Calgary man stops shaking for first time in 10 years after 'revolutionary …

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The technology might even help diseases like Alzheimer's better respond to medication by opening up the blood-brain barrier that prevents most drugs from being absorbed into the organ, they say. “This will revolutionize how the brain will be treated in …
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Bioethicist: We need to treat violence as public health issue

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If you or someone you knows has a mental breakdown or ongoing drug abuse why cant we expect the same rapid response and treatment capability? We also need more incentives for doctors, nurses and social workers to specialize in mental health.
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Medical experts seek legal protection to report drug traffickers to police

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TONY EASTLEY: Customs authorities say more and more smugglers are concealing drugs in their bodies to get through security, but it can be fatal when their internal cargo ruptures. Emergency doctors often … JOSH BAVAS: The law requires medicos to …
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Two suspects in Northridge mass shooting going to court

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Prosecutors said they erred in allowing Pasasouk to receive drug treatment instead of prison time when his case was heard in September. He has several convictions dating back to at least 2004 and most recently pleaded no contest to possession of …
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