For Some, Health Coverage Is a Matter of Faith

For some, health coverage is a matter of faith
They don't cover medical procedures such as abortion or the morning-after pill, and exclude a variety of other maladies and treatments such as drug rehab. Get hurt while … "That is a principle we can find in the Bible and a good decision of faith …
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Durham Police Chief calls for drug decriminalisation
Barton believes that unlike those who sell drugs, addicts “need to be treated, cared for and encouraged to break the cycle of addiction. They do not … British drug policy reflected this principle until the more restrictive Dangerous Drugs Act of 1964 …
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Vets, widows say VA passes out pain meds too readily
Before he found relief from crippling back pain with an electrode embedded in his spine, retired Army First Sgt. Justin Minyard downed OxyContin, oxycodone and Vicodin pills and sometimes slapped on a Fentanyl patch prescribed by Veterans Affairs …
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New MS Treatment is Promising in Mice
One of the newly identified compounds, a Parkinson's disease drug called benztropine, was highly effective in treating a standard model of MS in mice, both alone and in combination with existing MS therapies. “We're excited about these … These cells …
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