Blogadillo
South Central Region
Jul
20
0 comments Tags: antidepressants, babies, baby, depression, mental illness
New research suggests antidepressants taken during pregnancy don’t harm the baby. For women battling with depression, this decision to continue taking antidepressants while pregnant no longer has to be such a difficult one. The study, which was conducted in Sweden, found little risk of intellectual disability in children whose mothers had taken antidepressants while pregnant…. Read More »
Posted in: General (all entries), Mental Health
Jul
18
0 comments Tags: opioid epidemic, opioids
The opioid epidemic has taken center stage in both 2016 and 2017. In November, the Surgeon General released a landmark report regarding addiction in America, and a new study finds that abuse of prescription opioids is the second most common illegal drug problem in the U.S.–second only to marijuana. The data from 2012-2014 showed that… Read More »
Posted in: Arkansas, General (all entries), Oklahoma, Public Health
Jul
13
0 comments Tags: tickborne diseases, ticks
The Arkansas Department of Health recently reported that it has identified the first individual in the state with Heartland virus–a relatively new tickborne disease. The individual lives in Little Rock, in the middle of the state. To be infected with Heartland virus, individuals have to be bitten by the Lone Star tick, which are common… Read More »
Posted in: Arkansas, General (all entries)