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Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Associated with Psychopathology in Older Children

Despite decreasing rates of alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy, the use of cannabis use during pregnancy is on the rise.  According to data collected from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the use of cannabis in pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years rose from 2.37% in 2002 to 3.85% in 2014… Read More: Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Associated with Psychopathology in Older Children »

HHS launching effort to better track office-based EHR use

Dive Brief: HHS is launching a program to revitalize data collection of and insights into office-based doctors’ health IT use, the agency announced Tuesday. The program, which will be run by the nonprofit medical group American Board of Family Medicine, will focus on software interoperability and burden on providers to inform future rulemaking. Clunky IT… Read More: HHS launching effort to better track office-based EHR use »

How to stop fluoxetine with diet

Yet some of the common drugs for these issues — like prednisone and other corticosteroids, and bupropion Wellbutrin and other antidepressants — have less-than-desirable side effects. One major side effect of these drugs is weight gain. Antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers are common drugs that have the most potential to increase weight gain. All… Read More: How to stop fluoxetine with diet »