Promising New Treatment for Cocaine Addiction Adds Stimulant Drugs

Promising new treatment for cocaine addiction adds stimulant drugs

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Cocaine dependence is a devilishly difficult addiction to break, owing to the drug's unique chemical ability both to reward users and to disrupt their impulse-control mechanisms. But a surprising drug combination may offer an equally clever way to …
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Human stool treatment upends race to treat colon germ

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About 90 percent of C. diff patients initially treated with vancomycin, and 60 percent of those treated with another standard oral drug called metronidazole, recover within weeks. But 20 percent suffer recurrences, as surviving bacteria spores become …
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