Tuesday 26 March 2019

U.S. Measles Cases Hit 314 This Year

Measles virus

The number of cases so far this year is just 58 fewer than the 372 cases reported nationwide for all of last year. That was the second-highest number in two decades.



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Colorado Sees ER Visits Spike After Pot Made Legal

medical marijuana

Visits due to inhaled marijuana were most common, but the investigators found that visits due to edible marijuana products were much higher than expected.



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Purdue Pharma Will Settle Major Opioid Lawsuit


By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2WvBSan

Monday 25 March 2019

Two Top Medical Groups Call for Soda Taxes and Advertising Curbs on Sugary Drinks


By ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2CFJ4ZK