Novartis drug SigniforR recommended by FDA advisory committee for approval …

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Basel, November 7, 2012 – The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) has voted unanimously in support of the use of Signifor R (pasireotide) for the treatment of patients with Cushing's …
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The culture of meth use in the U.S.

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According to the National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services data from 2000-2010, primary admissions to receive long-term rehabilitation/residential treatment due to methamphetamine/amphetamine outnumbered admissions for all other …
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End Of AIDS Is 'Entirely Feasible,' UN Report Says

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Deaths from AIDS fell to 1.7 million in 2011, down from a peak of 2.3 million in 2005 and from 1.8 million in 2010. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most severely affected region with almost one in every 20 adults infected, nearly 25 times … Since 1995 …
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