Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks Linked to Heart Disease in Cleveland

Compound in red meat, energy drinks linked to heart disease in Cleveland

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The research group, led by Dr. Stanley Hazen, section head of preventive cardiology and rehabilitation, has been investigating the link between heart disease and foods, the bacteria in the intestine that digest them, and the substances these bacteria …
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Wrestling with a legacy: The life and death of Reid Flair

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He was also worried about returning to Charlotte and old temptations. “He was fearful about coming home,” Beth Fliehr said. “If you know anything about addiction, the worst thing you can do is come home. The drug (rehabilitation) people described it to me.
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Is the International Narcotics Control Board Ignoring Human Rights?

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A recent report by the UN special rapporteur on torture charged that compulsory drug treatment centers in some countries, particularly Vietnam and Thailand, constitute "forced labor" camps that engage in "torture." Long-time addiction writer Maia …
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Olympic Boxer Vijender Singh Accused Of Heroin Abuse: The Drug Epidemic

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"The number of addicts admitted in each center was 80 to 85 [until] 2007 and has now gone up to 190 in some centers,” Amanjeet Singh, president of the Punjab State Drug Counseling and Rehabilitation Centers Union, told the paper. Drugs are also a …
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