Zalicus Inc (ZLCS): Notes From One-on-One Meetings During San Fran Biotech …

Zalicus Inc (ZLCS): Notes From One-On-One Meetings During San Fran Biotech …

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Management was clearly excited about the potential for the drug given the large market opportunity, with an estimated 170,000 patients seeking treatment, and "sweet-spot" focus for ixmyelocel-T positioned as an alternative to LVAD or heart …
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Abuse of heroin, marijuana, synthetic drugs continue to plague Harford

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He listed abuse of marijuana and the emerging synthetic drugs, made to mimic the effects of marijuana and other controlled substances, right after heroin among the top five abused substances locally, along with alcohol and prescription drugs.
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People Whose Parents Smoked Pot As Teens May Be More Prone To Addiction

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"Our study emphasizes that cannabis [marijuana] affects not just those exposed, but has adverse effects on future generations," Hurd said in a statement. "Finding increased vulnerability to drug addiction and compulsive behavior in generations not …
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Thornton talks “Bath Salts” and synthetic drugs

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Synthetic cathinones started coming out as early as the 1920s, and a lot of derivatives were actually initially trying to get us to use it for medical use, but were unsuccessful because they had pretty bad side effect profiles. They have been tinkering …
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