Shooting Up Triples Death Risk
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no 'grace period' when it comes to use of injection drugs like heroin or cocaine: A new study in Addiction finds teenage and young adult users triple their risk for death soon after taking up the habit.
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The risk of wars being fought over water is rising because of explosive global population growth and widespread complacency, scientists said on Friday.
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Thousands of people could be dying prematurely from vitamin supplements, researchers report today, stating that the pills increase the death rate of those who take them by 6 per cent.
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With more than triple the US average of African-American homicides, the city is battling to protect kids from gunfire.
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Research showed that daily doses of the vitamin above 400 international units (iu) were associated with an increased risk of early death.
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When ozone goes up in cities, even for short periods at levels below current regulatory standards, so does the death rate, according to an article in Wednesday&#39;s Journal
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People who take high doses of vitamin E - those exceeding 400 international units a day - to improve their health may be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier.
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Scientists have long known that air pollution is a serious health hazard that increases the risk of premature death. But a new study may come as a shock.
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FIVE people yesterday died and three others were injured in a series of shootings following a dispute among US deer hunters. It is thought the five were caught up in a dispute over treetop
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More than 3,000 deaths could be prevented each year if VAT was slapped on a vast range of foods, say researchers.
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Men and women who've ever dealt with unemployment may have a heightened risk of dying early, particularly from suicide and injuries, a Swedish study suggests.
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Male U.S. veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide than people with no military service, and are more likely to kill themselves with a gun than others who commit suicide, researchers said on Monday.
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By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 11--If you were to walk around the Inner Harbor firing bullets wildly into the air, would you get a ticket and have your gun handed back the next day?   No way.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Unexploded ammunition, weapons and other military ordnance cause more injuries and deaths in Afghanistan than land mines, especially among children, says a study in the Jan. 8 issue of the British Medical Journal.
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Celebrex, a huge-selling painkiller sold by Pfizer, more than tripled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among those taking high doses in a national trial, the company said yesterday.
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Government statisticians reported a sharp rise in death rates for adults of virtually all ages and both sexes from 1997 to 2004.
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A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.