Bath Salts 'Zombie' Drug Remains Cheap, Easy to Get, and Devastating
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The drug makes the heartbeat accelerate so high, the internal body temperature sizzles, so stripping seems like the best way to cool off. Who knows what inner impulse then makes somebody want to jump between …. Jeff Voshall/Substance abuse counselor …
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Chronic hepatitis C: Interferon may be harmful in re-treatment
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Interferon monotherapy, meaning using interferon alone, is not the first choice of therapy for most clinicians, but it is used in some patients when other drugs cannot be used. Despite costing thousands of dollars to treat one patient for a year, there …
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Meningitis outbreak: Victim's husband sues Saint Thomas clinic
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The first suit against the outpatient clinic comes months after patients and survivors began suing New England Compounding Center, the Massachusetts firm accused of shipping contaminated drugs blamed for 45 deaths nationwide. One reason for the delay …
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FDA targets flu drug claims
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The FDA says the company is illegally selling a misbranded drug. Specifically, it says: • GermBullet is being sold as a drug that claims to treat or cure a disease, but the company has never presented it to the FDA to be vetted as a drug. • GermBullet …
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