Oregon Health Officials Advise Shots in Some Cases in Hepatitis a Outbreak

Published June 11, 2013

Oregon health officials advise shots in some cases in hepatitis A outbreak

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Food and Drug Administration officials are investigating Townsend Farms' processing plant in Fairview, where the pomegranate seeds were mixed with berries and the blend was manufactured. Bill Gaar, the company's attorney, said the FDA started the …
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Avastin fails studies in new brain tumor patients

Filed under: Portland Drug Treatment

CHICAGO (AP) — New research raises fresh questions about which cancer patients benefit from Avastin (uh-VAS'-tihn), a drug that lost its approval for treating breast cancer nearly two years ago. Two studies found that Avastin did not prolong life when …
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Inmates' Families Say They're The Ones Punished By Switch To Video Visits

Filed under: Portland Drug Treatment

This is part of what Portland lawyer Stephen Raher calls the “perverse” relationship between the corrections system and telecom companies. He says the commissions … Kayla is just a couple of days into a drug treatment program. She cries a little as …
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