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_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Could Another Drug Fight Opioid Misuse? By Jane Farrell article Researchers are testing an experimental drug aimed at treating cravings associated with opioid use disorder (OUD). The trial has begun … Read More→
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_ Children's Health Kids and High Blood Pressure By Jane Farrell article New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are better at predicting which kids are likely to … Read More→
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_ Multiple Sclerosis New Treatment for MS Approved By Jane Farrell article A new treatment has been approved to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults. The oral treatment, Mavenclad, … Read More→
_ Hobbies Simple Strategies for a Larger Tomato Harvest By Sondra Forsyth article Nothing is more frustrating than investing time, money and energy in planting and growing tomatoes only to watch them succumb … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Compression-Only CPR Increases Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest By Jane Farrell article A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows that rates of bystander CPR have nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only … Read More→
_ Low Testosterone + Sex Drive New Oral Testosterone Not Good in Every Case By Jane Farrell article The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jatenzo,, an oral testosterone capsule to treat men with some, but … Read More→
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_ Medical Care Understanding Adverse Drug Reactions By Sondra Forsyth article For most treatable health conditions, patients expect to take at least one prescription drug if not multiple depending on the … Read More→