Trump drug czar touts progress against opioid crisis after report 76 billion pills flooded US

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 15:44

foxnews.com - What will it take to tackle addiction in America? Jim Carroll, director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, weighs in. Jim Carroll, director of the U.S. Office of…

Category: Health

Doctors Says Prognosis For Justice Ginsburg is Grim

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 14:18

trump-train.com - “This treatment has a high likelihood of successfully eradicating the cancer. It suggests she should be able to recover fully and return to work. “As for the long-term prognosis, we…

Category: Science

L.A. County officials vows 'no more jails,' just mental health centers. Can it really happen?

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:52

latimes.com - Almost everyone in a position of power in Los Angeles County wants to close the antiquated Men’s Central Jail, a dungeon-like structure that opened six decades ago and is ill-suited to…

Category: World

Scientists reveal cannabis could hold key to CURING pancreatic cancer after tumours shrink and DISAPPEAR

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:32

thesun.co.uk - SCIENTISTS have revealed that CANNABIS could be the cure for pancreatic cancer after tumours completely disappeared from mice they treated with marijuana-derived compounds. Researchers…

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Machine learning predicts patients in need of advanced depression care

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:06

healthdatamanagement.com - Using data from a statewide health information exchange, researchers have created machine learning algorithms that are able to identify patients who need advanced treatment…

Category: Science

Your heart's best friend: Dog ownership associated with better cardiovascular health

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 11:57

medicalxpress.com - Owning a pet may help maintain a healthy heart, especially if that pet is a dog, according to the first analysis of data from the Kardiozive Brno 2030 study. The study examines…

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Visa Denied, Spanish Nun Leaves Odisha Village After 50 Years of Social Service

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 11:35

thewire.in - New Delhi: An 86-year-old Spanish nun was forced to return to her country after the Indian government rejected her visa renewal application, leaving residents of a village in Gajapati…

Category: World

Valley Running Out of Medicines With No Fresh Supply Coming, Say Doctors

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 11:30

news18.com - Srinagar: With the prescription of his diabetic mother placed carefully in a handbag, Sajid Ali went to over a dozen pharmacies in the neighbourhood on Tuesday in the hope of finding the…

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Trans prisoner must be provided with gender-confirmation surgery, court rules

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 11:19

pinknews.co.uk - A woman in Idaho could be the first transgender inmate to receive gender-confirmation surgery through a court order. A panel of judges ruled on August 23 that Adree Edmo’s gender-…

Country cannot afford NHI, Nedbank economist tells tax indaba

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 10:58

fin24.com - South Africa cannot afford to implement National Health Insurance, Nedbank economist Busisiwe Radebe told delegates at the 2019 Tax Indaba in Sandton on Monday. National Health Insurance…

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