FDA Approves More Than 150 Antiretroviral Drugs for Global HIV/AIDS Relief

FDA Approves More Than 150 Antiretroviral Drugs for Global HIV/AIDS Relief – US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg announced the agency has approved or tentatively approved a total of 152 antiretroviral drugs in association with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to treat those infected with HIV/AIDS in countries that lack the tools needed to fight the AIDS epidemic. [vpfood]

California's Proposition 36: Changing the Drug Policy Landscape

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When California passed Proposition 36, it joined states like Arizona and Maryland in adopting a treatment-centered approach to drug policy.1 Having overcome various issues in implementing the law, California serves as a model to other diversion …
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Combination treatment may improve survival of breast cancer patients with …

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"With targeted therapies like anti-HER2 drugs suppressing the growth of tumors outside the central nervous system, brain metastasis is becoming a more common cause of treatment failure." Co-corresponding author Dai Fukumura, MD, PhD, of the Steele Lab …
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Sheriff's office investigating “drugged” Halloween candy

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The boy's mother posted messages on Facebook about her son's illness and the positive drug test result, according to the press release. The claims were spread throughout the community and said, “If you went trick or treating in the Ranch Club on the …
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