The Latest News for Atrial Fibrillation

Published September 10, 2012

The Latest News for Atrial Fibrillation – New and better drugs with fewer side effects and less need for careful monitoring will be replacing Coumadin to help atrial fibrillation patients avoid strokes. Dr. Rajat Deo from Penn Medicine discusses exciting advances in drug treatment for atrial fibrillation.

Can You Outsmart Addiction?

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Clinton McCracken, a research scientist who specializes in addiction, learned this lesson the hard way. In 2010, he published a cautionary tale called “Intellectualization of Drug Abuse” in The Journal of the American Medical Association documenting …
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Better game plan needed for addiction treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

A surprising number of people know: An estimated 23 million Americans, 9 percent of those age 12 and older, needed treatment for illicit drug or alcohol use in 2010, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Only one in 10 got the care.
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