SD Panel Urges Reform of Criminal Justice System
SD panel urges reform of criminal justice system
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The 18-member work group, appointed by state leaders from all three branches of government, recommended an expansion of programs that keep drug and alcohol offenders out of prison by placing them in intensive treatment programs. Other proposals …
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Locked up: Groups advocate for reduced prison population with treatment …
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Seminar Reminds Public of Dangers of Synthetic Drugs
Seminar Reminds Public Of Dangers Of Synthetic Drugs
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OSWEGO, NY – Even though they haven't made headlines in recent months, 'bath salts' and other synthetic drugs are still readily available in Oswego County. The heavy crackdown this summer was a good thing and a …. The best we can do in treating these …
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Do pro sports leagues have an Adderall problem?
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St. Joseph's Trial by Fire
St. Joseph's trial by fire
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… at Michigan Pain Specialists, according to figures cited by the hospital. In the first week of October, just after health officials in Tennessee first reported a cluster of fungal meningitis cases, St. Joseph began to identify patients with the …
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Combining Meds for Bipolar Disorder
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Researchers, led by David Kemp, MD, of the Department of Psychiatry at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, looked at how people with rapid cycling bipolar disorder responded to some common …
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Drug Treatment Possible for Reversing Autism
Drug treatment possible for reversing autism
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Researchers have found a critical and previously unknown link between synthesis of brain proteins and autism spectrum disorders that they say could lead to new treatments. In their studies, scientists were able to reverse ASD behaviors in mice by …
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Nurse in pill-theft case to get treatment
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Advocates in Florida Push for Tickets for Some Crimes Instead of Jail
Advocates in Florida push for tickets for some crimes instead of jail
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According to a January 2011 report by the Associated Industries of Florida Foundation, the success of the juvenile diversion programs in Leon and Miami-Dade "suggested that the number of juveniles processed through the system could be reduced by 40 …
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Jacksonville Beach mother paralyzed by stray bullet keeps the faith
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American Epidemic: Diabetes Cases Soar by 50 Percent or More in 42 States
American Epidemic: Diabetes Cases Soar By 50 Percent Or More In 42 States
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… and Alabama (up 140 percent). In West Virginia, where nearly 70 percent of residents are either overweight or obese, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes rose 131 percent. … But treatment can be cost-prohibitive. Drugs for pre-diabetic or …
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CDC, Others Look at Antibiotic Resistance
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