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Wednesday, May 3rd
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Mental Attitude: Aggression Linked to Risk of Substance Abuse. Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a condition
marked by frequent physical or verbal outbursts and currently affects as many as 16 million Americans. Individuals with this
condition are five times more likely to abuse substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana than members of the general
population. An analysis of more than 9,200 subjects of a national mental health survey showed that as severity of aggressive
behavior increases, so do levels of daily and weekly substance abuse. The findings suggest that a history of frequent, aggressive
behavior is a risk factor for later substance abuse. The authors of the analysis believe that effective treatment of aggression
could possibly delay or even prevent substance abuse in young people. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, February 2017
Health Alert: Post-Surgical Opioid Prescriptions Increase Abuse Risk! Some patients prescribed opioids for post-operative
pain relief may face a higher risk for developing a long-term opioid addiction. Researchers tracked the opioid use of more than
36,000 post-surgical patients and found that 5-6% of the patients continued to use prescriptions opioids longer than what is
considered normal for surgical recovery. The risk of opioid use was highest among smokers; patients who struggled with
alcohol and/or drugs in the past; those previously diagnosed with depression or anxiety; and those with a history of chronic
pain. The findings suggest that clinicians should be cautious and screen their patients for opioid dependence risk factors before
prescribing such drugs following a surgical procedure. JAMA Surgery, April 2017
Diet: Fresh Fruit May Benefit Diabetics. Daily consumption of fresh fruit may significantly benefit individuals with diabetes
and may even prevent diabetes and related complications. Researchers examined the effects of fruit consumption on almost
500,000 people and found that people who were not diabetic at the beginning of the study and who consumed fresh fruit in high
amounts had a 12% lower relative risk of developing diabetes than the other study participants. Furthermore, the participants
who had diabetes at the start of the study but consumed fresh fruit more than three times per week had a 17% lower risk of all-
cause mortality and up to a 28% lower risk of developing both major and minor cardiovascular complications.
PLOS Medicine, April 2017
Exercise: Water Best for Young Athletes. Sports medicine specialists say that water is a better choice than sport drinks for
young athletes. According to Dr. Matthew Silvis, director of primary care sports medicine at Penn State Health Medical Center,
most youngsters don’t exert themselves at an intensity or duration that requires the extra sugar and salt the sport drinks contain.
He adds, “Sports drinks can replenish some of what you lost during exercise, but you really need to be exercising for more than
45 minutes to an hour before you would consider that.” Penn State, April 2017
Chiropractic: Hard Work Increases Chronic Lower Back Pain Risk. In this study, researchers gathered work information
from 7,580 women and 7,335 men who did not suffer chronic back pain and followed-up with them eleven years later to see if
any had experienced a change in their low back status. The researchers discovered that participants whose jobs included
strenuous physical activity had a 30-36% increased risk for developing chronic lower back pain when compared with those who
engaged in more sedentary work. PLoS One, April 2017
Wellness/Prevention: When to Get Tested for Kidney Disease. Because the signs and symptoms of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) aren’t always obvious, it's important to know if you're at risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
notes these risk factors for CKD: having diabetes; having high blood pressure; having heart disease; having someone in your
family with chronic kidney disease; and being of African, Latin, or American Indian descent. CDC, April 2017
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