South Africa risks spreading totally drug-resistant TB: study

South Africa risks spreading totally drug-resistant TB: study

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In a study in the medical journal The Lancet, they said the patients, with strains of TB known as extensively-drug resistant (XDR) and totally drug resistant (TDR) TB, have exhausted all available treatment options and are sent home. … Five years …
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Clinical trial indicates gabapentin is safe and effective for treating alcohol …

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“Gabapentin's effect on drinking outcomes is at least as large or greater than those of existing FDA-approved treatments,” said Barbara J. Mason, Pearson Family Professor and co-director of the Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research at …
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This Is The Single Biggest Threat To Health And Happiness

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Substance abuse and poverty frequently go hand-in-hand, and addiction-related issues are often deeply rooted in social context. A number of other studies have shed light on other aspects of this link between low socioeconomic status and substance abuse.
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