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World Governments Consider Changing Course From 'War on Drugs'

...  by 2008. Writing in "The Guardian" newspaper, UN Assistant Secretary-General Magdy Martinez-Soliman said … Read more on Deutsche Welle On 4/20, top minds discuss critical issues in the marijuana policy debate April 20th serves as the highest of High Holidays for the marijuana movement. This year comes, once again, with rapid policy changes around medical and recreational marijuana. Several states will vote on recreational or medical marijuana initiatives … Read more on Brookings Institution (blog) Read ...

Early Childhood Development: The Promise, the Problem, and the Path Forward

...  Childhood Development: the Promise, the Problem, and the Path Forward Indeed, poor and neglected children benefit disproportionately from early childhood development programs, making these interventions among the more compelling policy tools for fighting poverty and reducing inequality. ECD programs are … Maternal … Read more on Brookings Institution expert view – Big strides have been made … about his chances of returning to test cricket. It really depends on how well he responds to cognitive therapy. … its all got a bit too much. Do we sook for him? No. The ecb can have all the treatment programs they want – stress is preventable … Read more on ESPNcricinfo.com Read ...

WAREHAM-AREA HEALTH NOTES

...  facility that brings together more than 20 primary care and specialty physicians, the Southcoast Center for … Read more on Wicked Local It's Likely Back Surgeries Are Done Too Often. Can Doctors Do Better? When people have back pain, doctors may recommend physical therapy, pain control, and occasionally, surgeries like “spinal fusion,” in which the doctor joins together two or more bones in the spine to prevent movement between them. One would think … Read more on Brookings Institution (blog) Read ...