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Salvia divinorum, an old psychedelic drug with new appeal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's been almost 50 years since a generation of young people were urged to "turn on and tune out" with the aid of psychedelic drugs. But at least one hallucinogenic drug remains legal and widely available -- and it's become popular with today's teenagers....Tags: Criminals, Social Issues, Pharmaceuticals, Timothy Leary, Lawyers
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How a New Policy Led to Seven Deadly Drugs
Times Staff WriterFor most of its history, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved new prescription medicines at a grudging pace, paying daily homage to the physician's creed, "First, do no harm." Then in the early 1990s, the demand for AIDS drugs...Tags: New Products, Colleges and Universities, Pharmaceuticals, Science, University of Texas at Austin
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The OD MD
Fred Dickey last wrote for the magazine about illegal immigrant labor.Jay Cohen believes he knows what went wrong in Michael Hope's life. Hope, 56, sits in his home in the San Gabriel Valley and tries to use his brain, an effort of tortuous frustration for a former quick-thinking business executive. Not only does he suffer...Tags: Celebrex (drug), Research, Pharmaceuticals, Companies and Corporations, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Toshio Narahashi, 1927-2013
An internationally known pharmacologist, Toshio Narahashi headed the pharmacology department at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine for 17 years and was a tenured professor at the medical school for more than 35 years. Many...
Tags: Colon Cancer, Research, University of Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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Dr. Paul Lietman
Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...
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Robert J. Cotter, Johns Hopkins medical school professor
Robert James Cotter, a Johns Hopkins scientist and professor whose work in mass spectrometry has contributed to discoveries in health and science, died last Monday of heart failure at his home at HarborView in Baltimore. He was 69. His work, which earned...
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Vitamin D's link to cancer development studied
Q: Before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I was exhausted most of the time. My doctor tested the level of vitamin D in my blood after my diagnosis. It was at 12, well below the minimum! I just read that vitamin D might reduce the risk of developing...
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It's OK to take aspirin alongside vitamin C
Q: Is it safe to take aspirin at the same time I take my vitamins? Will they counteract each other? A: Taking aspirin with vitamin C (100 to 250 mg) might actually be a good idea. Research has shown that vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can help protect the...
Tags: Vitamin C, Health, Aspirin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Onions
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Dr. Jen Ashton: Age Stopping Secrets
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a Board-Certified Ob-Gyn, who specializes in Adolescent Gynecology. Born in California and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, she hails from a family of 6 other physicians and one nurse. She attended the Horace Mann School and then...Tags: Sepsis, Health, Colleges and Universities, Columbia University, Cancer
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Psychiatrist: Altar Boy Saw Relationship With Sexually Abusive Priest As 'Positive'
The Hartford CourantA psychiatric expert for the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford on Tuesday disputed a diagnosis that a teenage victim of sexual abuse by a priest will suffer long-term mental health problems and even asserted that the boy's relationship with the priest...Tags: Health, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Stress, West Haven, Harvard University
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Dr. Joseph Vincent Brady, behavioral neuroscientist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJoseph Vincent Brady, a nationally and internationally known behavioral neuroscientist, behavioral pharmacologist and space researcher who established the department of behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Friday of...Tags: Research, University of Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Stress, Pharmaceuticals
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A time of celebration
Ebenezer AME Church’s Lucy P. Jones Missionary Society visited Grace Snively on July 29 at her home and presented her with gifts, flowers and a cake. It was Mrs. Grace’s (Aunt Grace to most) 98th birthday. Aunt Grace received many...Tags: Politics, Chicken, Potatoes, Drugs and Medicines, Career and Workplace
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