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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Announces $58 Million CF Drug

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Announces Million CF Drug

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The program's goal is to advance one or more drug candidates into the clinic by the end of the multiyear collaboration. "We are excited to expand our efforts with Pfizer to accelerate the development of more therapies that treat the root cause of CF …
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Former Heroin Addict to Celebrate Recovery on Thanksgiving With Lovelady

Former heroin addict to celebrate recovery on Thanksgiving with Lovelady

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"But it had turned into my hell on Earth. It was like a vortex that sucked the life out of me." Her addiction and need for money to support it had poisoned her relationships. She pawned items she once considered treasures. She pestered relatives for …
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Picato® Gel Receives EU Marketing Authorisation for Treatment of Actinic

Picato® Gel Receives EU Marketing Authorisation for Treatment of Actinic

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Picato® gel was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2012, by the Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) in Brazil in July 2012 and by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia in November 2012 …
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Most of Taliban Income Comes From Illicit Drug Trade: Malik

Most of Taliban income comes from illicit drug trade: Malik

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The minister also informed that Pakistan's Drug Abuse Control Master Plan for five years (2010-2014) was prepared to reduce the health, social and economic costs associated with drug problem. It envisages expenditure of $ 125 million including …
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Is Non-Prescription Adderall Use Ethical, Even if It Works?

Is Non-Prescription Adderall Use Ethical, Even If It Works?

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The newspaper at the University of Cambridge informally surveyed campus to find one in ten students using stimulants. “I thought it would be the neuroscientists who were using these drugs because they were learning about them and might be tempted to …
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Feds Probe FedEx, UPS Over Online Drug Shipments

Feds probe FedEx, UPS over online drug shipments

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For all the miracle stories of tiny preemies who survive, the sad reality is that scientists know far too little about what triggers premature birth and how to prevent it. And despite some recent … And despite some recent progress, the U.S. has a far …
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