Scientists isolated morphine from opium, leading to the belief (in the West at least) that a single, non-living compound in a plant was responsible for its healing properties. This helped create the biomedical model of pharmacotherapy, where plants are se
Concern for a solid and credible scientific basis in medical herbalism and for professional standards in practice led Hein Zeylstra to establish a professional body appropriately moderated. Today, it continues to set the standard worldwide as the body for
Angiographic pattern of in-stent restenosis (ISR) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation different to that after bare metal stent (BMS), but their subsequent TLR rate was similar to both types of DES.
Many doctors are afraid that they will get into trouble with the Drug Enforcement Administration every time they write a prescription for a controlled substance, but those fears are overblown, according to one DEA official.
Joe Leonetti said that he would get drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin by going to clinics or emergency rooms and complaining about back pain or other ailments that are difficult to diagnose.