Massachusetts governor's race: Joe Avellone proposes crackdown on doctors …

Massachusetts governor's race: Joe Avellone proposes crackdown on doctors …

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Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, also recently announced an effort to combat heroin overdoses by making the anti-overdose drug known as Narcan more easily accessible to first responders. Avellone's background is in the pharmaceutical industry as a …
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Addiction task force member Steven Bradley applauds Gov. Patrick's action on …

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He praised also Patrick's decision to allocate $ 20 million more for drug treatment programs this year, but said a long-term commitment is necessary to treat addiction as a disease. “We need treatment on demand; when people are making a decision to seek …
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Lice that just won't die are creeping up

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But, notes Shirley C. Gordon, director of the Head Lice Treatment and Prevention Project at Florida Atlantic University, only 50 percent of people have an allergy to the saliva of a louse, which means only half of people with lice itch. • Don't try to …
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