New Asthma Drug Promising in Trials

New asthma drug promising in trials

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Human clinical trials show exciting promise for a new drug treatment for moderate and severe asthma, with further potential in treating severe eczema. Dupilumab, developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., reduced asthma … The asthma …
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Addiction Interaction, Relapse and Recovery

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Caron Treatment Centers conducted a research study among adult patients with drug and alcohol addictions to determine what percentage may be at risk for sex and love addiction. The 485 participants were given the SAST-R (Sexual Addiction Screening …
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Scrutiny of Scottsdale residential treatment center grows as more teens run away

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A 14-year-old girl took drugs and had sex with a stranger after walking away last month from a Scottsdale residential treatment center whose problems with runaways had been documented in an Arizona Republic report. The middle-school student's family …
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Comptroller: State funds misused at Yorktown substance abuse center

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Auditors also cited Phoenix House for failing to report $ 290,000 in Medicaid revenue, which would have reduced the state's payment to the drug treatment facilities. The report examined $ 8.5 million in state payments to Phoenix House in 2010. It calls …
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