“Disease Creep” May Cause Unnecessary Treatment of Mild Hypertension
“Disease Creep” May Cause Unnecessary Treatment of Mild Hypertension
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A panel of independent experts reports this week that drugs used to treat mild cases of high blood pressure have not been shown to reduce heart attacks, strokes, or overall deaths. Most of the 68 million patients … Hooray! By Farhad Manjoo | August …
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Co-owner of NC drug-abuse treatment agency faces drug charges
Filed under: drug treatment news 2012
The co-owner of a Winston-Salem nonprofit substance abuse and mental-health treatment center is facing federal drug conspiracy charges, including trafficking large amounts of heroin across the country and from Mexico. James O'Brien Lackard, 41, of 3791 …
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