Cancer Treatment in Crisis as Drug Companies Stop Producing Chemotherapy …
Cancer treatment in crisis as drug companies stop producing chemotherapy …
Filed under: drug treatment news
Fluorouracil – also known as 5-FU – is one of the most frequently used components in chemo combinations used to treat bowel and breast cancer in the UK and worldwide. But cancer specialists in… Continue reading
Ontario Doctors Question Long Wait for Hepatitis C Drug Incivek
Ontario doctors question long wait for hepatitis C drug Incivek
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
It's been over a year since the Health Ministry's committee to evaluate drugs began looking at Incivek, made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., and approved by Health Canada in August of 2011.… Continue reading
Hazelden Responds to National Opioid Epidemic With Enhanced Evidenced …
Hazelden responds to national opioid epidemic with enhanced evidenced …
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
In Center City, Minn., for example, those seeking treatment for opioid addiction rose from 19 percent of patients in 2001 to 30 percent in 2011. An even more dramatic jump was seen at Hazelden's… Continue reading
Should the Use of Homeopathic Treatments on Children Be Banned?
Question by Gary Y: Should the use of homeopathic treatments on children be banned?
A prominent pharmacy consultant is calling for the Australian Federal Government to ban the use of homeopathic treatments on children.
From the article, “Homeopathy not for children: pharmacist”:-
His comments come after a British parliamentary… Continue reading
Beyond Traditional Drugs: Investments in Stem Cell, Medical Devices and Agent …
Beyond Traditional Drugs: Investments In Stem Cell, Medical Devices And Agent …
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U-T San Diego recently carried an article on San Diego-based biotech company OncoSec Medical (ONCS.OB), which is pioneering a non-invasive treatment for cancer that replaces resection (surgery) or chemotherapy. These traditional… Continue reading
Young Professionals Join Fight Against Drugs
Young professionals join fight against drugs
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Young Professionals of East Kentucky members came to Chad's Hope rehabilitation center in Clay County to hear from people who have battled addiction and are turning their lives around. They said they came to hear the stories of… Continue reading
The Guide — Theater Listings 10.26.12
The Guide — Theater Listings 10.26.12
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IN PIGEON HOUSE. Seanachai Theatre Company presents a love letter to traveling shows that weaves together vaudeville, music hall and cinema against the backdrop of the contemporary drug-fueled club scene in Dublin. …. Strawdog Theatre presents a… Continue reading
Global Drug Survey to Rank Australian Use
Global drug survey to rank Australian use
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Fairfax Media is partnering with the Global Drugs Survey, created by Adam Winstock, a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist and researcher based in London, to help create the largest and most up-to-date snapshot of drug and alcohol use in Australia,… Continue reading
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Abortion Clinic Infections
Doctor pleads guilty to abortion clinic infections
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
In Victoria's Supreme Court, former anaesthetist James Latham Peters pleaded guilty to 55 counts of negligently causing serious injury to the women by infecting them with the virus in 2008 and 2009. Peters, who had a history… Continue reading
Organizing to Battle Drug-Resistant TB
Organizing to Battle Drug-Resistant TB
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Inadequate and interrupted treatment can then lead to drug-resistant strains of the disease. This takes a heavy economic toll. According to a study commissioned by the Southern African Development Community, TB costs South Africa alone $ 886 million… Continue reading