Safe-Injection Site Draws Interest From Foreign Health Experts
Safe-injection site draws interest from foreign health experts
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Part of Insite's mandate is also to connect drug users with other services, whether that be treatment for drug-related abscesses or dental care. Ms. Mejia says that harm reduction is not a concept that has taken firm root in Colombia, and government …
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Child HIV Infections Cut By Half In 7 Countries In Africa
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Overall, across 21 priority countries in Africa, there were 130,000 fewer new HIV infections among children in 2012 – a drop of 38 percent since 2009 – mostly due to increased drug treatment of pregnant women with the virus. "The progress in the …
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Paramedic Hamuera Kohu tells us about a typical day in his job
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0020hrs Intoxicated/drug-affected male patient, attended on the scene at a popular nightclub, after club staff raised concern for his welfare. Patient emphatically refuses treatment and transport. Satisfies capacity and competency requirements for …
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Developing a treatment for autism
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There is still no effective drug treatment although recent advances in 3D imaging and genetics have given scientists new hope. Europe is at the cutting edge of autism research with its just-launched EU-AIMS programme. One of its most exciting …
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