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Conflict of interest for NFL doctors to report to teams: Harvard study
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – The doctors who patrol the sidelines of NFL games to assess whether injured players can safely return to the field should report to the league and players' union rather than individual teams, said a Harvard University study released on Thursday. The condition has been diagnosed in former players including…
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Nearly 21 Million in US Have Substance Use Disorder: Surgeon General’s Report
Only one in 10 people getting help for substance use disorder.
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France tightens restrictions to avoid bird flu contamination
France, Europe’s largest poultry producer, imposed additional precautions at farms and restricted hunting and bird gathering on Thursday after a severe strain of bird flu virus was found in several neighboring countries in the past few weeks. No case of H5N8 avian influenza, more commonly called bird flu, has been found in France so far…
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France tightens restrictions to avoid bird flu contamination
France, Europe’s largest poultry producer, imposed additional precautions at farms and restricted hunting and bird gathering on Thursday after a severe strain of bird flu virus was found in several neighboring countries in the past few weeks. No case of H5N8 avian influenza, more commonly called bird flu, has been found in France so far…
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Surgeon general report: ‘Addiction is not a character flaw’
In what may be his last significant act as President Barack Obama's surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy released a report Thursday calling for a major cultural shift in the way Americans view drug and alcohol addiction.
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No early win for Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug in study
(Reuters) – Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday they would continue a large clinical outcomes study with their injectable cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent. There had been an option for the trial to be stopped early if it showed overwhelming efficacy at the interim stage but an independent data monitoring committee recommended it should continue. The…
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Amgen, Novartis aim for big, crowded migraine market after new drug data
(Reuters) – Amgen Inc and Novartis said late on Wednesday that episodic migraine sufferers reported fewer debilitating headaches per month after using the companies' investigational drug erenumab, compared to trial participants who got a placebo. The companies are racing rivals including Eli Lilly, Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Allergan and Teva Pharmaceuticals to have a new, more effective…
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Denver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use
The announcement comes amid a string of victories for proponents of medical and recreational marijuana use, with voters in California and Massachusetts approving ballot initiatives legalizing recreational use of the drug last week. The Colorado measure will permit private businesses to allow marijuana use by adults in designated areas with certain exceptions. Backers of the…
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Denver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use
The announcement comes amid a string of victories for proponents of medical and recreational marijuana use, with voters in California and Massachusetts approving ballot initiatives legalizing recreational use of the drug last week. The Colorado measure will permit private businesses to allow marijuana use by adults in designated areas with certain exceptions. Backers of the…