Drug Treatment News

Maxwell Biotech Venture Fund's Portfolio Company, Infectex, Enrolls First

Maxwell Biotech Venture Fund's Portfolio Company, Infectex, Enrolls First

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Study will be conducted in accordance with Russian and international treatment guidelines and in close partnership with U.S. biotech company Sequella, the original developer of the drug. “We are delighted that this pivotal SQ109 trial for Russian …
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Illegal Drug Crops Threaten Native Frogs

Illegal drug crops threaten native frogs

Filed under: drug treatment news 2012

"That's also prime areas for drug crops. … Importantly for humans, frogs secrete a number of different chemical compounds, says Kay; chemicals with potential to be used in pain relief, or for treatment of specific illness or even cancer or HIV. "A …
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Mary Bono Mack to Serve on Anti-Drug Coalition Board

Mary Bono Mack to serve on anti-drug coalition board

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(Arthur) Dean and CADCA on many occasions to raise awareness of the deadly dangers of prescription drug abuse. We are committed to working together to save thousands of lives and spare millions of American families from the heartbreak of addiction.” …
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New E-Cigarette Store Faces Resistances From West End Business Owners

New E-Cigarette Store Faces Resistances from West End Business Owners

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The device is currently in a legal grey area, since it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration and is not regulated because its not considered a tobacco product. Mullins … "For the fact that there is no ordinance covering this method of …
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Avaxia Biologics Raises $6.4M to Test New IBD Drug

Avaxia Biologics raises .4M to test new IBD drug

Filed under: drug treatment news 2012

Lexington-based Avaxia Biologics, Inc. announced today that it has raised $ 6.4 million in Series B financing to fund clinical trials for a new drug candidate to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, two major inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD …
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Mother Pens Book With Daughter's, Grandson's Killer

Mother pens book with daughter's, grandson's killer

Filed under: drug addiction newspaper articles

In March 1998, former cocaine addict Leonard Scovens strangled her daughter Patricia Reed, 40, in her Sarasota, Fla., apartment. Furey's 6-year-old grandson, Chris, hid in the closet but also was killed. Reed met Scovens in drug treatment and they …
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