When injured, a person can bleed to death in as little as five minutes. Bleeding control is often the difference between survival and death. In 2015, in response to the horrific Sandy Hook school shooting, a Connecticut trauma surgeon created Stop the Bleed, a program to
The South East Asian Kingdom of Thailand has approved the use of cannabis and kratom plants for medicinal use. Possession of larger quantities and trafficking of marijuana still carries a death sentence nationally and in bordering countries throughout the region. Medical marijuana legalization passed the government's
The South East Asian country of Thailand has approved the use of cannabis and kratom plants for medicinal use. Possession of larger quantities and trafficking of the plants, which are schedule 5 drugs, still carries a death sentence nationally and in bordering countries throughout the
The South East Asian country of Thailand has approved the use of cannabis and kratom plants for medicinal use. Possession of larger quantities and trafficking of the plants, which are schedule 5 drugs, still carries a death sentence nationally and in bordering countries throughout the
In April, we reported on an FDA order to remove some kratom products from the market because of Salmonella contamination. That turned out to be the opening shot in a war that the federal government has declared on the herbal product -- or, at least,
The Kratom Trade Association (KTA), a leading non-profit trade organization representing manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of natural Kratom products, today released its new “Guide to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).” This comprehensive guide, the most thorough and detailed to date, provides an overview of the standards,
Some kratom products contain ‘disturbingly’ high levels of heavy metals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned. “Among the heavy metals we found were lead and nickel at levels not considered safe for human consumption,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD. Some 26 different kratom
Stemming from the opioid crisis, the rate of hospitalizations for drug use–associated infective endocarditis increased markedly in North Carolina over the past decade, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine. “Drug use–associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) is increasing as a result of the opioid epidemic,”
The opioid epidemic has hollowed out communities across the country and touched the lives of Americans of all ages. But we know disturbingly little about the youngest victims of this crisis: babies born with a type of opioid withdrawal called neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. One
