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By Luke Walker
Mexico's drug war bloodies areas thought safe, Dual drug Hep-C treatment proves effective, and College lacrosse players use drugs more than players of other sports. MORE
Trouble for female alcoholics, new anti-craving drugs, a rise in caffeine addiction, and other medical news. MORE
By Jed Bickman
Hepatitis C is often caught from used needles and is difficult to detect—but it can be cured, as one researcher demonstrated on himself. MORE
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