These New Yorkers Went to Prison Over and Over. Then This Thing Happened.

Published September 23, 2013

These New Yorkers went to prison over and over. Then this thing happened. – New York State is paying top dollar to imprison people suffering from addiction and mental illness. Is that the best use of taxpayer money? Alternatives to I…

Prosensa and GSK Drug Fails Clinical Trials

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Dutch pharmaceutical company Prosensa (RNA) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced their joint venture to develop an experimental muscular dystrophy drug, drisapersen, failed a phase III clinical trial. It was hoped the drug would …
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New Alzheimer's Trials Could Lead to Breakthrough for African Americans, Others

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The money will fund clinical trials of the drugs to determine if they can help stop the progression of Alzheimer's through drug treatment and to specify the best patients for such therapy. According to the Alzheimer's Association, African-Americans …
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