Legal pot will create new class of addicts, foes say

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SAM is partnering with New Futures – a Granite State nonprofit working to reduce drug and alcohol problems. The partnership makes New Hampshire the 20th state in which SAM has a presence, a list that includes Maine, where pot became legal in Portland …
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Amgen 4Q profit leaps 30 percent on higher sales

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Sales were boosted by Amgen's $ 9.7 billion purchase of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Oct. 1, part of Amgen's strategy to become a major player in the market for pricey cancer drugs. Onyx's Kyprolis, a treatment for the blood cancer multiple myeloma …
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Rare blood disorder

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Related articles: From near failure to billion-dollar drug. Perkins, who lived in Bend for seven years before moving to Portland a year ago, sought a second opinion at Oregon Health & Science University, where hematologists see a new PNH case, on …
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CytoDyn Appoints Denis R. Burger, Ph.D. to Board of Directors

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Industry veteran with proven track record in HIV drug development bolsters board with scientific, operational and financial expertise. February 13 … Dr. Burger joins CytoDyn's board as the Company prepares to advance the clinical development of PRO …
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