War on Prescription Pain Killers Leads to More Heroin Deaths – Hit & Run …

War on Prescription Pain Killers Leads to More Heroin Deaths – Hit & Run …

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"The kids who got addicted to prescription pills are flipping to heroin, and, as a result, these kids are dropping like flies," said Mike Gimbel, a longtime drug counselor in Baltimore County who now works at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical …
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Dispatch special report: Bypassing doctors

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As of March, the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore had tallied 20 companies that offer tests without physician involvement. Another seven sell genetic information, but a doctor is involved. The companies have …
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New tests could hamper food outbreak detection – US News and World Report

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They could shave a few days off the time needed to tell whether E. coli, salmonella or other foodborne bacteria caused a patient's illness, allowing faster treatment of sometimes deadly diseases. The problem: These new tests can't detect crucial …
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