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First, Reduce Harm
Faced with a horrific drug problem, Vancouver is trying a radical experiment: Let junkies be junkies.
Doctor: Vets Need More Basic Training
A Veterans Administration psychiatrist and researcher offers a revamped model for treatment of returning soldiers…
America’s Mental Health (Care) Is Getting Worse
Despite the unanimity that the system is broken, few agree on what will fix it.
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Clean Start
Written by: Colleen Shaddox, Tuesday 23 September 2008 - 07:00 AM 
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Joanne Goldblum saw poor people reusing disposable diapers and had to do something. Her nonprofit, The Diaper Bank, now gives 150,000 diapers a month to people in need.
Evidence of a Need for Change
Written by: Michael L. Millenson, Friday 19 September 2008 - 07:00 AM 1 Comments
How likely is it that you will receive treatment the medical literature says is best? Flip a coin. Evidence-based health care can improve those odds, save lives and cut health care costs dramatically.
Sexy Impulses: Treating Multiple Sclerosis with Hormones
Written by: Lisa Conti, Tuesday 09 September 2008 - 10:18 AM 0 Comments
Hormones increasingly are shown to affect brain functions, and now they may battle MS symptoms, too.
Cardiac Arrest’s Heartwarming Hope: Hypothermia
Written by: Michael Haederle, Monday 08 September 2008 - 15:00 PM 0 Comments
Dramatically cooling patients after cardiac arrest improves survival, recovery.
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