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Biogen Idec Inc said fourth-quarter net profit fell slightly due to a tax accounting error, but the company's shares rose more than 3 percent on higher-than-expected drug sales and optimism over a new multiple sclerosis treatment. The Weston-based …
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Gun Control Policy: Universal Background Checks Aren't the Cure-all People …

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There is controversy over the definition of the disqualifier "confined," for example; under strict interpretation, it would include alcohol and drug treatment centers. Various states have a version of the Massachusetts Mental Health Reform Act of 1970 …
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Mental health experts urge focus on early treatment

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Overall, experts said as many of 45 million Americans experience mental illnesses such as depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and drug abuse each year. But only 38 percent get treatment. "These are the chronic disorders of …
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US pot opponents focus on risks to brain health

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A newly formed group, Project SAM, launched this month in Denver and headed by former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, has emerged as one of the main adversaries of legalizing pot. "I believe that drug use, which is to alter the mind, is injurious to the …
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