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No description available President Donald Trump has claimed that he's been taking the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine every day in an effort to avoid contracting coronavirus. But last month, the Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of the medication for COVID-19, saying that it's linked to serious heart problems....

When presidents and other leaders or experts speak, people listen. Worse, they sometimes act as in the case of a man in Arizona who drank fish tank cleaner that contained chloroquine after President Donald Trump called the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin “one of the biggest game changers in the...

The number of deaths in the U.S. totaled more than 60,000 as of Wednesday evening, according to NBC News' tally, while the global death toll climbed over 226,000, according to Johns Hopkins University . The growing U.S. death toll hasn't prevented some states from relaxing their lockdowns, including Florida ,...

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Internet searches for purchasing hydroxychloroquine, a drug commonly used to treat malaria, jumped 1,389 percent after high-profile claims were made that it could fight COVID-19, a new study shows. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine , examined internet searchers originating from the U.S. that included certain search terms, including...

Using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to treat COVID-19 has been surrounded by more hype than data, with too little known about how the virus affects the immune system, investigators said. "[T]he known and potent immunomodulatory effects of [HCQ and its close cousin chloroquine] which support their use in the treatment of autoimmune...

Online demand for the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine surged by more than 1,000% after Donald Trump endorsed it as a potential treatment for Covid-19 without providing evidence it worked, a new study has found. There are no proven prescription therapies to treat Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Despite the...

From the WebMD Archives By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When the President of the United States offers medical advice, many Americans will heed the call. Never mind that the recommendations may be unfounded and potentially dangerous. That's the cautionary finding of an analysis...

April 29 (UPI) -- Google searches for the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine increased by nearly 1,400 percent after high-profile endorsements of possible benefits in treating COVID-19 , an analysis published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine said. Similar searches for chloroquine, another drug that treats malaria, jumped more than 440 percent, the...

Google searches for malaria drug spiked after Trump, Musk endorsements April 29 (UPI) — Google searches for the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine increased by nearly 1,400 percent after high-profile endorsements of possible benefits in treating COVID-19, an analysis published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine said. Similar searches for chloroquine, another drug...

Internet searches for two anti-malaria drugs soared after high-profile endorsements from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as potential treatments for the novel coronavirus, a new study finds. Because there are no treatments approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), people may end up searching for unproven therapies....

US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2020. - Trump spoke about supporting small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic through the Paycheck Protection Program. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Scientists...

In olden times, it was fairly easy to identify the sources of misinformation and cultural ignorance: They were either commercial entities that profited from misleading the public, such as tobacco companies, or conspiracy theorists and other inhabitants of the lunatic fringe. "When it comes to misinformation, I normally tell people...

When prompted to connect users with addiction treatments or treatment referral services, automated voice assistants from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung were largely unhelpful, a recent study found. The study was published in npj Digital Medicine and led by researchers from the University of California San Diego's Center for...

That smart device sitting in your kitchen can play music, pull up recipes, and even flatulate on command. However, a team of California researchers says these virtual assistants have the the potential to help individuals fight addiction — but they're not there yet. Investigators examined some of today's most popular...

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri are little help for people seeking information about how to quit drinking, smoking, vaping or taking opioids, a new study finds. "Alexa can already fart on demand, why can't it and other...

In response to 70 help-seeking queries, the intelligent virtual assistants returned only four useful replies. © Georgijevic / Istok.com A TEAM of American doctors has highlighted the key role that virtual assistants could play in helping to prevent addiction. The researchers suggest, for example, that they could instruct smartphone users...

In response to 70 help-seeking queries, the intelligent virtual assistants returned only four useful replies. A team of American doctors has highlighted the key role that virtual assistants could play in helping to prevent addiction. The researchers suggest, for example, that they could instruct smartphone users to avail of free...

“Siri, help me quit drugs”: What does your smart device say when you ask for help with addiction? According to a new report, leading intelligent virtual assistants fail to understand questions about where to find help for substance abuse, and in one instance the response was for a recommendation on...

As assistentes virtuais inteligentes têm o potencial de fornecer ajuda significativa no controle de vícios dos usuários (Foto: Flickr) Você já tentou de mil e uma maneiras parar algum vício, mas nunca conseguiu? Um estudo da Universidade da Califórnia, nos Estados Unidos, aposta que, no futuro, assistentes de voz, como...

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Print Font Size: FDA warns consumers that the agency has not evaluated most CBD products and cannot say they are safe. Celebrities are promoting cannabis derived products as part of a growing wellness trend. Kim Kardashian had a cannabidiol (CBD) themed baby shower. Melissa McCarthy used...

Health News Share on Pinterest Researchers are learning how cannabis compounds affect people. Getty Images There’s not enough scientific evidence to recommend cannabinoids for treating mental health conditions, a new study finds. Products with THC or CBD have been used in recent years as a way to self-medicate for certain...

Marijuana is more mainstream than it’s ever been. A growing number of states are legalizing it medicinally and recreationally; millions of people are vaping products that contain the compound THC (potentially to the detriment of their health ); and non-psychoactive CBD is in everything from beauty products to seltzer water....

Searches for CBD spiked this year as awareness of the product grew. It's not your imagination, cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD, has seemingly infiltrated every consumer product -- from skin care to gummy candies to vape pens to dog treats. Now there's data to back up that trend, according to...

According to our Google searches, Americans are more interested in CBD than any other health product or topic, a new study reveals. In the US, an average of 6.4 million unique Google searches are made for CBD each month - more than those for meditation, exercise, veganism and even marijuana,...

Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., were concerned when a young man contacted their department last year complaining of a heart-pounding, hallucinogenic high he had neither expected nor wanted to have. The team, led by the forensic toxicologist Michelle R. Peace, had published a study about mysterious ingredients...

As the marijuana industry grows, so do marketing claims of health benefits from cannabis use. Now researchers at UC San Diego are warning against marijuana advertisements that boast health benefits, saying the claims are problematic and need to be independently verified. In a recent column in the Journal of the...

We look at whether marijuana advertising is misleading about its health benefits. Plus, an interview with LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner. Plus, a collaboration between Toyota, Kenworth, UPS and Shell to clean up the air at the Port of Los Angeles. Chu and reproductive rights Last week, Alabama passed some of...

Marijuana is weighed at the Greener Crossing Medical Marijuana Care Giver Center in Detroit on March 9, 2017. (AP) The federal government should more aggressively regulate the marketing of marijuana, particularly products that feature unsubstantiated health claims, three UC San Diego physicians say in the latest issue of Journal of...

Editorial pages focus on these health care issues and others. Stat: Has Your Insurer Denied A Medical Claim? Stand Up For Your Rights While legislation is critical in preventing health plan barriers, consumers also play a role. By knowing their rights, appealing denials, and fighting back, patients can stand up...

In April of 2019, more people searched online for CBD than for acupuncture, apple cider vinegar, meditation, exercise, veganism, or vaccination (and that was during a measles outbreak ). CBD, a chemical found in the cannabis plant, is having its moment , after being seized on by the wellness empire...

Internet searches on sexual assault and harassment have greatly increased since the start of the #MeToo campaign. The #MeToo movement correlates with a sharp increase in internet searches related to sexual harassment and/or assault, per study data published in JAMA Internal Medicine. These data underscore the scope of sexual assault...

John W. Ayers, a UC San Diego researcher, uses online data for public health research. (John Gibbins) Journalists can help readers overcome drug abuse by including a national help line that offers free resources, just like they do with stories on suicide. That’s the conclusion of a recent study led...

Internet searches on sexual assault and harassment have greatly increased since the start of the #MeToo campaign. The #MeToo movement correlates with a sharp increase in internet searches related to sexual harassment and/or assault, per study data published in JAMA Internal Medicine. These data underscore the scope of sexual assault...

Americans are getting creative in finding ways to gain access to marijuana online, even if they aren’t legally allowed to do so, a recent study found. According to research published on the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, millions are looking for marijuana retailers on the internet, with the rate rising...

SAN DIEGO — Buying marijuana products apparently requires little more than a Google search and the click of a mouse, no matter who you are or where you live. A recent study finds that millions of Americans are seeking out and finding online cannabis retailers, even if they reside in...

Millions of Americans have searched Google for information on how to understand, prevent and report sexual harassment and assault since the start of the #MeToo movement more than a year ago, a US study suggests. In October 2017, following public accusations of sexual harassment and assault against film producer Harvey...

In 2006, activist Tarana Burke founded Just Be Inc., a nonprofit that offers services to victims of sexual harassment and abuse. She called the movement she created “ Me Too .” The name was birthed in 1997 after Burke listened to the sexual abuse victim story of a 13-year-old girl....

For India, the #MeToo movement has been the highlight of the year 2018, but in countries abroad, this campaign against sexual harassment kicked off sometime in October 2017. And highlighting the intensity of the crusade, a US study suggests that millions of Americans have searched Google for information on how...

Premium Men say they now feel ’afraid’ to talk to women. Do feel afraid. #MeToo is an invisible spectre, present even when it is not. Photo: iStock The #MeToo movement is a crisis of genderan inevitable outcome of building patriarchal capital. It was bound to be destructive...

(Reuters Health) - - Millions of Americans have searched Google for information on how to understand, prevent and report sexual harassment and assault since the start of the #MeToo movement more than a year ago, a U.S. study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A vendor sells #MeToo badges a protest march for...

Ever since sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light last year, the #MeToo movement — initially launched over a decade ago by activist Tarana Burke — has prompted millions of survivors around the world to come forward and share their own stories. Moreover, after actress Alyssa...

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If the eyes are a window to the soul, then surely Google searches are a window into our thoughts. And since actress Alyssa Milano drew attention to the #MeToo movement -- begun more than a decade earlier by the activist Tarana Burke -- with a tweet in October 2017, Americans...

FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of thousands of women have used the #MeToo hashtag to speak out about sexual harassment and assault during the past year. Now there's evidence that the #MeToo movement sparked more than mere conversation about sexual abuse in the United States. Google searches...

The death by suicide of a 9-year-old Colorado fourth grader underscores the challenges surrounding youth mental health — particularly the risks LGBTQ kids face. Jamel Myles was found dead of suicide just days after his mom said he came out as gay to his classmates, the Denver Post reports ....

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) teens are at least twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to use illegal drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, heroin and methamphetamines, a U.S. study suggests. Previous research suggests that stressors related to being closeted or coming out and being rejected by family or friends...

(Reuters Health) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning teens are at least twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to use illegal drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, heroin and methamphetamines, a U.S. study suggests. Previous research suggests that stressors related to being closeted or coming out and being rejected by family...

Turns out, lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) teens are at substantially higher risk of substance use than their heterosexual peers. According to a new study led by San Diego State University researchers, LGBQ teens are more likely to use dangerous drugs. As part of the most recent National Youth...

April 19 (UPI) -- People who use medical marijuana have higher rates of medical and non-medical prescription drug use -- including pain relievers -- than others, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University and University College Cork in Ireland analyzed more than 57,000 responses to the 2015 National...

A new study, led by San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health associate research professor John W. Ayers, demonstrates how easy it is for Americans to purchase marijuana online. Titled, "Online Sales of Marijuana: An Unrecognized Public Health Dilemma," and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...

Photo by JESHOOTS via Pixabay If you want to buy something — anything, really — it’s more than likely you’ll find it online. And that includes cannabis. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine . Millions of shoppers are searching...

We’re obsessed with buying anything we need online. Art supplies. Vitamins. Adult diapers. All to your door in an anonymous box, and without the need to avert your gaze from the cashier. Apparently, marijuana is no exception — Americans are buying weed online in droves. This news comes courtesy of...

Now more than ever, American pot users are purchasing their supplies through online resources. A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Thursday found that millions of Americans are searching for and finding pot from online retailers. A team of researchers, led by San Diego State University...

THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Controversial "heat-not-burn" tobacco devices might only get limited marketing in the United States, based on recommendations issued Thursday by an influential government panel. These devices are different than e-cigarettes, in that instead of heating a nicotine-infused liquid, they warm up tobacco to about 500 degrees...

NEW YORK — LGB teens are more likely to plan or commit suicide according to research published this week in the journal JAMA, CNN and other outlets report . Looking at answers in the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey in the U.S., researchers found that 40 percent of high...

Suicide has long been an issue for LBGT youth, but a new study finds that they’re four times as likely to try to take their own lives than their hetero peers. Researcher from San Diego State University interviewed 16,000 young people in 2015, asking them about mental health and sexuality....

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2017 -- Teens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning, or LGBQ, have a much higher risk for suicidal behavior than other teens, a new study has found. Nearly 40 percent of LGBQ teens told researchers that they had seriously considered suicide in the past year. In...

Gay and bisexual youth have a “tragically high” risk of suicidal behaviour, a new study has claimed. In a research letter published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), it was reported that gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning high schoolers in the US had a much higher risk...

valentinrussanov via Getty Images (Reuters Health) - - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) teens are more than three times as likely to attempt suicide as their heterosexual peers, a U.S. study suggests. In a national survey of almost 16,000 youth, about 25 percent of LBGQ teens said they had...

There has been a startling rise in U.S. suicide rates, but LGBQ teens may be more at risk than other groups, according to a new report. To do so, they surveyed 16,000 youth in 2015, and the questionnaire focused on topics including sexuality and mental health. Overall, 89 percent of...

Time of article published Durban - Gay teenagers were almost five times as likely to show a higher prevalence for suicide-risk behaviour than their heterosexual peers, a research has showed. The findings showed that one in four or 40 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) adolescents seriously...

Both LGBQ sexual identity and traumatic experiences in childhood are linked to a heightened risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, U.S. researchers say. Teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or are questioning their sexual identity are also more likely than their heterosexual peers to have had adverse childhood experiences...

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(Reuters Health) - - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) teens are more than three times as likely to attempt suicide as their heterosexual peers, a U.S. study suggests. LGBT flags are displayed at Chueca quarter during World Pride in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera In a national...

40% of teens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or unsure of orientation considered suicide in the past year Even with advances, too many of these teens live in harmful environments, experts say CNN — LGBQ teens are more vulnerable to planning or attempting suicide, according to a research letter published...

VULNERABLE KIDS Teens who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning are at a higher risk of suicidal behavior, according to a study based on a nationwide survey of high school students from 2015. serts/iStockphoto...

Teenagers that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer are 63 percent more likely to consider suicide than their heterosexual peers, a new study reveals. An analysis of survey data from 15,624 high school students found that 40 percent of sexual minority teens had considered suicide. Suicide, especially among teens,...

Photographed by Stephanie Gonot. As much as we talk about making strides for LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. in the last several years — with notably big wins like marriage equality at the national level — the fact is that LGBTQ+ people, and especially young people, are still at risk....

Health News Federal regulators are studying these products that heat tobacco rather than burn it. Manufacturers hope they can overtake e-cigarettes. Share on Pinterest A new tobacco product that’s already popular overseas could overtake e-cigarettes in the United States. New research from San Diego State University predicts that “heat-not-burn” tobacco...

In 2014, a new type of tobacco product, a heat-not-burn cigarette, was marketed to the people of Japan. These battery-powered cigarettes heat tobacco to roughly 500 degrees Fahrenheit, releasing an ashless, smokeless aerosol that contains nicotine. According to a new study that used Google search query data to estimate the...

The IQOS smokeless tobacco product. (Credit: SimonDes/Philip Morris International) Smoking: It's bad for you. Take the smoke out of smoking, though, and you might be on to something. That, at least, is the thought process behind newly-emerging smokeless forms of nicotine, the most prominent right now being e-cigarettes. A vape...

A new 'smokeless' tobacco cigarettes has been hailed as a safer alternative to traditional smoking. Now experts predict that heat-not-burn devices are set soar in popularity. A study suggests they will overtake sales of e-cigarettes, which are used by an estimated 9 million adults in the US and around 2.9...

Who knows, it could be the stepping stone in you giving up for good. There's a new device that looks similar to the e-cigarette but is beginning to grow in popularity. Jay Moir: The inspiring fitness instructor with cerebral palsy The heat-not-burn device or HNB has become a new alternative...

THERE'S a new "cigarette" on the block - and while it looks similar, it's no e-cig. Hailed as a "healthier" alternative to traditional fags, the heat-not-burn devices are set explode in popularity, experts said today. 5 Heat-not-burn devices have been hailed as a "healthier" alternative to regular fags, by the...

View image in full screen Google searches for heat-not-burn products in Japan grew by 2,956 per cent between 2015 and 2017, study says. Heat-not-burn tobacco might not be something you’ve heard of yet, but it will be and researchers at San Diego State University predict it will overtake the e-cigarette...

HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- A smoking mechanism that mixes the electronics behind e-cigarettes with the tobacco -burning properties of traditional cigarettes is sparking public health worries as it takes direct aim at the American market. Unlike e-cigarettes, the so called "heat-not-burn" device works by warming...

Actor Charlie Sheen’s disclosure that he is HIV positive appears to have had a striking effect on sales of home HIV testing kits, a new study suggests. Researchers found that, after Sheen announced he had HIV on Nov. 17, 2015, sales of home HIV testing kits doubled in the United...

When Charlie Sheen announced to the world that he was HIV positive in 2015, the sale of HIV test kits skyrocketed, a recent study said. And researchers are attributing the sales boost to the actor. The week that Charlie announced his news on national TV, sales of at-home test kits...

Charlie Sheen 's not willing to take all the credit, but understands his HIV diagnosis likely played a huge part in boosting sales of home HIV test kits. Researchers are calling it the " Sheen Effect ," and Charlie was fully aware of the numbers when we saw him Monday...

Da den amerikanske skuespiller og notorisk badboy, Charlie Sheen, i 2015 afslørede, at han var testet HIV-positiv, nåede salget af HIV-test rekordhøjder umiddelbart efter. Foto: DYLAN MARTINEZ Vis mere Den amerikanske befolkning lytter i stigende grad efter, når kendte fejler noget eller har fået en ny form for behandling. Det...

El anuncio de Charlie Sheen de que tiene VIH disparó la venta de pruebas de diagnóstico del virus La revelación del actor tuvo un impacto asombroso en comparación con las campañas tradicionales. Investigadores de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego (Estados Unidos) han constatado que la decisión del actor Charlie...

MADRID, 21 May. (EUROPA PRESS) - Investigadores de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego (Estados Unidos) han constatado que la decision del actor Charlie Sheen de anunciar en noviembre de 2015 que tenia VIH desemboco en una cascada de ventas de test rapidos de diagnostico del virus en las semanas...

Research on Charlie Sheen’s disclosure of being HIV-positive shows how star power can influence people—up to increasing awareness on public health. When actor Charlie Sheen publicly revealed he was HIV-positive last November 17, 2015, researchers found that there was an uptick in both online searches on HIV and in sales...

Charlie Sheen is widely remembered for his highly publicized womanizing, drinking, and drug problems. Presently aged 51, he has on many occasions made headlines with his controversial remarks and behavior. He recently cited borderline dementia brought about by his "old" HIV medication as one of the main causes for his...

After Charlie Sheen’s HIV announcement the sale of at-home test kits for the virus nearly doubled, according to a study. Human immunodeficiency virus infection, or HIV, can lead to AIDS if not treated. Amidst many rumors in 2015, the actor went on NBC’s Today Show to publicly announce he was...

charlie sheen They're calling it the "Sheen Effect."The week actor Charlie Sheen went on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday to confirm rumors that he was HIV-positive , sales of at-home test kits for the virus rose 95%. How rotting vegetables make electricity That's according to a new study from researchers at...

HIV-positive actor Charlie Sheen has helped increase awareness and testing of the condition according to two new U.S. studies looking into what researchers have dubbed the "Charlie Sheen effect." The first study, led by San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health research professor John W. Ayers, found that...

Charlie Sheen reveló que es portador del VIH y que pagó millones para mantenerlo en secreto. (Foto Prensa Libre: BBC) El 17 de noviembre 2015 el actor Charlie Sheen anunció en el programa Today Show de la cadena de televisión NBC que era portador del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana...

Actor Charlie Sheen arrives at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood, California, February 28, 2016. Photo: Reuters In what the research team labeled “astonishing” and an “earth-shaking event,” according to reports of a study published Friday, renowned actor Charlie Sheen saved lives by revealing...

Actor Charlie Sheen in April 2013 (Image credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images) Actor Charlie Sheen's disclosure that he is HIV positive appears to have had a striking effect on sales of home HIV testing kits, a new study suggests. Researchers found that, after Sheen announced he had HIV on Nov. 17,...

Researchers at San Diego State University have published a study showing Sheen's TV appearance sparked an uptick with rates of people getting at-home HIV tests - reaching a record high. Pictured: last month Charlie Sheen saved lives by revealing that he is HIV positive, a study claims. On November 17,...

To a certain approximation, awareness is overrated : That is, as a general rule, educating people about problems in the world is unlikely to nudge their behavior or their views all that significantly. But there are exceptions to that rule, and one of the more interesting classes of exceptions occurs...

17 noiabria 2015 goda amerikanskii akter Charli Shin soobshchil na teleshou, chto u nego byl obnaruzhen VICh. Gruppa uchenykh vo glave s professorom Dzhonom Aiersom iz Vysshei shkoly obshchestvennogo zdravookhraneniia Universiteta shtata San-Diego zadalas' voprosom: kak podobnye publichnye zaiavleniia so storony znamenitostei mogut povliiat' na otnoshenie k sobstvennomu zdorov'iu u...

Andrew Burton/Getty Images Given the sheer amount of ridiculous news in the past 100 or so days, it almost seems appropriate to report that Charlie Sheen may in fact be responsible for saving some lives. Let’s go back to a simpler time — November 2015 to be exact — when...

Am 17. November 2015 war Charlie Sheen so mutig wie wahrscheinlich selten in seinem Leben. In der "Today"-Show des US-Senders NBC erklärte der für seine Skandale bekannte Schauspieler vor Millionen Fernsehzuschauern, dass er sich mit dem HI-Virus infiziert hat . Die Entscheidung, seine Krankheit öffentlich zu machen, fiel nicht ganz...

When Charlie Sheen first announced that he was HIV-positive on the "Today Show" it was big news . Worldwide, there were 36.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2015 —the year Sheen made his announcement. But one epidemiologist notes that Sheen's disclosure may have had a hugely positive effect on...

THURSDAY, May 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Soon after actor Charlie Sheen revealed his HIV-positive status back in late 2015, rates of at-home testing for the virus shot up to record levels, a new report shows. The study follows on 2016 research that found the the Internet was abuzz with...

Foto: Christine Olsson/TT & AP/OraSure Technologies När Charlie Sheen offentligt berättade att han hade hiv bidrog det till att öka människors kunskap om sjukdomen. Ny forskning visar att försäljningen av hiv-tester slog rekord efter framträdandet. I november 2015 gick skådespelaren Charlie Sheen ut offentligt med att han var hiv-positiv. Han...

(CNN)When celebrities speak, it seems, the world listens -- even when it comes to personal and public health. Just look at what happened after Charlie Sheen's HIV disclosure two years ago, said John Ayers , a research professor at San Diego State University. Sales of in-home HIV testing kits reached...

Un estudio de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego, publicado por la revista Prevention Science da cuenta del efecto que tuvo la confesión que hiciera en noviembre de 2015 el actor Charlie Sheen sobre su condición de seropositivo. De acuerdo con la investigación, la...

-- Charlie Sheen's 2015 announcement that he was diagnosed with HIV years earlier seems to have sparked higher interest in testing for the virus, according to a study released today. Human immunodeficiency virus infection can lead to AIDS, which affects 1.2 million Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Health News Researchers are studying the effect of the actor’s public announcement to see if it can be duplicated in other cases. Share on Pinterest When actor Charlie Sheen announced his HIV-positive status on NBC’s Today Show, the world listened in stunned silence. Scientists are now investigating the influence of...

"The lucrative operation at times involved moving thousands of pounds of marijuana and narcotics each week from narco-traffickers into the United States to destinations across the country, using standard cardboard boxes that were carefully routed through the private mail carriers trucking and delivery systems, authorities said," our Post colleague Arelis...

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A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Thursday found millions of Americans are searching for and illegally purchasing marijuana online every month. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Researchers have announced the latest trend in online shopping: weed. The study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Thursday found...

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A smoking trend that’s taken over Japan could soon be making its debut in the American market, possibly eclipsing e-cigarettes as a “more authentic” alternative to traditional tobacco products. Heat-not-burn cigarettes are battery-powered devices that take tobacco to the brink of combustion by heating tobacco leaves to around 500 degrees...