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DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. 4th Quarter 2013 Results

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. 4th Quarter 2013 Results
Volume: Total U.S. dialysis treatments for the fourth quarter of 2013 were 6,106,166, or 76,711 treatments per day, representing a per day increase of 6.3% over the fourth quarter of 2012. Non-acquired treatment … Center Activity: As of December 31 …
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Drug Rehab Programs?

Question by MrSandman: Drug rehab programs?
Can you tell me if drug rehab programs are successful in the UK and what is the cost per week to the taxpayer or addict to receive treatment? I understand that the costs might be astronomical and unaffordable for your average… Continue reading

ESFDB Celebrates Red Ribbon Week

ESFDB celebrates Red Ribbon Week
To help raise drug abuse awareness throughout the Luta community, Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja celebrated this year's annual drug awareness week with a roadside waving and a mass pledge to remain drug-free. Led by the school's Student Council …
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Florida Congressman Taking Leave After Drug Addiction Discovery – WROC-TV

Florida Congressman Taking Leave After Drug Addiction Discovery – WROC-TV


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Florida Congressman Taking Leave After Drug Addiction Discovery
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Republican Trey Radel was arrested in a drug sting operation where he tried to buy cocaine from an undercover agent. The congressman subsequently admitted to having addictions to both alcohol… Continue reading

Alzheimer's Caregivers: Tips to Take Care of Yourself, Too

Alzheimer's caregivers: Tips to take care of yourself, too
Some medications show promise in helping reduce symptoms, and a new medical food, Axona(R) by Accera, Inc. can further help some mild to moderate patients mitigate symptoms, especially when used in tandem with drug therapies. Axona helps by …
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On Eve of UN Goal-Setting, AIDS Agency Claims Big Progress

On Eve Of UN Goal-Setting, AIDS Agency Claims Big Progress
Further expansion of HIV treatment is hindered by more than just funding limits. UNAIDS says persistent problems such as punitive laws, discrimination against people with HIV and users of addictive drugs, and gender inequality are obstacles against …
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Mountainside Treatment Center Welcomes Maureen O'Neill Biggs to Helm

Mountainside Treatment Center Welcomes Maureen O'Neill Biggs to Helm

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Ms. O'Neill Biggs will oversee Mountainside's existing residential rehabilitation programs as well as play an instrumental role in developing and directing the new treatment offerings on the horizon. Per Mountainside's commitment to raise the standard… Continue reading

Assembly Committee Advances Brown's Inmate Relocation Plan

Assembly Committee Advances Brown's Inmate Relocation Plan

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The plan received support from some state lawmakers — including Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) — as well as district attorneys, police chiefs, county sheriffs, prison guards and other groups (California Healthline, 8/29). The measure… Continue reading

Western Pennsylvanians Recall Their Route to the March on Washington

Western Pennsylvanians recall their route to the March on Washington

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For 13 years, he was executive director of House of the Crossroads, a drug treatment center; he helped establish Black Horizons Theater with playwrights August Wilson and Rob Penny; and he helped found… Continue reading

100-Year-Old Celebrates Birthday, New Heart Valve

100-year-old celebrates birthday, new heart valve

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Doctors monitored her closely and when she made it through the night, they prepped her for a new, artificial aortic valve recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The procedure, called a … "Age is… Continue reading