Ohio Mental Health Care Idea Has Local Support

Ohio mental health care idea has local support

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Under the proposal, which would go into effect on July 1, 2013 with legislative approval, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services would be combined in an effort to reduce bureaucratic clutter, …
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Pfizer Lung Drug Stops Deadly Child Cancers in Study

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By Robert Langreth on May 17, 2012 A Pfizer (PFE) (PFE) Inc. drug that has transformed treatment for adult lung cancers caused by a gene defect is now saving children with deadly tumors. Pfizer's Xalkori eradicated signs of malignancy in some kids with …
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Molecular Screening Awareness Grows in Step with Adoption of Roche Melanoma

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The survey, by BioTrends Research Group, also revealed that with rising adoption of the drug, doctors are becoming more comfortable with the use of molecular screening to inform treatment strategies for melanoma patients. In August 2011, the US Food …
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