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Physical & Mental Health warning for Benadryl Challenge on SM
FDA warns about serious problems with high doses of the allergy medicine diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Mental Health | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that taking higher than recommended doses of the common over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicine diphenhydramine (Benadryl) can lead to serious heart problems, seizures, coma, or even death.
No Insurance 2021? Action tips for getting your medications
Health & Covid | About 80% of Asymptomatic People develop Symptoms
Mental Health | Approximately 20% of asymptomatic people who test positive for COVID-19 will remain symptom-free over time,
according to two studies published September 22 in different journals. The researchers propose, therefore, that most asymptomatic patients should be considered pre-symptomatic.
Mental Health | Depression in Adults leads to reduced quality of life
Mental Health | US adults with depression reported lower quality of life, higher work and activity impairment, ....
....and more health care resource use than those without depression, according to an analysis of survey data presented in a poster at Psych Congress 2020.
Mental Health | ADHD Appears Genetically Related to Narcolepsy
Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy may share genetic links...
... according to an analysis of polygenic risk scores published online in the journal Translational Psychiatry.
Are you getting enough Sleep? Not enough does have consequences
Mental Health and Sleep | Most of us know first-hand that lack of sleep has a profound effect on how we function day to day.
From irritability and increased clumsiness to greater susceptibility to colds and chronic diseases, there's ample research to back this up.
Now, a large new study also confirms that being sleep deprived really can suck the joy out of life.
From the CDC | Late Sequelae of COVID-19
from the CDC regarding Covid-19 and the long term impact
The identification of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 has led to a growing and continually evolving body of knowledge about the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.
Mental Health and Covid-19 | Overdose Deaths on the Rise
Mental Health | Overdose deaths
Suspected overdose submissions to the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Overdose Data Mapping Application Program .....
..from January to April this year are up 16.6% vs. the same period in 2019, according to an ODMAP report.
From the Mayo Clinic | COVID-19 vaccine myths debunked
Vaccines are perhaps the best hope for ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two pharmaceutical companies have applied for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization for new COVID-19 vaccines, and a limited number of vaccines will be available before the end of the year.