Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable
A major factor in the upsurge, drug-treatment specialists say, is middle class people in their 20s and 30s who become addicted to prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin, and then turn to heroin. “Someone will typically start on an opioid painkiller … Read more on Voice of America

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Endicott residents call for more oversight of i3 treatment facility
Endicott, NY (WBNG Binghmaton) Some Endicott residents are asking for more oversight of a wastewater treatment facility at i3 Electronics, formerly Endicott Interconnect. On Thursday, Western Broome Environmental Stakeholders Coalition invited a … Read more on WBNG-TV

Cognitive therapy 'an effective treatment option' for schizophrenia
New research published in The Lancet suggests that cognitive therapy could be an effective treatment option for patients with schizophrenia who cannot or will not take antipsychotic medication. The research team, led by Prof. Anthony Morrison of the … Read more on Medical News Today

Gene Testing for Cancer Patients Reveals the Best Course of Treatment
By finding elusive blood stem cells and watching how they genetically express themselves, scientists have taken the first step toward a new way of finding the best of course of treatment for people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Stem cells that … Read more on Healthline