Presciption Drug Abuse Is a Growing Problem in SoCal Even Among the Youngest

Published February 3, 2013

Presciption Drug Abuse is a Growing Problem in SoCal Even Among the Youngest

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“The opiates can be passed through breast milk and there are dangers of opiate dependence in the child,” Damon Raskin, MD from Cliffside Malibu Rehab. And addiction experts insist just because it may be prescribed by your doctor – doesn't make it safe.
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This Week in Health Crises: 'River Blindness', a New Flu, and the FDA's …

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Fathia Gibril, M.D., M.HSc., a supervisory medical officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), explains that consumers looking for relief from a cold or the flu may not know that acetaminophen comes in combination with many other medications …
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Ravicti OK'd for Lethal Urea Cycle Defects

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Other studies confirmed that it was safe and effective for children ages 2 and older, and it was reviewed under the regulatory agency's fast track program and given orphan drug status. "Ravicti provides another treatment for chronic management of urea …
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Revived search for a TB vaccine may be about to pay off

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Dr. Ann Ginsberg of Rockville, Maryland-based Aeras, a non-profit biotech developing MVA85A said it is "the single tool that could have the greatest potential impact on the TB epidemic." Ginsberg said better drugs will be useful to treat people who are …
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