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Mandela’s Granddaughter, Zoleka, Describes Battles With Cancer, Drug Addiction in Book

Mandela’s granddaughter, Zoleka, describes battles with cancer, drug addiction in book
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s family is no stranger to the public eye — its successes and trials have been aired for decades through books, films and the news media. Granddaughter Zoleka Mandela’s story, perhaps, is the one that no… Continue reading

Number of Rehabilitation Facilities Too Low to Compensate for Heroin Abuse

Number of Rehabilitation Facilities Too Low to Compensate for Heroin Abuse
Currently, patients are seeking treatment in Pennsylvania or Florida, where 23 percent of the rehab centers offer long-term treatment options, which Asbury Park Press said are necessary for many people who relapse, as opposed to someone entering …
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Obese Cancer Patients Are Often Shorted on Chemotherapy Doses

Obese cancer patients are often shorted on chemotherapy doses
Giving too little chemo “could make it as if they didn't even get treated at all … so they go through the whole ordeal with no benefit, in the extreme case,” said Dr. Jennifer Griggs, a University of Michigan breast cancer… Continue reading

New Drug That Delivers Targeted Radiation Minimizes Pain and May Extend

New Drug that Delivers Targeted Radiation Minimizes Pain and May Extend
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern) is among the first hospitals in the region to offer the breakthrough treatment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090612/CTCALOGO ). "To date …
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How Can I Find Substance Abuse Treatment Centers in Elderton, Pennsylvania?

Question by aditi s: How can I find substance abuse treatment centers in Elderton, Pennsylvania?
I need to get more information regarding prescription drug abuse and I would like to find substance abuse treatment centers who are currently handling patients with such illness.

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FDA Approves First Drug for Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Use

FDA Approves First Drug for Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Use
The FDA's endorsement of pertuzumab comes under the agency's accelerated approval program. Confirmatory evidence from additional clinical trials will be needed eventually for … "We are seeing a significant shift in the treatment paradigm for early …
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Perceived Cognitive Decline in Breast Cancer Patients

Perceived Cognitive Decline in Breast Cancer Patients
According to background information of the study, patients undergoing adjuvant treatment of breast cancer frequently complain of cognitive decline; however, there are little data to show correlations between perceived cognitive declines reported by the …
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NH Young Adults' Alcohol, Drug Use 5th-Highest in US

NH Young Adults' Alcohol, Drug Use 5th-Highest in US

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

"The vast majority of those who develop alcoholism and drug addiction began drinking and using drugs in their teens, and the young adult years are often where problems either diminish or… Continue reading

Teen Guilty of Murdering Georgia Baby in Stroller

Teen guilty of murdering Georgia baby in stroller

Filed under: Drug Treatment Centers Hawaii

The prosecution's witnesses – many with criminal histories and some drug users – lied repeatedly and changed their stories throughout the investigation, Lockwood said. The defense also said several law enforcement agents backtracked in their testimony… Continue reading

The Great Eviction

The Great Eviction

Filed under: drug rehab centers in michigan

“Anything I can do,” one woman tells the group after being briefed on its plan to rehab bank-owned homes and move in families without houses. She points across the street to a sagging, boarded-up place adorned with a worn …… Continue reading