New Bill Gives Hope To Terminally Ill Patients Seeking Expirmental Drugs
Known as the “Right to Try” bill, the proposed law would let terminally-ill patients take potentially life-saving drugs not yet approved for the public.
Known as the “Right to Try” bill, the proposed law would let terminally-ill patients take potentially life-saving drugs not yet approved for the public.
“It is even more evidence of our need for the government to stop punishing patients for using this relatively safe and non-toxic treatment method … “
For years, many Americans with HIV/AIDS have used medical marijuana to relieve some common symptoms associated with the illness such as nausea, vomiting and appetite loss.
Now, a new study published last week in the journal AIDS Researcher and Human Retroviruses
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