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Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials

Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
Women with eating disorders experience persistently greater depressive symptoms across the life-course

Depression Symptoms Greater in Mothers With Prior Eating Disorders

Findings based on long-term follow-up from 18th week of pregnancy to 18 years postnatal
Early-life exposure to fine particulate matter is associated with a reduction in fundamental cognitive abilities

Exposure to Air Pollution May Impact Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Deficits seen in working memory, executive attention after prenatal, early childhood exposure
More than one in five home care aides report verbal abuse from clients and their family members

Health Care Aides Frequently Report Verbal Abuse

Aides who reported verbal abuse more than 11-fold more likely to also report physical abuse
Many health care providers in the United Kingdom have little direct experience with online feedback

Most Providers Unaware of Online Feedback About Themselves

Providers do not encourage patient reviews and often view such feedback as having limited value
Weak physical performance on tests of the upper and lower body is associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in midlife women

Poor Physical Performance Tied to Depression, Anxiety in Midlife Women

Findings seen for both upper- and lower-body performance in study of Singaporean women
Simple tweaks to eating and sleeping patterns of "night owls" can lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timing

Simple Tweaks Retrain Night Owls’ Internal Clocks

Nonpharmacological, practical interventions tied to improvements in mental well-being, performance
Prescription opioid misuse is more common among binge drinkers

Prescription Opioid Use Up Among Binge Drinkers

More than half of those who misused prescription opioids in 2012 to 2014 were binge drinkers
Health care has modest effects on extending life expectancy in the United States

Access to Health Care Has Little Impact on Longevity

Social, behavioral factors account for greater portion of premature mortality than does health care
There is variability in data relating to the safety of lithium during breastfeeding

Data Insufficient for Safety of Lithium During Breastfeeding

Lithium transfer to infants is variable; three cases of adverse effects reported, but confounding occurred