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Isis Pharmaceuticals' CEO Discusses Strategic Alliance With AstraZeneca on

Isis Pharmaceuticals' CEO Discusses Strategic Alliance With AstraZeneca On

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

These and other risks concerning Isis' programs are described in additional detail in Isis' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its most recent quarterly report on Form… Continue reading

Former Judge Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Former judge pleads guilty to drug charges

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Former judge pleads guilty to drug charges. Print Email … Just a guess I dont have any idea, but I wouldnt be throwing out ignorant statements that he deserves double the punishment for an addiction to painkillers… Continue reading

Novel Drug Therapy Targets Aggressive Form of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Novel Drug Therapy Targets Aggressive Form of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Newswise — NEW YORK (Dec. 10, 2012) — Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and the seventh most frequently diagnosed cancer. The most chemotherapy resistant form of DLBCL,… Continue reading

'Homelessness Is Life and Death'

'Homelessness is life and death'

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

'Tek it to Dem' started in 2008 and was the brainchild of a group of National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) staff members. Mitchell said while Food For The Poor and a few church groups would assist the homeless… Continue reading

Prescription Painkillers Mixed With Alcohol: A Deadly Mix

Prescription Painkillers Mixed With Alcohol: A Deadly Mix

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Additionally, high schools and colleges across our nation need to be aware of this growing threat and the need to educate students about the dangers of prescription drug misuse along with excessive drinking and illegal drug… Continue reading

NY Judge OKs Pharmacy Shooting Wrongful Death Suit

NY judge OKs pharmacy shooting wrongful death suit

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He was among four people murdered in the 2011 shooting at Haven Drugs in Medford. The lawsuit alleges that Li contributed to David Laffer's drug addiction by over-prescribing pills. The judge says doctors may have a duty… Continue reading

Drug-Related Deaths Increasing in Wisconsin

Drug-related deaths increasing in Wisconsin

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Nordstrom found a shift of legal prescription drug-related deaths surpassing those involving illegal narcotics. He says deaths from the synthetic drug methadone, which is used to treat heroin addiction skyrocketed from 10 in 1999 to 118 in 2008… Continue reading

Drug Abuse and Newborns Task Force Meeting Monday

Drug Abuse and Newborns Task Force Meeting Monday

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Attorney General Pam Bondi's Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns will meet Monday at 1 p.m. in the state Capitol. The task force that Bondi chairs was created in the 2012 legislative session.… Continue reading