Medical Groups Don't Back Pot
Medical groups don't back pot
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
The Food and Drug Administration decides what is safe and effective medicine and has determined marijuana is neither safe nor effective. The World Health Organization, American Society of Addiction Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse all …
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Antibiotic use in hospitals tumbles
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'Superbug' Now Occurring in 42 States
'Superbug' now occurring in 42 states
Filed under: Chicago Drug Rehab Centers
In a matter of days after the middle-aged patient arrived at the University of Virginia Medical Center, the stubborn bacteria in his blood had fought off even what doctors consider “drugs of last resort.” “It was very alarming; it was the first time we …
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America® in Arizona Purchases BSD-2000 …
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Inhalant Approved for Agitation in Bipolar I, Schizophrenia
Inhalant Approved for Agitation in Bipolar I, Schizophrenia
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved loxapine ( Adasuve, Alexza Pharmaceuticals) inhalation powder 10 mg for the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in adults. An estimated 3.2 million …
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Tamiflu approved for infants with new flu symptoms
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The Single Best Anti-Gun-Death Policy? Ending the Drug War
The Single Best Anti-Gun-Death Policy? Ending the Drug War
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Ending the drug war would involve reducing all of these incentives to murder. Treating addicts in hospitals and rehab centers, instead of sticking them in prisons, would reduce demand for drugs, lowering the price and starving gangs of income while …
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FDA expands Tamiflu's use to treat children younger than 1 year
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Newtown School Mass Shootings: Who or What Is to Blame?
Newtown School Mass Shootings: Who or What is to Blame?
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"Patients with mental health problems, because of their illnesses, often reject services offered to them and are vulnerable to alcohol and other substance abuse which it harder to help them." Earlier this year, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said …
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Opioid Painkillers to Receive Closer Scrutiny by U.S. Regulators
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FDA Approves Ponatinib for CML and Ph-Positive ALL
FDA approves ponatinib for CML and Ph-positive ALL
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Ponatinib, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been approved for treating chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Dec. 14. The expedited …
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Senator's home for troubled teens draws scrutiny | CJOnline.com
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