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Chicago, Illinois - The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) and the American Cancer Society announced today that the Foundation provided a grant of $1.58 million over four years to the Society to implement a comprehensive Patient Navigation Program in three U.S. communities where substantial cancer care disparities exist. This funding will allow the ACS to enhance its already substantial Patient Navigation Program and expand its focus on access to high-quality care, patient empowerment and care coordination.
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cinqair (reslizumab) for use with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of severe asthma in patients aged 18 years and older. Cinqair is approved for patients who have a history of severe asthma attacks (exacerbations) despite receiving their current asthma medicines.
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Washington, DC - Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may prove more effective than usual treatment in alleviating chronic low-back pain, according to a new study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Scottsdale, Arizona - "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." That didn't seem true to me as a child, but as an adult, I've come to realize that words can be powerful vehicles for either pain or support.
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Baltimore, Maryland - A leading global public health commission is calling for new policies that would transform our approach to drug use, addiction and control worldwide, including the decriminalization of minor and non-violent drug offenses. According to a report released this morning by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Lancet, the war on drugs and zero-tolerance policies have undercut public health across the globe and have directly contributed to many of today’s most urgent public health crises, while doing little to affect drug markets or drug use.
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Scottsdale, Arizona - I was struck by a study published in the Jan. 20, 2016, issue of the "Journal of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics" and reviewed in "Health Day: News for Healthier Living".
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