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Pivotal Study Results: ChemGenex's Omacetaxine May Provide the First Viable

Pivotal Study Results: ChemGenex's Omacetaxine May Provide the First Viable

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Pivotal Study Results: ChemGenex's Omacetaxine May Provide the First Viable Drug Treatment Option for Patients With a Highly Resistant Form of CML. Data Intended for NDA Submission Presented at ASCO; Findings Suggest… Continue reading

ASCO: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

ASCO: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

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This group of breast cancers tend to be more aggressive compared with other breast tumor subtypes and are more difficult to treat due to a lack of genetic targets for drug development. Researchers from the… Continue reading

Lohan Probation in Jeopardy After Rehab Departure – KiiiTV3.com South Texas

Lohan probation in jeopardy after rehab departure – KiiiTV3.com South Texas

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Hours after the hearing, Millicent Tidwell, acting deputy director of licensing and certification for the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs said Morningside is not licensed to perform residential in-patient rehab… Continue reading

W.Va. Legislature Busy on Final Day

W.Va. Legislature busy on final day

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The bill focuses on enhanced post-release supervision and drug treatment for prisoners. It is estimated … Lawmakers have proposed extending a home rule pilot program for another four years. … The largest payment is nearly $ 583,000… Continue reading

MD Anderson Cancer Center Acquires Two Elekta Versa HD Systems

MD Anderson Cancer Center Acquires Two Elekta Versa HD Systems

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HOUSTON, April 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, Texas) has purchased two Elekta Versa HD™ linear accelerators. The radiation therapy system, which recently received 510(k) clearance from… Continue reading

Taibbi: "Three Strikes" Laws Are Cruel and Unusual

Taibbi: "Three strikes" laws are cruel and unusual

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“When I look at this case compared to crimes of violence, I wonder”), or federal Judge James Todd, who gave a Texas pool-hall owner named Mike Mahoney 15 years for buying a gun 14 years… Continue reading

VP: Chavez Getting 'Complex and Tough' Treatments

VP: Chavez getting 'complex and tough' treatments

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Medical experts consulted by The Associated Press have said the government's account of "systemic medical treatment" could mean various types of chemotherapy or drug treatments, depending on the type of cancer. Chavez has had tumors repeatedly …
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Ability to Tune Gene Activity Will Permit Refined Research for Drug Resistance

Ability to tune gene activity will permit refined research for drug resistance

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There has been no such system so far, but now it is available for mammalian cell research," said senior author G-bor Bal-zsi, Ph.D., associate professor in The University of Texas MD… Continue reading

Short-Term Velcade-Based Combination Therapies May Be Effective and Safe

Short-Term Velcade-Based Combination Therapies May Be Effective And Safe

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Results from a recent, small-scale study conducted at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston suggest that three Velcade-based combination therapies given at lower doses over a short period of time may be safe… Continue reading

Drugs and Rock 'N Roll – Conquering Seasickness

Drugs and Rock 'n Roll – Conquering Seasickness

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Scopolamine is now the most-used drug for treating recreational motion sickness, but it has had wider applications. It used to be touted as a 'truth drug' in police interrogations – but too many people fell asleep… Continue reading