Stopping MS: Woman says experimental drug worked for her, so why didn't the …

Stopping MS: Woman says experimental drug worked for her, so why didn't the …
For nearly a decade, Mena, now 32, battled the progression of multiple sclerosis with treatments that couldn't seem to do much to keep its devastating effects at bay. "MS is such an … Sixteen patients at La-Ganke's center were involved in the trial …
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TB keeps dropping in US, but unevenly
Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the United States continued its 20-year decline last year, dropping 4.2% overall, but a slower decline in foreign-born residents meant that they accounted for a greater share of all cases, the Centers for Disease Control …
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The Dangerous Myth That Only White Women Get Eating Disorders
“When eating disorders were first being recognized, people seeking treatment were young, white girls, so the belief developed early that nobody else suffers from them,” says Gayle Brooks, vice president and chief clinical officer of the Renfrew Center …
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Call to battle Connecticut's heroin epidemic
"A lack of funding for treatment and enforcement is a big reason," Murphy said during a news conference Monday at the Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center in Hartford. Murphy, along with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Monday announced a …
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