Perhaps more important, at least for humans, the THC made its way into their milk, sometimes at levels that exceeded consumption limits set by food safety regulators in Europe. (The United States has no comparable standard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does advise new mothers to avoid marijuana and CBD products while breastfeeding,…
The new study is the result of a decade-long collaboration between Dr. Plowright and Peggy Eby, a wildlife ecologist with an adjunct position at the University of New South Wales who has spent 30 years studying the flying foxes that live in a subtropical region of Eastern Australia. They worked with an interdisciplinary group of…
“Hairy tongue,” pins and needles and Covid toe are just a few unnerving yet real manifestations of the coronavirus.
Without medication, patients are wondering what comes next.
The money would help pay for addiction treatment and drug education programs in communities across the United States.
Britain announced on Monday that it would contribute $1.19 billion over three years to combat H.I.V., tuberculosis and malaria across the world, about half the amount aid organizations had hoped for and more than a month after other Group of 7 nations had pledged their support. Once a leading donor to poor nations, Britain has…
Until 1804, fewer than one billion people roamed our planet. More than a century later, in 1927, we crossed two billion. Since then, the world population has shot up in the shape of a hockey stick, boosted by the triumphs of modern medicine and public health. The latest marker was passed on Tuesday, when the…
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For others, the wait is not for a device, but for answers. Even with ailments where a clear link can be established, like smoking and lung cancer, the illness can take years to manifest, Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association, said. “I think it’s a wait-and-see of really looking at…
Ms. Philpott has a theory. “People who work in sexual health often come from a biomedical background, and they focus on death, danger and disease,” she said. “They’re not encouraged to think of themselves as sexual beings.” The fact that most sexual and reproductive health programs are delivered by big aid agencies doesn’t help, she…