For more than 30 years after some pioneering albums, Giuseppi Logan was one of jazz’s missing persons, impaired by drugs and mental illness.
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Giuseppi Logan, Jazz Artist, Tries for a Comeback
The first volume of a “book of cancer knowledge” has been published, which scientists say will speed up the search for new cancer drugs.
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Cancer ‘encyclopaedia’ published
Bariatric surgery, in which the stomach is stapled and the small intestine rerouted, puts the disease into remission far more often than the typical regimen of drugs, diet and exercise, researchers say.
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To Combat Diabetes, Weight Loss Surgery Works Better Than Medicine, Studies Find
Two men are charged with a series of drugs offences after the search of a house in Waringstown on Friday.
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Two face court on drugs charges
A federal court on Thursday ordered the FDA to follow through on a 35-year-old proposal that would have banned the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed because the agency was concerned that these drugs were overused in livestock and helped develop drug-resistant bacteria that can infect people. Read full article > >
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Court orders FDA to examine antibiotics use on animals
So-called atypical antipsychotic drugs have been blockbusters for the drug industry, pulling in $16 billion in 2010. Developed to treat schizophrenia and related disorders, physicians also prescribe these drugs “off label” for bipolar disorder, insomnia, and other problems the drugs are not approved to treat, as Sandra Boodman wrote in the Post on March 12. Read full article > >
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Hidden data show that antipsychotic drugs are less effective than advertised
A man who had taken drugs before driving at up to 140mph the wrong way along a dual carriageway in Cornwall, killing a woman, is jailed for eight years.
A group of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could use them for sex, a court hears.
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‘Sex gang plied girls with drink’
Doxil, used for ovarian cancer, and methotrexate, for a common form of childhood leukemia, are among scores of drugs whose shortfall is threatening lives in the United States.
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F.D.A. Approves Imports Amid Shortage of 2 Cancer Drugs
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of people marched in New Delhi on Friday to protest an ambitious free-trade agreement being negotiated between India and the European Union that patient groups and health activists say could severely curtail India’s production and export of affordable drugs for millions living with HIV in developing countries. Read full article > >
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India-E.U. trade pact could boost AIDS treatment costs, health workers say
Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme.
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AstraZeneca announces job losses
War on drugs documentary also gets award.
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‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Wins Sundance
With entries about women and drugs.
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Senate Hopeful’s Name Was on Offensive Blog
Folks, these are your Republican candidates on drugs. Yes, we know that jobs and the economy are the marquee issues for this campaign. Even major topics such as war and education are getting short shrift among the wannabe nominees. Read full article > >
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The Republican candidates on drugs
To Combat Diabetes, Weight Loss Surgery Works Better Than Medicine, Studies Find
Monday, March 26th, 2012Hidden data show that antipsychotic drugs are less effective than advertised
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012India-E.U. trade pact could boost AIDS treatment costs, health workers say
Friday, February 10th, 2012
