Skin Cancer Patients Find Hope
Skin cancer patients find hope
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Patients with an advanced form of skin cancer in the UK have found new hope after Britain's health watchdog reversed a decision to deny two drugs which could prolong life. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) confirmed the treatment …
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Sacrifices for Our Freedom
Sacrifices for Our Freedom
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On this Veterans Day, as we honor the men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom, we must focus our attention on those veterans whose own freedom has been lost to incarceration due to substance abuse, mental illness, and trauma. Throughout the …
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Novartis Heart Failure Drug Cuts Death by 37 Percent: Study
Novartis heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percent: study
Filed under: drug treatment news 2012
LOS ANGELES | Tue Nov 6, 2012 8:54pm EST. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An experimental Novartis AG drug to treat hospitalized acute heart failure patients reduced deaths by 37 percent compared with a placebo and appeared to be safe, according to data from a …
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20-Year-Old Drug Addict Admits to Shoplifting
20-year-old drug addict admits to shoplifting
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Defending, Laura Hollingum explained that Clark, who was given a community order with a supervision and drug requirement in August, was trying to kick her addiction to heroin. Clark was given a community order with supervision for 18 months, to run …
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Can Anyone Tell Me About the Michael Vicks Case?
Question by missxjy: Can anyone tell me about the Michael Vicks case?
I cannot seem to grasp some of the details. I began reading articles and trying to research more in depth but it is difficult for me to understand. How could this kind of crime have been prevented? Where did it take place? Who was actually involved in such a crime? How was it run? How long has this been approximately going on for? Etc. Any kind of information would be greatly appreciated. I am especially curious as to how long it had been going on for until Vicks was finally caught and how he was caught. Did his childhood or career play a role in such a violent crime?
Ex-Prosecutor Gets Prison Deal in Vegas Drug Case
Ex-Prosecutor Gets Prison Deal in Vegas Drug Case
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
Ex-Prosecutor Gets Prison Deal in Vegas Drug Case. By KEN RITTER Associated Press. LAS VEGAS … Instead, Schubert told the judge he felt he'd been treated exceptionally harshly for his March 2011 arrest with $ 40 in rock cocaine and an unregistered …
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