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Should Addiction Education Be Added To Medical School Curriculums?

Posted at 10:57AM in Medical and Nursing Schools by Kari Cowell 0 Comments

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Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet - these are all names of common opioid prescription painkillers. The use of opioids became popular in 1806 when German chemist, Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Serturner, created morphine. Another well-known opioid is heroin. When heroin was first developed, it was marketed as a...

Testing for Malaria and Cancer With a Simple Paper Strip

Posted at 8:59AM in News by Sierra Kennedy 0 Comments

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Malaria fatality rates are certainly on the decline, with the world seeing a 60% decrease due to the implementation of bed nets, deterrent sprays, and other preventative tools since the year 2000. Though this is a major improvement, the fact that in 2015 there were...