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Chile issues alert over faulty condoms
Chilean authorities are issuing a health alert, saying they distributed more than 712,000 defective condoms.
Aug 23, 2016
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Teasing out where the tokers live
(HealthDay)—Whether you smoke pot might depend on what part of the United States you live in, a new survey suggests.
Jul 26, 2016
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Medications
Revolutionary hepatitis C drugs leave public health systems reeling
They've brought hope to millions, drugs so revolutionary that they can cure hepatitis C and so expensive that neither patients nor public health services can afford them—an issue to be raised at this week's G7.
May 25, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stopping the next Ebola outbreak
When the West African Ebola outbreak was at its peak in 2014, NECSI advocated for a community-level containment strategy. Unprecedented transmission levels within dense urban centers had overwhelmed traditional responses. ...
May 24, 2016
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Syrian aid—lack of evidence for 'interventions that work', say researchers
The lack of an evidence base in the donor-funded response to Syrian migrant crisis means funds may be allocated to ineffective interventions, say researchers, who call on funders and policymakers in London for this week's ...
Feb 4, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest
Health services in many countries increasingly rely on prescribed 'psychosocial interventions': treatments that use counselling techniques to tackle mental health issues, behavioural problems such as substance abuse, and ...
Nov 25, 2015
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Health
Health care must be key issue in Canada's federal election
Health care is a major responsibility of Canada's federal government and must be a key issue in the fall election, argues Dr. Matthew Stanbrook in an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Aug 17, 2015
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Pediatrics
Study: Fewer kids have severe mental problems; more get help
Contrary to public perception and horrific cases that make headlines, serious mental problems are declining among the nation's youth, and there has been a big rise in how many are getting help, a new study finds.
May 20, 2015
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Addiction
Heroin use levels off in U.S., but still high: report
(HealthDay)—Levels of heroin use in the United States have stabilized but are still high, federal officials reported Thursday.
Apr 23, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
IMF, World Bank policies may share blame in Ebola crisis
Alpha Conde, the president of Guinea, was stunned. In front of him, Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, had just called for an increase in the country's budget deficit so that it could ...
Nov 19, 2014
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