Port Jervis Trying to Combat Rise in Heroin Use

Published December 9, 2012

Port Jervis trying to combat rise in heroin use

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New York's once-strict "Rockefeller Drug Laws" were changed in 2009 to remove mandatory minimum sentences and to allow judges to send more offenders to treatment. In the blue-collar city where families can trace their roots back generations, Worden …
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Drug Shows Promise for Lupus Skin Conditions

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But Cynthia Aranow, MD, of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y., says larger studies will be needed to determine if the drug is truly safe and effective for patients who do not respond to other treatments. She adds that the …
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Galena falls on latest data for cancer treatment

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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Galena Biopharma Inc. slumped Friday, but analysts say the latest clinical trial for the company's cancer treatment NeuVax is positive. THE SPARK: Galena … The drug is given by injection once a month for six months. After …
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