Who wants a male pill?

Who wants a male pill?

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It derived from research published in 1968 about thioridazine, a drug used to treat schizophrenia. Thioridazine had fallen out of favour as a mental-health treatment – it could cause an irregular heartbeat that led to sudden death and was withdrawn …
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Decline in Smoking Lags Among Patients With Mental Illness

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Beliefs about the palliative effects of smoking on stress have inhibited a discussion about smoking cessation among people with mental illness, and at the public-health level resources have not been committed to the problem. Abstract Teaser. From 2004 …
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The colour of my skin

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While the January 15 manhandling of the Ugandan women returning home at night is now under the angry glare of the media, the area's Black community is no stranger to racist abuse. Michelle's, a popular local … “We are fed up of the way we are treated …
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Health Week: Palliative care planning

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Although the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association estimates that just “16% to 30% of Canadians who die currently have access to or receive hospice palliative and end-of-life care services,” the WHO report cited Canada as one of 20 nations that …
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