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Diabetic Retinopathy Slows With Macular Degeneration Drug

Diabetic Retinopathy Slows with Macular Degeneration Drug Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Help Now the results of a three-year study show that people with diabetic retinopathy may get some help from a drug used to treat macular degeneration. … The study was presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Chicago. More than … Read more on eMaxHealth  Heroin Use in DuPage County an 'Epidemic,' State's Attorney Says Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Help    Read more... ...

Meningitis From Tainted Drugs Puts Patients, Doctors in Quandary

...  From Tainted Drugs Puts Patients, Doctors In Quandary Filed under: drug treatment centers in massachusetts … receives intravenous infusions of a potent antifungal drug at home twice a day for an indefinite period to treat a suspected case of fungal infection linked to a contaminated steroid drug that came from New England Compounding Center in … Read more on WBUR  Gov't report: Meningitis-linked firm not a drug maker in 2003 Filed under: drug treatment centers in massachusetts    Read ...

Second Case of Meningitis in Illinois Tied to National Outbreak

...  case of meningitis in Illinois tied to national outbreak Filed under: drug treatment centers in illinois The drug came from a lot contaminated with fungus and manufactured by the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The patient is undergoing testing and treatment, health officials said … Read more on STLtoday.com  Taking Stock: Local researcher leads recruiting in national drug trial Filed under: drug treatment centers in illinois    Read ...

Man Found Dead Behind Colonial Drive Chiropractic Office

Man found dead behind Colonial Drive chiropractic office Filed under: drug treatment centers in florida Orlando Police are investigating a death after clients at a drug-treatment center found a man with head injuries dead in the 1800 block of West Colonial Drive on Saturday. Witnesses said they arrived at about 8:30 a.m. for treatment when they noticed … Read more on Orlando Sentinel  New meningitis case in Escambia, list of tainted drugs expands Filed under: drug treatment centers in florida    Read more... ...

Area Doctors Urged to Contact Patients Given Injections From Company Linked to

...  doctors urged to contact patients given injections from company linked to … Filed under: drug rehab centers in ohio The Ohio Department of Health this week released the list of all 64 Ohio facilities — including nine in the Akron area — that purchased medications from the New England Compounding Center since May 21. … Akron Children's Hospital is contacting the … Read more on Akron Beacon Journal  Latest Florida news, sports, business and entertainment Filed under: drug rehab centers in ohio    Read ...

Rx Drug Abuse Up, Illicit Drug Use Wanes

Rx Drug Abuse Up, Illicit Drug Use Wanes Filed under: drug abuse warning network To assess trends in abuse of prescription and illicit drugs, the researchers looked at data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 11 major metropolitan areas between 2007 and 2009. The database provides estimates of the percentage of … Read more on MedPage Today  Overall Rates of Drug Use Drops But Prescription Drug Abuse Increase Says Study Filed under: drug abuse warning network    Read more... ...