January 12, 2015 – H3N2
January 9, 2015 – Drug Resistance
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Anchor lead: Can a new genetic test predict which breast cancers will resist treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Tamoxifen is a success story for many women with breast cancer, keeping the disease at bay after surgery and additional treatments. But not …
January 8, 2015 – Residual Disease
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Anchor lead: Could a new technique help identify who needs additional treatment for breast cancer and who doesn’t? Elizabeth Tracey reports Overtreatment is a buzz word in cancer circles these days, with some experts saying that at least with early …
January 7, 2015 – Cannabis Availability
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Anchor lead: As more states are decriminalizing marijuana, many experts are sounding a note of warning, Elizabeth Tracey reports Decriminalizing marijuana has already increased the number of high school students in Colorado who’ve tried the drug, with consequences that are …
January 6, 2015 – Heroin Rise
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Anchor lead: Reducing prescriptions for opioids has many turning to heroin, Elizabeth Tracey reports Opioid drug overdose deaths have doubled from 1999 to 2012, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show, with heroin deaths tripling in that …
January 5, 2015 – Naloxone
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Anchor lead: Price gouging for an overdose treatment should be stopped, Elizabeth Tracey reports Naloxone is a generic medication that’s very effective for treating people who have taken an overdose of heroin or other opioids. Now the price of naloxone …