Long Prison Term Possible for Man Who Failed at Drug Treatment

Long prison term possible for man who failed at drug treatment

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options. LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man could be sentenced to as long as 12 years in state prison after being ejected from the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.
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Medicare drug costs to fall in 2014, but donut hole widens

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The exception, he notes, has been new biologic drugs used to treat conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Those drugs remain relatively expensive, but may save healthcare dollars in other areas. "Biologics could put …
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Childhood Cancer Is a Neglected Disease

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What is at stake, the researchers say, is not just the need for new drugs to treat children whose cancers are now incurable: the treatments also need to be kinder. More than 40% of childhood-cancer survivors experience lifelong side effects from treatment.
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