Forxiga for Type 2 Diabetes Is a Potential Blockbuster – Buy AstraZeneca

Forxiga For Type 2 Diabetes Is A Potential Blockbuster – Buy AstraZeneca

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14, the European Medicine agency granted approval for AstraZeneca (AZN) and Bristol-Myers's (BMY) novel drug Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Forxiga acts through a novel mechanism to control blood sugar levels in type 2 …
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Iowa man sentenced in federal heroin case

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Marion man to over two years in prison for taking heroin to a friend who had overdosed on the drug and was being treated at a drug treatment center in Cedar Rapids. Thirty-year-old James …
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With Physicians On The Front Lines, Report Recommends Changes For Chronic

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Pain treatment now includes a class of extremely powerful synthetic opiate drugs. The drugs can be legally prescribed but then are sometimes sold on the street. The report includes a startling statement from the state medical examiner that about one …
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Editorial | Treatment helps inmates, helps us

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Kentucky's criminal justice system appears to be demonstrating what drug and alcohol counselors have been saying for years: Treatment works, especially for for people who are incarcerated and need the extra help to avoid returning to prison. Thanks to …
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