More Children Using Alternative Medicine: U of a Study

More children using alternative medicine: U of A study

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EDMONTON – Children with chronic medical conditions are often given prescription drugs, but according to a new study at the University of Alberta, the majority are using alternative forms of treatment as well. While they can be extremely helpful to …
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Is This the Softer Side of Big Pharma?

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Gilead shares some of its HIV/AIDS drug patents with the Medicines Patient Pool, which in turn licenses the patents to generic makers so that patients in poor nations can receive treatment at much lower costs. Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative …
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QB Pachall finishes substance-abuse treatment, returns to TCU squad 3 months

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He was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and on Oct. 9 the school said Pachall was leaving TCU for treatment. A year ago, Pachall admitted to police that he smoked marijuana and failed a team-administered drug test. Patterson said the door would …
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Team finds gene that promotes drug resistance in cancer

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The finding could not only improve prognostic and diagnostic tools for evaluating cancer and monitoring patients' response to treatment but also could lead to new therapies directed at eradicating drug-resistant cancer cells. Drug resistance is a …
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