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Addiction Medicine
MedX Health Announces Initiation of Laser Acupuncture Study for Controlling Addiction
February 6th, 2009
MedX Health Corp., (TSXV.MDX) a global leader in developing drug free, non-invasive low level laser and light therapy for tissue repair and pain relief, announced that the company has received FDA Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to study the effectiveness of laser acupuncture for addiction to nicotine, alcohol and drugs. This study, to be launched in both Canada and the United States, will be an open, multi-center trial treating patients with addictions to assess the effectiveness of using the MedX laser probe as a means of controlling the need for these substances. The most common addictions are to legal substances, including nicotine, alcohol and drugs such...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-02-06)
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