Interest in psychedelics like psilocybin, mescaline, and LSD is on the rise for the first time in 50 years, as influencers, scientists, and entrepreneurs promote their therapeutic potential. Some municipalities have stopped ...
May 2, 2024
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A University of Oklahoma study about a "black box warning" for the asthma drug Singulair continues to influence a national conversation about the medication and its reported neuropsychiatric side effects in children and adolescents. ...
Apr 5, 2024
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Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conclude in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs with the same restrictions and it should be reclassified as a less dangerous ...
Jan 15, 2024
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Leading e-cigarette researchers are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to correct misinformation overstating the dangers of e-cigarettes as part of its "Moving Forward" initiative.
Dec 14, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Just days before Halloween, attorneys general in several states have issued warnings about cannabis edibles that look like candy and snacks.
Oct 29, 2021
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A coalition of US states has urged President Donald Trump to lift a ban on fetal tissue research in a bid to help scientists developing vaccines for the new coronavirus.
Mar 26, 2020
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More companies could begin making an easy-to-use version of an opioid overdose antidote under a deal announced Thursday by New York's attorney general.
Jan 2, 2020
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A look at how the opioid crisis grew and spread may be much clearer soon after a federal judge overseeing nearly 2,000 lawsuits filed against manufacturers, distributors and retailers of prescription painkillers ordered the ...
Jul 16, 2019
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Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva agreed on Sunday to pay the US state of Oklahoma $85 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of fueling the state's opioid epidemic, Oklahoma's attorney general said.
May 27, 2019
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Gun violence, obesity, and the misuse of opioids and alcohol are responsible for roughly 374,000 deaths—15 percent of all deaths—each year in the United States. To protect the public from harmful products, legal action ...
Sep 12, 2018
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