Courtenay Harris Bond
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Prescriptions for Valium, Xanax and other benzodiazepines have steeply declined (opens the original)
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Benzodiazepines are among the most widely prescribed medications, but that has been changing in recent years, a new study suggests. The research, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, found that prescriptions for benzodiazepines, a class of drugs that includes Xanax and Valium, dropped by more than 27% from 2013 to 2024. The medications are commonly used to treat anxiety. MORE: Not sure if you're vaccinated against measles? Here's how to find out Although the reasons for the
Not sure if you're vaccinated against measles? Here's how to find out (opens the original)
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Pennsylvania health officials Wednesday reported the death of an unvaccinated, Lancaster County man who tested positive for measles. It marks the fifth measles-associated death in the state this year. The four other measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania this year included two infants in Lancaster County, an 18-year-old in Mifflin County and a 40-year-old in Jefferson County. MORE: Creatine helps build muscle and strength even without exercise, study shows The total reported measles cases acr
Creatine helps build muscle and strength even without exercise, study shows (opens the original)
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After sprinters and other gold medalists revealed that they used creatine to enhance their performance at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the supplement's popularity surged among athletes and body builders. Creatine supplement sales rose from about $50 million in the mid-1990s to about $400 million by the early 2000s. Nowadays, creatine is touted by influencers as an everyman's supplement, good for regular people who want to build strength and muscle power and improve muscle recovery. A growing
Running hard isn't always necessary —slow jogging has health benefits, too (opens the original)
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Always pushing harder, faster and longer when it comes to running may not be necessary to reap mental and physical health benefits. That is what a growing chorus of health and fitness voices – and research – has been saying. MORE: Fishtown man is biking from Indiana to Pittsburgh to raise money for cancer research Running at a glacial pace, sometimes even at a pace slower than walking, has been linked to elevated mood, better blood pressure and heightened focus. For instance, a recent study foun
After years of falling, infant mortality rates are rising again, and racial disparities are widening (opens the original)
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Researchers have long tried to understand racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant mortality rates. Maternal mortality rates are three times higher for Black women than white women, at 49.4 deaths per 100,000 births versus 14.9 per 100,000, respectively. Also, infants born to Black women have more than twice the risk of death than those born to white women, according to a KFF analysis of federal statistics. MORE: Preterm babies often face early language delays as children. CHOP teame
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