LGB people more prone to mental health disorders, alcohol misuse ANI | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 10:24 IST
Washington (US), February 17 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB ) people are significantly more likely to have mental health conditions and report alcohol and drug misuse than heterosexual people.
The research was led by UCL researchers in collaboration with the University of East Anglia and City, University of London. These findings, published today in Psychological Medicine, come despite apparently more tolerant societal attitudes towards same-sex relationships.
Given this continued disparity, the report s authors are now calling for Government action to ensure equity in health and social care services. They highlight the need for improved awareness among health professionals to the mental health needs of sexual minority groups and are calling for policies that improve societal understanding, st
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): The findings of new research suggest that average commuters in California are potentially inhaling chemicals at levels that increase the risk of birth defects and cancer.
Beer-Sheva [Israel], February 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center, suggests that medical cannabis may help in reducing blood pressure in older adults.
Children of depressed mothers at higher risk of suicide: Study ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 14:43 IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A new study has found that children of mothers who are depressed tend to be at a higher risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts and attempting it as adolescents.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Development and Psychopathology . The research suggested that this link may be explained by loneliness, potentially opening new ways for youth suicide prevention.
The study, by the universities of Exeter, Montreal, Laval, and McGill, used data from more than 1,600 families from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, a representative sample of new-borns in Quebec followed from birth to 20 years of age.
As countries like the US, UK and Singapore began mass COVID-19 vaccination program to fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, many people have raised concerns about the side effects. While many experts say that a reaction to a COVID-19 jab is common, a US nurse said that the second dose is more likely to cause side effects.
David Flores, the emergency room nurse at the University of California San Diego health center, received the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. He received the second dose of the vaccine on Thursday, January 7, and noticed that unlike the first dose, the second shot caused more side effects.