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New Insights Into Treatment Options For Patients Suffering From Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Results from two French studies presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2010 press conference will help inform clinical practice in the treatment of patients with severe or acute alcoholic hepatitis…

Looking for a solution for drug addiction in China: Exploring the challenges and opportunities in the way of China’s new Drug Control Law

Abstract: In the wake of the deteriorating situation of drug addiction and related infectious diseases among injecting drug users (IDUs) in China in recent years, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China adopted the new Drug Control Law which came into force in June 1, 2008. This law is part of a broad reform movement in China where drug addiction is no longer understood as simply a legal or moral issue but rather, as a complicated medical condition requiring comprehensive therapeutic strategies

Prescription Drug Diversion Is Public Relations Focus Of 2008 Federal Drug Strategy

The 2008 White House drug control strategy was finally released on Saturday, March 1. As expected, no new policy initiatives or innovative approaches are being proposed.