House Okays Bill to Check Spread of HIV

House okays bill to check spread of HIV

Filed under: drug treatment programs in massachusetts

LPG-MA party-list representative Arnel Ty said movie personalities would be more effective in mounting the campaign against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to dispel the stigma associated with testing. “Off-hand our showbiz celebrities … The …
Read more on Manila Standard Today

TINY TICK, BIG THREAT: Dutchess leads state in babesiosis, another threat …

Filed under: drug treatment programs in massachusetts

They recovered, usually with treatment involving antibiotics and anti-malarial drugs. But at least 26 people have died since 1979 after receiving blood tainted with the Babesia pathogen — 10 since 2007, federal research shows. They include a 43-year …
Read more on Poughkeepsie Journal

Psychotropic medications and school shootings: Preventing another Sandy Hook

Filed under: drug treatment programs in massachusetts

If Adam Lanza was being treated by a psychiatrist for Asperger's syndrome and other personality disorders, part of that treatment usually includes psychotropic medications, in particular, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). And according …
Read more on OpEdNews

The demons of a mental illness patient

Filed under: drug treatment programs in massachusetts

Phelps died at the age of 47 on Nov 11 from the “demons of mental illness and substance abuse.”Photo courtesy of the Phelps family … While no treatments were able to keep him healthy forever, when his parents look back over 30 years of treatment …
Read more on Cape Cod Times (subscription)