Nurses want more prescription authority
Advanced-practice nurses say they can fill the gap that is expected to grow when the number of insured patients swells under health-care reform, even as the number of primary-care doctors continues to dwindle.
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Computer Modeling To Identify New Medications For Nicotine Addiction
A project using cutting edge computer modeling to identify potential new medications for nicotine addiction won first place distinction at the annual Addiction Science Awards at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) — the world’s largest science competition for high school students. The Intel ISEF Addiction Science Awards were presented at an awards ceremony last …
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Retooling to fight juvenile crime
Tracy Kimbrell was at Faith Baptist Church for Bible study Wednesday night when her 14-year-old son broke into her car, stole the vehicle and was later discovered by police to be in possession of marijuana.
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