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Group: Iraq Holding Thousands of Women Illegally

Group: Iraq holding thousands of women illegally

Filed under: Houston Drug Rehab Centers

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq authorities are illegally detaining thousands of women, including many subjected to torture, the threat of sexual abuse and other ill-treatment despite promises of reform, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. … was based on… Continue reading

Autopsy Scheduled for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Answers Sought on Actor's Drug

Autopsy scheduled for Philip Seymour Hoffman, answers sought on actor's drug

Filed under: Drug Treatment Help Houston

NEW YORK – The body of acclaimed stage and film actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, will undergo an… Continue reading

Wisconsin Bill Seeks Equal Chemotherapy Coverage

Wisconsin bill seeks equal chemotherapy coverage

Filed under: Drug Treatment Help Houston

Historically, intravenous treatments have been the predominant route for administering anticancer drug therapy. While oral therapies have been available for decades, more than 25 percent of the 400 chemotherapy drugs in the development pipeline are now …
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Thorne Research, Inc, WellnessFX, and Itamar Medical, Maker of the EndoPAT

Thorne Research, Inc, WellnessFX, And Itamar Medical, Maker Of The EndoPAT

Filed under: Houston Drug Treatment

The Hypertension Institute, under the direction of Mark Houston MD, MS, MSc, and Thorne Research, have jointly developed the TruCardia® line of nutritional supplements for the support of cardiovascular health. The Hypertension Institute… Continue reading

Bayer: Offer Period for Algeta Shares Runs From Jan 20-Feb 24

Bayer: Offer Period for Algeta Shares Runs from Jan 20-Feb 24

Filed under: Houston Drug Treatment

A successful offer would give Bayer full control of potential blockbuster cancer treatment Xofigo, which the two companies have developed together since 2009. Bayer estimates the drug could reach peak sales of more than… Continue reading

Police Blotter, 1/16

Police blotter, 1/16

Filed under: Houston Drug Treatment

FURNACE EXPLOSION >> Ono and Fort Indiantown Gap were dispatched to 211 Houston Drive, East Hanover Township, at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday. theft >> A …. Police said the victim of the domestic dispute did not require medical treatment. drug charge …
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Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Prohibition

raising awareness of the consequences of prohibition

Filed under: Drug Treatment Help Houston

In "Demons, Discrimination, and Dollars," long-time drug treatment specialist Dr. David Bearman examines the tangled cultural and historical roots of drug prohibition in the US and the Western world. This is a familiar story, but Bearman has… Continue reading

Ex-Westbrook Man Sentenced for Falmouth Shooting

Ex-Westbrook man sentenced for Falmouth shooting

Filed under: Drug Abuse Houston

In exchange two counts of attempted murder were dismissed. Reid, a father who has lived in the U.S. since he was 7, apologized in court, blaming his drug abuse. ___. Information from: Portland Press Herald, http://www.pressherald.com. Comments; E-mail …
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UT and Rice U. Developed Bio-Nano-Chip Home Testing Devices Could

UT And Rice U. Developed Bio-Nano-Chip Home Testing Devices Could

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Medications remain the standard epilepsy treatment, and as yet there are no FDA-approved devices that provide an accurate means of detection for generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS), or convulsions during activities of daily living.… Continue reading

New Stroke Recovery Device, Combined With Clot-Busting Drug, Offers Safe

New Stroke Recovery Device, Combined With Clot-Busting Drug, Offers Safe

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Thanks to a new study led by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) researchers, a newly-developed, hands-free ultrasound device, when used in tandem with a clot-busting drug, may offer… Continue reading