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Dual drug 'fights breast cancer'
Almost 99% of women given the Herceptin-Taxol combination remained cancer-free for at least three years after treatment, a study found. The trial looked at the effect of the two drugs in patients with a specific type of … "This is great news for …
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New Drug, Method Show Breast Cancer Promise
It is made by AbbVie Inc., a North Chicago, Illinois, company recently spun off from Abbott Laboratories. It is in a new class of experimental medicines called PARP inhibitors, which target an enzyme cancer … The results show that "we can get early …
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Can My Boyfriend Pass His 72 Hour Drug Test Tuesday Morning if He Drank Saturday Night?

Question by Zora: Can my boyfriend pass his 72 hour drug test tuesday morning if he drank Saturday night?
My boyfriend is in a drug treatment program, drug court. He has to take a 72 hour drug test tomorrow morning (tuesday) and he drank Saturday night. He did not do any drugs, he just drank. My question is, can he pass it if he drinks shit loads of water and cranberry juice?? Does this 72 hour drug test thing even detect alcohol? Or is it just drugs that it detects?

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A Year in Review at CIR

A year in review at CIR
Even before Christina Jewett and Will Evans' investigation about California's Medi-Cal funding of drug rehabilitation clinics was broadcast on partner CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," the Los Angeles County health director was calling for reforms. … One …
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The 2013 Sports Year In Review
Thunder Mountain High School junior all-conference guard Sarah Morris tore her ACL in a pickup game just before the start of the current basketball season and will be in rehab, hopefully back in time for track and field. … Some athletes (and students …
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Pastors, HIV/AIDS Workers Urge Black Churches to Help Fight Epidemic in Their Pews

Pastors, HIV/AIDS workers urge black churches to help fight epidemic in their pews
Both were tested too late for medical treatment to prolong their lives. … Instead, many seek belonging at clubs or in casual sex or in the spiral of illegal drugs. … In South Carolina, more than 75 percent of new HIV/AIDS cases in 2012 were among …
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Drug addicts 'can quit smoking' with additional therapy
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking causes 1 in 5 deaths in the US every year. But the researchers say the highest death rate from smoking tobacco occurs in patients receiving treatment for substance abuse.
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New Law Requires Better Tracking of Violent Offenders With Mental Illness

New law requires better tracking of violent offenders with mental illness
The Ohio Supreme Court approved forms Dec. … Courts must complete forms when judges order treatment for people convicted of violent offenses or allow conditional release for people found not competent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of …
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Corinth Silicon Plant Adds to 2013 Mississippi Jobs Total
The Church Health Center is hosting an open house at its wellness facility, Church Health Center Wellness, on Jan. 11. The event, at 1115 Union Ave., will be held … The Deerfield, Ill., company's offer excludes complex and expensive medications like …
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Judge Sacavage Looks Back on an Eventful 36 Years

Judge Sacavage looks back on an eventful 36 years
Sacavage looks with pride on his efforts, while district attorney, in establishing a four-county drug task force, a county consumer affairs bureau, a special prosecutor unit for child abuse cases and a program to assist crime victims. He had nothing …
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Behind bars, no diploma
In addition to overseeing felony cases, Deal heads the Hall County Drug Court, an alternative sentencing program under the wing of the court's Treatment Services. The program's concept is similar to the idea of a re-entry court and program, giving …
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