UK’s NICE Backs Wider Choice of Arthritis Drugs

Published June 27, 2010

UK’s NICE backs wider choice of arthritis drugs
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health cost watchdog has changed tack and recommended that rheumatoid arthritis patients should have more options if they do not respond adequately to treatment with a so-called TNF inhibitor drug.
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Officers: Drug use at epidemic proportions
By Tom Smith Senior Staff Writer For every 100 people living in the Shoals, three have been charged with a drug-related crime in the past five years, according to law enforcement data.
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Around the region – Gary
Golf outing: The Alpha Chi chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity will have its 38th annual Bernie Culver Scholarship golf outing Saturday, July 10, at South Gleason Park Golf Course, 3400 Jefferson St. Tee times start at 8 a.m. The cost is per golfer, which includes greens fees, riding cart and “19th hole.” The annual event helps give scholarships to deserving high school students and supports …
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