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Mexico’s rights agency says police killed 22 at ranch

Mexico’s rights agency says police killed 22 at ranch

Aug 19, – One police officer was killed in the confrontation in the western state of Michoacan on May 22, 2015. The government has said the dead were drug cartel suspects who were hiding out on the ranch in Tanhuato, near the border with Jalisco state. Federal police killed at least 22 people on a […]

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FDA Urges Tighter Controls on Certain Prescription Painkillers

FDA Urges Tighter Controls on Certain Prescription Painkillers

Oct 25, – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended tighter controls on prescriptions for painkillers such as Vicodin and Lortab that contain the powerful narcotic hydrocodone. The change will cut in half the number of refills that patients can get before seeing their doctor to get a new prescription, the agency said Thursday. […]

October 25, 2013 | By | Reply More
Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer  Is Working: Study

Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Is Working: Study

Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden report that women who saw a 20 percent or more reduction in breast density during tamoxifen treatment had a 50 percent lower risk of dying from breast cancer over an average of 15 years, compared with women who had little or no change in breast tissue density during […]

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