Health
African leaders urge more health funding
African leaders called for increased funding Monday to contain HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as a continental health summit opened in Nigeria's capital.
Jul 15, 2013
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Medications
Online pharmacy crackdown shutters 1,677 websites
U.S. and international regulators have seized more than $41 million in illegal medicines worldwide and shut down 1,677 websites as part of their ongoing fight against counterfeit drugs sold over the Internet.
Jun 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Inside the minds of murderers
(Medical Xpress)—The minds of murderers who kill impulsively, often out of rage, and those who carefully carry out premeditated crimes differ markedly both psychologically and intellectually, according to a new study by ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Addiction
States vary widely on success rates for minorities in drug treatment programs
A University of Iowa study reveals significant disparities between minority and white clients in success rates for completing substance abuse treatment programs. Moreover, these disparities vary widely from state to state.
Jun 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher publishes a study of psychopathy and criminal behavior
University of Huddersfield researcher, Dr Daniel Boduszek, has co authored a an article in the Journal of Ciminal Psychology that analyses the relationship between psycopathy and criminal behaviour.
Jun 18, 2013
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Health
Quebec moves to allow assisted suicide (Update)
The government of Canada's mostly French-speaking Quebec province on Wednesday unveiled legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor's help.
Jun 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Treatment of mental illness lowers arrest rates, saves money
Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Medications
India says its drugs safe after generics fraud
India, known as the "pharmacy to the world", Monday defended its lucrative generic drug industry as safe and strongly regulated after the nation's biggest drug firm pleaded guilty to US charges of making adulterated medicines.
Jun 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Calif. doc with 'cancer cure' gets 14 years prison (Update)
(AP)—A California doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for bilking her patients out of more than $1 million by promising that an herbal supplement could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.
May 17, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links adolescent bullies to criminal behavior later
(Medical Xpress)—Adults who say they bullied others when they were adolescents may have a higher likelihood of engaging in criminal behavior later in life, according to new research from UT Dallas.
May 9, 2013
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