New Study: Fix W.Va. Prisons This Way
New study: Fix W.Va. prisons this way
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The report calls for reinvesting about $ 5.5 million a year of the savings into programs to assist probationers and parolees, including community-based substance abuse treatment programs. Among the factors contributing to prison overcrowding, outlined …
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Versartis Nabs $25 Million for Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
Versartis nabs million for growth hormone deficiency treatment
Filed under: drug treatment programs in san francisco
Versartis started its first pediatric clinical trial of the drug, a Phase Ib/IIa study, at about 30 sites in the United States with pre-puberty children. Versartis said the … "With this substantial funding, we are able to continue our comprehensive …
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American Kids Are Sicker and Die Younger
American Kids are Sicker and Die Younger
Filed under: drug treatment programs in west virginia
What concerns our panel is why, for decades, we have been slipping behind,” said Steven H. Woolf, professor of family medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and chair of the panel that wrote the report. … The report compared the …
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