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PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins
In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and vice chairman of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, look at the top… Continue reading

Judge Orders Chris Brown to Stay in Jail

Judge orders Chris Brown to stay in jail
Orange is the new Brown wardrobe. Chris Brown's lawyer was unable to persuade a Los Angeles judge to let the singer out of jail on Monday. Brown, 24, wore an orange jail jumpsuit at court, with his mother sitting behind him, while… Continue reading

Sepsis: Advances in Usual Care Boost Survival

Sepsis: Advances in Usual Care Boost Survival
Taken together the studies suggest that over the last decade, emergency physicians learned the important lessons of aggressive septic shock treatment with early detection, coupled with fast antibiotic and fluid therapies — knowledge translated into …
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One-in-a-Million Girl Dies of Rare Lung Disease

One-in-a-million girl dies of rare lung disease
The physicians at the Children's Heart Institute are academic faculty at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School and leaders in the field of pediatric heart care, providing a broad range of services for children …
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Local 12: How to Avoid Common Complications in Training


 

Local 12: How to Avoid Common Complications in Training – Dr. Emily Dixon from TriHealth Physician Partner Ohio Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and a faculty member with the sports medicine fellowship at Beth…

 

My recovery from heroin

Filed under: bethesda alcohol and drug treatment program

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Study Feeds Concerns About MI Risk With Testosterone Tx

Study Feeds Concerns About MI Risk With Testosterone Tx

Filed under: bethesda alcohol and drug treatment program

"Thus, the pattern of change in risk by supply of testosterone is consistent with an effect of the drug, and underscores the concerns raised by three recent studies in predominantly older men." A… Continue reading

Healthy Dates

Healthy Dates

Filed under: Houston Drug Rehab Centers

Help women overcome the appearance related side effects of cancer treatment. Registration required. Call 478-765-4805. … Houston Medical Center board room (next to coffee kiosk in the new section), 1601 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. Call 478-396-0118.
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Six Problems: Third in a Series on the WaPo Nonprofit “Asset Diversion” Database

Six Problems: Third in a Series on the WaPo Nonprofit “Asset Diversion” Database

Filed under: Houston Drug Treatment Centers

One of the external board memberships of the foundation president and CEO is Phoenix House, a nationwide network of heroin and other addiction detoxification and treatment centers. This year, an audit… Continue reading

Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment

Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment

Filed under: Drug Addiction Help Houston

Rates of substance abuse treatment increased when states enacted so-called parity legislation barring insurers from limiting coverage of it more strictly than for other conditions, researchers said. Treatment rates went up 9% (P<0.001) following …
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Michael Jackson Drug Related Death, Addiction Expert Mark Menestrina MD


 

Michael Jackson drug related death, addiction expert Mark Menestrina MD – Michael Jackson is dead at 50, apparently due to a drug related substance. Addiction expert Dr. Mark Menestrina, Medical Director of the Detoxification progr…

 

Skin Antibiotics Effective in Trial

Filed under: drug treatment programs maryland

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