Archive for May, 2011



Seattle cops investigate 2 OD deaths, likely connected

Tuesday 31 May 2011 @ 8:26 pm

Two people died in Seattle on Saturday after possibly overdosing on Fentanyl, a powerful opiate, according to the Seattle Police Department’s website.




Two people overdose, Seattle cops warn about bad drugs

Tuesday 31 May 2011 @ 8:23 pm

Police say cocaine mixed with Fentanyl, a powerful opiate, is circulating in Seattle, and two people have overdosed.




Positron to Exhibit at the Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting

Tuesday 31 May 2011 @ 9:00 am

INDIANAPOLIS — Positron Corporation , a leading molecular imaging company specializing in the field of nuclear cardiology, will be exhibiting at the Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting, to be held in San Antonio, TX, June 4th through 8th, 2011.




AcelRx Announces $5.6 Million Department of Defense Grant to Develop ARX-04, a New Acute Pain Product Candidate

Tuesday 31 May 2011 @ 7:30 am

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , today announced that the US Army Medical Research and Material Command has awarded AcelRx a $5.6 million grant to support the development of a new product candidate, ARX-04, a proprietary non-invasive, fast-onset sublingual product for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain. Â Commenting on the award, Richard King, AcelRx President and Chief Executive …




Dance for a ‘fibro’ cure

Tuesday 31 May 2011 @ 12:22 am

MANASSA — “There are times I can’t shower just because of the pain of the water. Other times it goes away. There is the constant aching like you have the flu.”




Greyhound protection group appeals decision

Tuesday 31 May 2011 @ 12:14 am

LA MARQUE A Massachusetts-based greyhound protection group has asked a state commission to reopen a local case against a dog trainer.




Sharon Bio receives approval for cardiac drug in Europe

Monday 30 May 2011 @ 6:29 am

New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Drug firm Sharon Bio Medicine today said it has received approval from the European health regulator to market its product Trimetazidine Dihydrochloride used for treating angina and vertigo in the European market.”The company has received Certificate of Suitability for trimetazidine dihydrochloride from European Directorate for quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM …




China’s first collection of Buddhist medicine unveiled at Shaolin Temple

Sunday 29 May 2011 @ 10:18 pm

A newly-published 100-volume collection of works on Buddhist medicine was unveiled Saturday at the Shaolin Temple, the shrine of Kong Fu in central China’s Henan Province.




University Hospitals to open new Center for Emergency Medicine in July

Sunday 29 May 2011 @ 12:16 pm

University Hospitals’ $1.2 billion fundraising and construction effort will be complete with the opening in July of the new Center for Emergency Medicine. The public can get a sneak peek at an open house on June 4.




N. Tonawanda couple held in prescription drug case

Sunday 29 May 2011 @ 11:16 am

NORTH TONAWANDA—A Mead-ow Drive couple was arrested after they were found with drugs believed to be from a pharmacy break-in two weeks ago, city police said Friday.




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