States look to naloxone to cure America's overdose epidemic

States look to naloxone to cure America's overdose epidemic

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In the case of opioid drugs like heroin and many prescription painkillers (Vicodin, Percocet and OxyContin to name a few), taking too much will cause your body basically to forget to breathe. That's because … In this model, a physician could write a …
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NBA's big three miss playoffs in same year for first time

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Not in 1948-49, not 2012-13 and no season in between have the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers all missed the playoffs in the same season. Until 2013-14. With the Atlanta Hawks' 98-85 victory vs. the Miami Heat Saturday, the …
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Heroin's Effects Crawl Across America

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MINNESOTA: In 1993, 450 people were admitted for treatment for heroin abuse in the state. That grew to 4,519 for just part of 2013, with final data for that year still being tallied. The state recorded three heroin-related … Treatment facilities also …
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TOPCAT in Print, With All Its Quirks: Spironolactone Misses in HF With

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The finding for the trial's most common primary-end-point component, they hold, bodes well for spironolactone's prospects as a treatment for HFPEF, a perplexing disorder for which no solid, truly evidence-based drug therapy has yet been defined. On …
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