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Marijuana smoking increases risk of COPD for tobacco smokers

Smoking both tobacco and marijuana increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), found a study in CMAJ http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg814.pdf. Smoking only marijuana, however, was not associa ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea increases from 2 percent to 28 percent

The prevalence of quinolone-resistant gonorrhea has increased rapidly in Ontario - Canada's most populous province - from a rate of 2% in 2001 to 28% in 2006, found a study published in CMAJ http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg287.pdf. Infections in heterosexual men appear to have contribut ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SSRIs may reduce suicide in adults

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may reduce the risk of suicide in depressed adults, according to a study by researchers from the World Health Organization and the University of Verona, Italy published in CMAJ http:/ ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0