Rapid, On-site HIV Testing: Increases Life Expectancy and Is Cost-effective
Providing rapid HIV testing in drug treatment programs is also a good investment of health care dollars. This study demonstrated that providing onsite rapid HIV testing was cost-effective using the Cost Effectiveness of Preventing AIDS Complications …
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The Clash of the Six-Figure Drugs
“We are on par with” the cost of current treatment for the disorder, said Paula Soteropoulos, a Genzyme official. (That treatment, called apheresis, uses a machine to filter bad cholesterol out of the bloodstream.) Of course, doctors and patients will …
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European Officials Say Drug Makers Paid to Delay Generic Version
While the companies have said the payments were legitimate, the European Union's antitrust chief said Thursday that the money probably changed hands to keep lower-cost versions of a drug called fentanyl off the market in the Netherlands. European …
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Drug Makers See Profit Potential in Rare Diseases
… be priced lower than its rival Juxtapid. But Kynamro still will cost $ 176,000 a year, according to Sanofi's Genzyme unit, which developed the drug with Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. A year's treatment of Juxtapid costs $ 235,000 to $ 295,000, depending …
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New Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs
To work, it must be cut loose by signaling scissors called TACE (TNF-alpha converting enzyme)," said Carl Blobel, M.D., Ph.D., program director of the Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program at HSS. While blocking TACE could be another way to treat …
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Fear of Gun Control Drives Maryland Firearm Sales
21 years old to purchase; Sales regulated; No permit necessary to purchase; Permit required for concealed carry; No license required to own; Registration required through Maryland State Police; Safety training program required through Maryland State …
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Spare parts: Healthy bone and cartilage
As that is accomplished clinically, and the technology receives official approval from the US Food and Drug Administration and other authorities, cartilage will be produced by the same process for more exciting applications. Bonus Biogroup has already …
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FDA approves three new drug treatments for type 2 diabetes
"Controlling blood sugar levels is very important in the overall treatment and care of diabetes," said Mary Parks, M.D., director of the Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. … The FDA …
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DOCTOR USED FOREIGN CANCER DRUGS ON PATIENTS
SAN DIEGO — A La Jolla cancer doctor and his medical corporation pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to health care fraud for treating patients with unapproved cancer drugs and then getting reimbursed by Medicare. Dr. Joel I. Bernstein's medical …
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Chowchilla Freedom Rally to draw hundreds of Bay Area residents to Central …
Against the wishes of residents in Chowchilla, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) recently converted VSPW into a men's prison. Instead of releasing people and closing VSPW, the … Examples include releasing Proposition …
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(Phila. PD photos)
The accuser had disclosed the alleged abuse at a drug treatment program in January 2009, prompting a counselor to help him call a church hotline. His irate father, after learning of the disclosure, wanted him to instead talk to police. “I'm proud of …
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State task force to address opioid abuse
Here in Minnesota, during 2011, one in five admissions (20.2 percent) to addiction treatment programs in the Twin Cities metro area was for heroin or other opiates. This is compared to 8.7 percent of admissions in 2005. “This is a troubling issue that …
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People who take illegal drugs 'shouldn't be treated as criminals'
In Germany, both cannabis and heroin can now be prescribed in certain circumstances. However, in other European countries where health is the lead department, such as Ireland and … Martin Barnes, chief executive DrugScope, said the charity shared the …
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Tuscaloosa drug treatment program in financial straits
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, AL (WBRC)- FOX6 News has learned that a Tuscaloosa County drug treatment program isn't accepting new clients because of financial problems. This pre-trial diversion program is for first time, non-violent criminal defendants …
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FDA panel backs approval of canagliflozin for type 2 diabetes
SILVER SPRING, MD. – The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel supported the approval of canagliflozin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes with caveats, including precautions about its use in patients with moderately impaired renal …
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Celgene's Long-Term Plan For Generating Blockbusters
The company is advancing three new blockbuster programs that will help drive revenue to $ 12 billion a year by 2017: Pomalidomide, Apremilast and Abraxane to be approved for extended applications. … Multiple myeloma drug pomalidomide (to be sold as …
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