News Wrap: Hurricane Sandy Could Spawn Super Storm


 

News Wrap: Hurricane Sandy Could Spawn Super Storm – In other news Friday, Hurricane Sandy is heading towards the east coast of the US, as Florida is already facing strong winds and heavy surf along the coastline. From the Mid-Atlantic to New England, authorities and residents prepare for what could be a super storm expected to hit early next week.

 

Opening soon: Long-awaited McDowell drug treatment clinic to take 24 clients

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“Anticipation has not died down, but I think picked up the closer we get to the opening. We are also hoping to get one of the regional drug treatment facilities proposed by the governor into McDowell County as well. That would be a huge benefit for our …
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Drug Combos Hit Hep C Virus Hard

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BOSTON – A series of all-oral regimens for hepatitis C — with four or five drugs each but without interferon — yielded response rates of greater than 85% in difficult-to-treat patients, a researcher reported here. For two of the regimens, the so …
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Triple-drug regimen controls brain metastasis in breast cancer

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The investigators concluded that these findings support the clinical development of this three-drug regimen for the treatment of brain metastases of HER2-amplified breast cancer. Similar Articles. Cellular Protein Important in Breast Cancer Metastasis …
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