Orexigen Therapeutics Prepares for the Light Study Interim Analysis Based on …

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27, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity, today announced that the Light Study independent Data Monitoring Committee has recently confirmed that sufficient …
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State initiative to cut juvenile crime

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The group will study Hawaii's data, review evidence about what works in juvenile justice, and develop policy options to improve outcomes and reduce costs. State leaders have charged the working group with issuing a consensus report to all three …
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Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1

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Through the University of Florida, Dr. Krantz helps to train doctors in addiction medicine. She is collaborating with Scripps Florida on a study of potential new addiction treatments and is also researching the use of neuroimaging in the study of …
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