Exercise May Be as Effective as Drugs in Treating Disease

Exercise May Be as Effective as Drugs in Treating Disease

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No statistically detectable differences were evident between exercise and drug treatment for patients with coronary heart disease or prediabetes, and exercise was more effective among patients recovering from a stroke, according to a review of 16 meta …
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The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is setting up assessment teams to be

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Anang Iskandar said on Wednesday that the team, which would consist of police investigators, doctors and psychiatrists, would decide if drug addicts would be brought to court or rehab centers. “The team will determine if an individual is only a drug …
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Duke nicotine research conference examines tobacco addiction

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Jed E. Rose, director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation, which also has offices in Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, focuses on treatment development and the effects of nicotine and alcohol on the brain. He's co-inventor of the nicotine skin …
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Dr. Miriam Adelson Awarded for Work with Drug Addiction Treatment

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Adelson, an internal medicine specialist and wife of American businessman Sheldon Adelson, helped found the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Research at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, according to …
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