Pike County expanding jail's drug rehab program

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials in eastern Kentucky are moving forward with a project to expand drug rehabilitation at the Pike County jail. Officials told the Appalachian News-Express (http://bit.ly/McThAe) that the initiative to turn part of the …
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'Killer heroin' causing fatal overdoses in East

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“A very small amount can exert a very significant effect,” said Eric Strain, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Research at Johns Hopkins University. In Maryland, at least 37 people have died from the combined drugs, according to …
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UH Rainbow launches NE Ohio's only Phase 1 clinical trials program for young …

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Last year, most of the youngest patients at University Hospitals took part in clinical trials designed to give them the best possible chance of successfully treating their cancer. The majority of patients aged 14 and under …
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FDA Approves Northera To Treat Blood Pressure Disorder

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The medicine, called Northera, was approved for the treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypertension, a rare, chronic and often debilitating drop in blood pressure upon standing that is associated with Parkinson's disease, multiple-system atrophy and …
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