Cannabis for Elders: A Precarious State

Cannabis for Elders: A Precarious State

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Although California facilities administrators—even those who had allowed residents to use medical marijuana, or who considered it—fear federal prosecution and decline to discuss it for publication. … For the marijuana advocates working to change …
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The promise of stem cells

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At the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA, more than 200 faculty members are working to translate the promise of stem cells into viable treatments for some of society's most vexing medical conditions …
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Homeless Readmissions in Los Angeles – A Community Acts

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After years of planning and in response to the reality of cuts from Medicare due to excessive readmissions, more than 30 Southern California hospitals and health systems and other providers gathered on June 10, 2013 to kick off an initiative to reduce …
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Scientists Identify Key Brain Circuits that Control Compulsive Drinking in Rats

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The study was supported by funds from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the State of California through UCSF. The UCSF-affiliated Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center is one of the world …
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