Risk and Protective Factors

Risk and Protective Factors – Regardless of circumstances, all teens are subject to both risk and protective factors. This video offers an overview of some common factors, and how they ma…

New Data from AbbVie's Phase IIb Aviator Trial Demonstrate High Sustained …

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Data show greater than 90 percent SVR were achieved in patients new to treatment and in patients who had previously failed treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (null responders). In addition, similar high SVR rates observed after 12 and 24 …
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HAART Saves Heart in Kids with HIV – MedPage Today

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Compared with HIV-infected youths treated during a period in which HAART was not widely used, those mostly treated with HAART had significantly better echocardiographic measures of heart structure and function, according to Steven Lipshultz, MD, of the …
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Disagreements stall criminal code reform bill

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And there's no additional funding for the substance abuse and mental health treatment programs that the bill's supporters want used to help reduce the recidivism rates of low-level offenders whose crimes are tied to drug abuse and mental illness …
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Health law expands treatment for addicts in Calif.

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SAN FRANCISCO—More than twice as many drug and alcohol addicts in California will be eligible for health insurance covering substance abuse treatment when federal health care reforms kick in next year. Throughout the state, and particularly in Los …
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