Prescription for addiction

Filed under: drug treatment centers in washington state

It's an illness just like any other, such as rheumatoid arthritis or diabetes,” said John Furman, director of Washington Health Professional Services, a drug treatment program for health care workers. At any given time, 500 medical workers are being …
Read more on The Spokesman Review

Medicare To Cover Obesity Treatment? Measure To Curb Costs Floated By …

Filed under: drug treatment centers in washington state

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) – A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity …
Read more on Huffington Post

GOP senators haven't gauged political impact of immigration

Filed under: drug treatment centers in washington state

“If Congress passes this bill, Democrats will get the credit [among Latino voters] and Republicans will get the blame” from the anti-amnesty majority of voters, said Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies. In 2014, “it makes a …
Read more on Daily Caller

Virginia high school sees tuberculosis cases (Video)

Filed under: drug treatment centers in washington state

Advertisement. The high school is located in Springfield, Va., 13 miles southwest of Washington, DC. … Stop TB poster from the Centers for Disease Control. Photo credit: … TB disease was once the leading cause of death in the United States …
Read more on Examiner.com