Public Health in the News (11/26/17 – 12/2/17)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor
Global
- World Health Organization states that one in ten drugs sold in developing countries may be fake or low quality.
National
- The ban on a chemical used to make Teflon has been tied to fewer low-weight births between 2003 and 2014.
- Two new migraine prevention drugs have shown promise in stage 3 clinical trials.
Northwestern
- Northwestern Medicine study shows that a synthetic cannabis-like drug decreases the frequency of apneas and shallow breathing during sleep in adult obstructive sleep apnea patients.
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