The Rising Incidence of Multi-Drug Resistant TB: An Interview With Dr Myriam …
The rising incidence of multi-drug resistant TB: an interview with Dr Myriam …
Worldwide and in most countries with a high burden of MDR-TB, less than 25% of the people estimated to have MDR-TB were detected in 2012. Patients with … a public health crisis”. To achieve this, in… Continue reading
Proposed E-Cigarette Tax Could Help Pay for Heroin Addiction Treatment, NJ Senator Says
Proposed E-cigarette tax could help pay for heroin addiction treatment, NJ senator says
… should be used to expand drug treatment services and combat the “public health crisis” of heroin and prescription drug addiction in New Jersey, the chairman of the Senate health committee said today. Christie’s proposed budget anticipates… Continue reading
Can You Smoke Marijuana With a Tracheostomy?
Question by : Can you smoke marijuana with a Tracheostomy?
Well, just trying to find some info. My mom has had a Tracheostomy for 4 years or so because her oxygen levels were always low so now she’s able to breathe better but she’s interested in smoking marijuana to relieve… Continue reading
US Approves Biogen Idec Treatment for One Type of Hemophilia
US approves Biogen Idec treatment for one type of hemophilia
Federal regulators Friday approved a long-acting Biogen Idec drug as the first new hemophilia treatment in 17 years, launching a new class of therapies to control and prevent bleeding in people with hemophilia and opening a potentially lucrative new …… Continue reading
Editorial: Opiate Addiction; Public Health Crisis in Vermont
Editorial: Opiate Addiction; Public Health Crisis in Vermont
If Vermont has been suffering from a quiet crisis of opiate drug addiction “bubbling just beneath the surface,” as Gov. Peter Shumlin put it last week in his State of the State Address, that part of the problem has been solved.
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Ecstasy Drug Addiction Among Students on the Rise, Say Psychiatrists
Ecstasy drug addiction among students on the rise, say Psychiatrists
Addiction of MDMA, an ecstasy drug, is on the rise, say psychiatrists. In less than a month’s time, the LTMG Sion hospital’s psychiatry department has attended to two addicts, both from the lower socio-economic group, of the party drug. Doctors… Continue reading
The Reality of Prescription Drug Addiction in Women
The reality of prescription drug addiction in women
“The increase in women not only getting addicted to prescription pain pills but also dying as a result is truly alarming,” says Tammy Strickland, CEO of Suncoast Rehab Center, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization. “In addition to …
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The Reality of Prescription Drug Addiction in Women
The reality of prescription drug addiction in women
“The increase in women not only getting addicted to prescription pain pills but also dying as a result is truly alarming,” says Tammy Strickland, CEO of Suncoast Rehab Center, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization. “In addition to …
drug addiction… Continue reading
The Reality of Prescription Drug Addiction in Women
The reality of prescription drug addiction in women
“People can get refill after refill of hundreds of pills at a time without even an office visit, much less an X-ray, MRI, etc., to validate a medical condition.” “It is important that as a society we begin to question every prescription… Continue reading
The Reality of Prescription Drug Addiction in Women
The reality of prescription drug addiction in women
“The increase in women not only getting addicted to prescription pain pills but also dying as a result is truly alarming,” says Tammy Strickland, CEO of Suncoast Rehab Center, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization. “In addition to …
drug addiction… Continue reading