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Study: Dental painkillers may put young people at risk of opioid addiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dental-painkillers-may-put-young-people-at-risk-of-opioid-addiction/2018/12/03/a3aa965a-f64e-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a53ef2a528b6 Comment; Physicians have been blamed since the...
Impact of Nicotine and Other Stimulants on Sleep in Young Adults
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Impact_of_Nicotine_and_Other_Stimulants_on_Sleep.99414.aspx Comments; Being a non-smoker, was surprised at size of nicotine impact on sleep Caviness, Celeste M., PhD; Anderson, Bradley J., PhD;...
An opioid epidemic may be looming in Mexico — and the US may be partly responsible
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129162649.htm Comment; Karma at work. Mexican cartels have been pushing their poison over our border, now our border is about to become sealed as opioids become more available to Mexicans. Opioid use in Mexico has been...
New guidelines from Missouri physicians aim to slow opioid crisis
https://www.komu.com/news/new-guidelines-from-missouri-physicians-aim-to-slow-opioid-crisis Comment;Am all for guidelines, oppose restrictions; physicians need to be free to choose. Tuesday, December 04, 2018 2:51:00 PM CST in News By: Nikki Ogle, KOMU...
Opioids In The Workplace: New Survey By The Hartford Shows Growing Impact And Increasing Need For Employers To Act Now
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181127005457/en/ Comment; Having big insurance companies get involved may move things in the right direction;they have the resources and clout—cooperate or pay higher premiums! HARTFORD,Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new survey...
Can the science of addiction ease compassion fatigue? | Opinion
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/12/can-the-science-of-addiction-ease-compassion-fatigue-opinion.html Comment; Great illustration of the origin of addiction in the brain! By Jennifer Zampogna New estimates from the Centers for Disease Control indicate 74,000...
Utah Joins More Than 30 States That Have Legalized Medical Marijuana
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/utah-legalizes-medical-marijuana_us_5c0684b6e4b07aec5752a627 Comment; Comment; Utah has a lot of restrictions, I think they’re appropriate The Utah Medical Cannabis Act was signed into law after lawmakers changed a bill approved by...
Fortnite addiction is forcing kids into video-game rehab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/ct-fortnite-addiction-kids-video-game-rehab-20181203-story.html Comment; We’re all born with aGod-shaped hole in our soul, amazing the things we try to fill it with! Jef Feeley and Christopher Palmeri Debbie Vitany...
CDC Website Updates ME/CFS Now Mention Mold Connection and Chemical Sensitivities
https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/healthcare-providers/presentation-clinical-course/etiology-pathophysiology.html Comment; Hats off to Lisa Petrison PhD of https://paradigmchange.me/ from whose website this came to my attention. The CDC has been alerted to this information...
Vinitsky Methylation Protocol; V B12/Folate 5:2
https://docplayer.net/21823443-Dr-alan-r-vinitsky-m-d-sublingual-or-intranasal-b12-hydroxocobalamin-protocol.html Comment; This protocol balances the Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Autonomic systems while improving nitric oxide production, normalizing cellular...
Oxidative mechanisms of biological activity of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/15368378.2015.1043557 Comment; Activation of key pathways generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), activation of peroxidation, oxidative damage of DNA and changes in the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Review paper...
OCD-like behavior is caused by dysfunction of thalamo-amygdala circuits and upregulated TrkB/ERK-MAPK signaling as a result of SPRED2 deficiency
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