Cancer Immunotherapy Where Are We Going?

Cancer Immunotherapy Where Are We Going?

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

After several setbacks the first cellular immunotherapy, Dendreon's Sipuleucel-T (Provenge(R)), was approved for the treatment of prostate cancer in 2010. Today, new promising cancer immunotherapy approaches are in clinical trials. Most recently …
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Meth smuggling's tragic trail runs right through Dallas area

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

It was almost like a game of Whac-A-Mole: As soon as the federal government enacted laws to hammer domestic producers of methamphetamine, Mexican drug dealers started popping up in Texas to take their place. Now, the powerful stimulant commonly known …
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New UN AIDS deputy hails Brazil progress

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

But Brazil has successfully stabilized the pandemic within its borders, recording a 0.61 percent drop in new cases from 2009 to 2010 according to health ministry figures. The veteran AIDS expert said to maintain the momentum, … Brazil offers free …
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Mom beats addiction, gets kids back

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She was in the process of getting her children back in 2010 when another relationship ended in violence. Over a 24-hour period in July 2010, Robinson was repeatedly raped and nearly killed by a companion who used drugs. He is serving time in prison for …
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