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HHS leaders call for expanded use of medications to combat opioid overdose epidemic

New England Journal of Medicine commentary describes that vital medications are currently underutilized in addiction treatment services and discusses ongoing efforts by major public health agencies to encourage their use

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Number of prescription opioid related deaths 1999-2010

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Channel makeover bioengineered to switch off neurons

Leaps orders of magnitude beyond existing tools

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Researchers transformed an excitatory cellular channel borrowed from algae (above left) into a powerful inhibitory channel (lower right) that allows for precise experimental turning-off of neurons

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Ebola Death Toll Rises in West Africa

A medical relief worker at an Ebola treatment center in Guinea says new patients continue to be admitted on a daily basis.

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Scientists Study Gene Clues From 115-Year-Old Woman

In research into longevity, they found her white blood cells had many seemingly harmless mutations.

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Glaucoma drug helps women with blinding disorder linked to obesity

Drug treatment and weight loss can restore lost vision, NIH-funded study shows

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On the left is a normal optic nerve (light circle at center) and on the right is the optic nerve swelling seen in IIH.

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Majority of Americans Support Obamacare Birth Control Provision: Survey

Nearly 7 of 10 favor universal health plan coverage for contraceptives.

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Study gave Diamox, along with weight-loss plan, to patients with a different eye disease.

A drug used to treat glaucoma eye disease can also help people with vision loss linked to obesity, a new study reveals.

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Study found abnormal rhythms when blood sugar dipped at night in people with type 2 disease.

Low blood sugar levels -- known as hypoglycemia -- in people with diabetes may cause potentially dangerous changes in heart rate, according to a small new study.

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Muscle weakness seen in alcoholism linked to mitochondrial repair issues

Muscle weakness from long-term alcoholism may stem from an inability of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to self-repair, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Children with irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to also have celiac disease in Italian study.

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