Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr: Did His Possible Drug Problem Help Him Last 12 Rounds?

Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr: Did His Possible Drug Problem Help Him Last 12 Rounds?

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Unfortunately, many know of Julio's legendary father, Chavez Sr., and his battle with drug addiction, as we even saw a scene in HBO's 24/7 where we learn that Julio took his father to rehab against the Mexican national hero's wishes, which caused him …
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Baxter to help develop Onconova cancer drug

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Onconova has been studying the drug candidate, rigosertib, as a treatment for a group of blood cancers called myelodysplastic syndromes and for pancreatic cancer. Baxter agreed to pay Onconova $ 50 million upfront, and Onconova will get another $ 515 …
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Addiction treatment takes time, dedication

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Whether they stole items or money to pay for drugs or they ingested or sold the drugs themselves, every time Sam Gegor's two sons have been sent to jail it has been because of their addiction to prescription pills. Sam's eldest son, Nicholas, 25, is …
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Saskatchewan providing new drugs for skin cancer patients

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Patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer are being offered a new treatment in Saskatchewan that will be funded by the province. The cancer agency is providing two new drugs for melanoma that has started to spread — Zelboraf and Yervoy — the …
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