Case Studies in Self-Care

Case Studies in Self-Care

Filed under: Drug Treatment Centers District of Columbia

BP is a candidate for self-treatment with a nonprescription antifungal agent as he has neither a history of diabetes, immune deficiency, other systemic illness, nor signs of a secondary bacterial infection that would warrant referral to a physician for …
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Cancer Commons Strengthens its Cancer Ecosystem Alliance with Leading …

Filed under: Drug Treatment Centers District of Columbia

“This latest expansion brings a group of highly distinguished research centers, patient advocacy organizations, and service providers into the Alliance and its shared mission of transforming the cancer treatment experience,” said Marty Tenenbaum …
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Dave Purchase Dies at 73; Led Early Needle Exchange

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Ethan Nadelmann, the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which promotes alternatives to harsh legal treatment of drug users, could not confirm that. “Whether or not he was literally the first to hand out syringes to stop AIDS, he was …
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Five Things Your Doctor Should Tell You, But Won't

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"How are you supposed to treat a patient if you can't say why you're treating them?" Arkoosh asks. "I wouldn't … Dr. Jerome Paulson, a pediatrician at the Children's National Medical Center's Child Health Advocacy Institute in Washington, DC, calls …
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Episode 625 | Opiate Addiction Revisited – Public Square host Megan Kamerick talks with Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and Heroin Awareness Committee President Jennifer Weiss.