Prescription Drug Misuse Remains a Top Public Health Concern

Prescription Drug Misuse Remains a Top Public Health Concern

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"Data from this report helps up better understand geographic variations in use and should help with the development of more targeted and effective prevention and treatment programs. The key is educating the public on the serious health risks involved …
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Gonorrhea Resistant to Cefixime Found in North America

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The patient also had to deny re-exposure after treatment. In an accompanying editorial, Robert D. Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH, medical epidemiologist, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, and colleagues …
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Epilepsy, Migraines May Have Family Ties

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By following families, the researchers were able to show that the link between epilepsy and migraine was due to shared biology and not some other cause, says researcher Melodie R. Winawer, MD. She is an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia …
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How migraines can affect your child

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"It is hard to tease out the link between problems like depression and hyperactivity from migraine because all these conditions are common in children," says Andrew D. Hershey, MD, PhD, associate director of neurology research and professor of …
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