Tuesday 17 December 2019

Dr. John Robbins, Developer of a Meningitis Vaccine, Dies at 86


By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2PTFuBf

A New Drug Scourge: Deaths Involving Meth Are Rising Fast


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/36JRAU9

People With Depression Are Turning to Pot for Relief: Study

synthetic marijuana

People with depression are twice as likely to be using pot as those who aren't depressed, researchers reported in the current issue of the journal Addiction.



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Why Colds and Flu Rarely Strike at Same Time

man with cold on couch

Patients with influenza A were about 70% less likely to also be infected with rhinovirus, a source of the common cold, than patients infected with other virus types.



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