Smoking cessation products pose no serious heart risks: Study

Smoking cessation products pose no serious heart risks: Study

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Nicotine replacement gums or popular drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking may not pose serious heart risks in users, according to a study. In recent years … But in the largest analysis of side effects of three major smoking cessation products …
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Lawmakers hear the benefits, dangers of medicinal marijuana

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The Assembly Health Committee heard testimony last week from health service providers, substance abuse specialists, religious leaders, patients and their families on legislation that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in New York. … Several …
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Biousian Biosystems Receives US Patent for Best-in-Class Analgesic

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The patent describes a series of highly selective and potent delta opioid receptor agonists for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. One of the molecules covered by the patent is BBI-11008, the company's lead drug that is positioned as a best-in …
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