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems, but whether antidepressants, particularly SSRIs, increase or reduce this risk remains controversial. The results are significant because antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed drugs and cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The study was led by the University's Division of Primary Care and is published in The BMJ. The researchers examined associations between different antidepressant drugs and rates of three cardiovascular outcomes in people with depression. Medical records of 238,963 patients aged 20-64 with a diagnosis of depression made between 2000 and 2011 were analysed using the UK QResearch database. Patients were monitored for occurrence of heart attacks, strokes or transient ischaemic attacks, and arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat), and followed up until 2012. The researchers looked at antidepressant class, including tricyclic and relate...

Researchers at the University of Illinois found that 85 percent of people who met the criteria for a diagnosis of cannabis withdrawal during their intake assessment for treatment lapsed and used cannabis again within about 16 days, while other individuals stayed abstinent about 24 days before using again, said lead author Jordan P. Davis, a doctoral student in the School of Social Work. The 110 young adults in the study sample were near-daily users who consumed cannabis on average about 70 of the 90 days prior to entering drug treatment. Participants who experienced withdrawal symptoms reported an average of two symptoms, such as mood disturbances (48 percent), difficulty sleeping (40 percent) and restlessness (33 percent), according to Davis and co-author Douglas C. Smith. Whether cannabis use leads to physiological dependence and withdrawal symptoms when users quit has been a topic of fiery debate for years among people who oppose -- and those who favor -- more liberal marijuan...