ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Anticoagulant's Receives FDA Approval to Treat Deep

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Anticoagulant's Receives FDA Approval to Treat Deep

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Single-drug therapy without the need for parental bridging treatment, or drug-level monitoring, is a breakthrough in the treatment of VTE, and represents a paradigm shift that we have not seen in a long time. —Hiren Shah, MD, assistant professor of …
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Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen physicians lead worldwide study of new drug

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new cancer drug combination demonstrated significant improvement in overall survival of late-stage pancreatic cancer patients compared to those receiving standard treatment, according to …
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Club drug treatment rises says National Treatment Agency

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The number of people seeking treatment for so-called "club drugs" has risen in the past six years, according to the National Treatment Agency. Last year, 6,486 people were treated for substances such as ecstasy and ketamine – up from 4,656 in 2005-06.
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