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‘No Family is Immune with Drug Abuse’ According to a Marriage and Family Therapist in... by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Parents only want the best for their children; at least, that’s what most of us think. But considering how the world works today, one can only pray that their kids are safe ... Read on »

‘Sons of Anarchy’ Actor Johnny Lewis Found Dead in a Los Angeles Home Driveaway by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Johnny Lewis, best known for his role in the FX original series Sons of Anarchy, was found dead in a driveaway of a Los Feliz Home in Los Angeles from an apparent fall. Acco ... Read on »

15-year-old Boy Gunned Down Family Members in Their New Mexico Home by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As the debate surrounding Obama’s proposed gun control regulations continues to heat up, a new shooting spree has occurred in one of the neighborhoods of New Mexico. This ti ... Read on »

5 Killed and Dozens Sickened in Steroids-related Meningitis Outbreak by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Five people died and more than forty other patients became ill in seven states because of steroid shots used to treat back pain, the USA Today reported. Tennessee, Virginia, ... Read on »

A Dangerous Drug Called 2C-I Claimed the Lives of Two Teenagers in North Dakota by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Two teenagers in North Dakota succumbed to a fatal drug overdose. The culprit, a drug called 2C-I or ‘Smiles.’ According to a Yahoo! Shine feature, the death of the 17-year ... Read on »

Actor Martin Sheen Shares Advocacy for Addiction Recovery at Western Michigan University by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Acclaimed actor Martin Sheen recently visited Western Michigan University and rendered a speech which mentioned about his passion in supporting drug and alcohol addiction re ... Read on »

Actress Kathy Bates Undergoes Double Mastectomy Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates undergoes double mastectomy after she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer . Bates told People magazine exclusively th ... Read on »

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Reveals Spending Millions on Cocaine by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The “Demon of Screamin” has squandered $5 million to $6 million of his fortune on cocaine during the early years of his career as a rockstar. In a recent interview on Austra ... Read on »

Alabama House of Representative Member Introduces Marijuana Legalization Bill by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Alabama is hoping to become the next state to legalize marijuana for recreational and medical use with the recent introduction of House Bill 550, also known as the Alabama C ... Read on »

Alcohol and Substance Use Common in Juvenile Offenders by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Juvenile detention centers exist to house underage offenders and help them turn their lives for the better. Their focus is to provide intervention and rehabilitation to kids ... Read on »

Alcohol Consumption versus Cigarette Smoking: Which is More Dangerous? by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine So much has been said about alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking. Even though both practices have been widely accepted since time immemorial, a bunch of laws were put in p ... Read on »

Alcohol Policy 16 Brings Big Names to Nation’s Capital by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Several big name players in global alcohol policy gathered in Washington DC recently to talk about the legal drug and how best to regulate it to avoid exacerbating further p ... Read on »

Alcohol Use and Abuse Ranks No. 1 Health Concern to Alaskans by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Preliminary results from the initial Healthy Alaskans 2020 survey have been released and it showed alcohol as the top ranking health concern to Alaskans. The survey run from ... Read on »

Alcohol Use More Harmful For The Adolescents’ Brain Than Marijuana by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A study conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego showed alcohol consumption by teenagers is more worrisome than marijuana use. Susan Tapert, co-aut ... Read on »

Alcoholics Could Have Shorter Life Span Than Smokers by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Many previous studies and existing references have highlighted the health risks of alcohol and tobacco use. Somehow, we think we know it all, until recently a new German stu ... Read on »

Alere Inc. Receives Grant and Loan From Gates Foundation to Develop Low-Cost TB and HIV Diagnostic... by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Massachusetts-headquartered Alere Inc. announced on March 1 that it was awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation more than $20 million in grant money and debt financin ... Read on »

Amanda Knox Details Sexual Harassment by Italian Police and Anxiety in Memoir by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Amanda Knox became a household name following her arrest and conviction for the murder of her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher, in Italy. She was just in her early 20s the ... Read on »

American Urological Association Introduces New Guidelines on PSA Screening by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine The Maryland-headquartered association for urology professionals announced this week the latest guidelines on prostate cancer screening. According to the American Urological ... Read on »

Americans Account for 80% of Border Patrol Drug Arrests by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Border Patrol drug busts often paint a picture of Mexicans smuggling banned substances into the United States. But according to a report released on March 26 by the Center f ... Read on »

Annual Drug Report Names Painkiller Abuse a Top Drug Threat in Iowa by Lena Butler Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine An annual report from the governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy disclosed painkiller medication abuse as the biggest drug threat for Iowans, killing more than sixty last ... Read on »

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