Mental Health Expert Ben Brafman Addresses Renewal in January
Mental Health Expert Ben Brafman Addresses Renewal in January
Mental health expert Ben Brafman expects to see increased admissions to addiction and mental health treatment programs in January, when many people are resolving to seek personal renewal. Brafman is the founder and CEO of … "Addiction treatment gets …
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At 000 Gilead Hepatitis C Drug Sets Off Payer Revolt
Besides payers already have plenty of tools to push back on costs and force patients to try cheaper medicines first, and they use them, said the drug industry's Washington trade group, Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America. “Typically …
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Murder Cases Set for 2014
Murder cases set for 2014
Risenburg faces charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter and corrupting another with drugs for the death of his 31-year-old wife, Beth Risenburg, at their Franklin Avenue home in Fremont on April 2, 2012, according to court records. Months after her …
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January 16, 2014 (Investigation Update): Multistate Outbreak of Multidrug …
Although these antibiotics are not typically used to treat Salmonella bloodstream infections or other severe Salmonella infections, antibiotic resistance can increase the risk of hospitalization in infected individuals. Additionally, CDC's ….. The …
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Gloucester Goings On
Gloucester Goings On
Northeast Behavioral Health (NBH) Healthy Streets Outreach Program provides rapid HIV testing, hepatitis C information, access to drug treatment, overdose prevention and Narcan training. All services, provided by NBH Healthy Streets Program, are …
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Community Calendar Jan. 12
Weekdays — After School Program, 3:30-6 p.m. Free program for ages 12-16 provides a snack and programs in fitness, nutrition, safety, drug and alcohol awareness, career choices and even tutoring. To register your child, request an application by e …
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Is There a Free Drug Rehab in the San Antonio, TX Area?
Question by ~~JB~~: Is there a free drug rehab in the San Antonio, TX area?
I have a relative who needs help with a drug addiction. Does anyone know of a free inpatient rehab in the San Antonio area? Thanks
Best answer:
Answer by Lalana
Free is dead
Vt. governor highlights woes of heroin abuse
In asking the Legislature to appropriate money for treatment programs and pass laws to encourage treatment rather than imposing stiffer jail sentences in certain cases, he emphasized Vermont's shift away from asking law enforcement to solve the drug …
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Exeter Area's Top Stories of 2013
Exeter area's top stories of 2013
Linwood Nelson, a 92-year-old from Baltimore, Md., who was infected at Johns Hopkins Hospital by Kwiatkowski, told the court he served in Vietnam without being injured, only to contract hepatitis C at the hospital, he said, "not knowing it was going to …
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Kansas City court helps veterans avoid jail
"Many of the veterans were caught in a cycle of committing crimes because many of them were dealing with issues of PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder], other kinds of trauma, substance abuse and homelessness," Bland said. Bland wanted to expand on …
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New Drug to Treat Hepatitis C Approved by FDA
New drug to treat hepatitis C approved by FDA
The once-a-day pill is the first approved to treat certain types of hepatitis C infection without the need for interferon, an injected drug that can cause severe flu-like symptoms – but it comes at a steep price. Most patients will be treated with the …
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New Leukemia Medicines Bring Chemotherapy-Free Potential
New medicines from Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD), Roche Holding AG (ROG), Pharmacyclics Inc. (PCYC) and others are poised to reshape treatment of the most common form of leukemia among adults, potentially eliminating chemotherapy from regimens and …
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