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More Drugs May Be Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA

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It also said two transplant patients were infected with the rare fungus linked to the meningitis outbreak after receiving a heart drug also made by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) of Framingham, Massachusetts. Nine more people … The nine …
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Meningitis outbreak: Quick dose of drugs slows rate of deaths

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In U.S. Meningitis Scare, States Face Huge Task of Tracking Drugs

In U.S. meningitis scare, states face huge task of tracking drugs

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Fairview had received two drugs from NECC – the cardioplegic solution and an inhaled medication used for treating cystic fibrosis – and now is compounding both at an in-house pharmacy, Davenport said. Other Minnesota facilities that had previously said …
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Minnesota links 10th meningitis case

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Rising Opiate and Heroin Bbuse Among Young Adults a Public Health Epidemic

Rising opiate and heroin bbuse among young adults a public health epidemic

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According to the task force, the number of New Jersey residents ages 18-25 admitted to treatment centers for heroin or opiate addiction between 2010 and 2011 increased by 12 percent. And there's no reason to believe, Greenagel says, that this number …
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Q&A with New Jersey Medicinal Marijuana Program Director

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Cancer Fight Doesn't Deter Wayne Woman From Running Marathons

Cancer fight doesn't deter Wayne woman from running marathons

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She persevered to run in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2007. Since then, she's run in several … She participated in a clinical trial at Northwestern University Hospital and found the side effects from the drugs much less than with the …
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Stories expected to appear in Wednesday's Herald-Whig

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Cheaper, Compounded Version of Drug to Prevent Early Births May Not Be Worth

Cheaper, compounded version of drug to prevent early births may not be worth

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Many restricted use of the FDA-approved Makena in favor of $ 20- to $ 40-a-dose versions that had been made for years by pharmacies, saying that would give more women access to the treatment. Federal … Vials of a compounded version of the injectable …
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Local hospitals alerting patients to meningitis risk

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Fighting Capsules: UFC's Dos Santos Says He Could Knock Out Klitschko

Fighting Capsules: UFC's Dos Santos says he could knock out Klitschko

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If Dos Santos beats Velasquez, his next defense is likely to be against Overeem — and that doesn't sit well with the champ. "He doesn't deserve to fight for the title," Overeem said. "He just failed the drug test. That's trash. That's very bad. He …
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At PSU, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard recounts sex abuse

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