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March 7 2018

Opioid Overdose Cases Increased by 30% In One Year

Peter Hammond Health epidemic, opioid overdose, united states epidemic

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdose cases increased by as much as 30% in just one year The agency discovered that emergency departments continued to check in more and more people overdosing on opioids between July 2016 and September 2017. The increase was noticed in men and […]

November 23 2017

New potential treatment for Zika virus

Peter Hammond Health malaria, medication, news, study, treatment, Zika

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and UC San Diego School of Medicine discovered that malaria medication can be useful in treating Zika The inexpensive chloroquine, with a long history for safe use is the drug that researchers believe can also treat Zika, the disease that yet remains a global public health risk. […]