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Producer of ‘Stop Snitching’ receives 20-year sentence

Producer of ‘Stop Snitching’ receives 20-year sentence
The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today the sentencings of two gang members, including the infamous Ronnie Thomas, known as Skinny Suge, the producer of the Stop Snitching videos (link goes to YouTube, video contains offensive language).
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Chiasma Receives Orphan Drug Designation From the FDA for Octreolin(TM) for the Oral Treatment of Acromegaly

Chiasma Receives Orphan Drug Designation From the FDA for Octreolin(TM) for the Oral Treatment of Acromegaly
NEW YORK and JERUSALEM, June 28 /PRNewswire/ — Chiasma, Inc., a privately held biopharma company, announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for Chiasma’s investigational new drug, Octreolin,… Continue reading

Lexington Center for Recovery Receives Grant for Adolescent Pilot Program

Lexington Center for Recovery (LCR), one of the leading providers of alcohol and substance abuse treatment in the Hudson Valley, today announced that it has been awarded 4,800 by the State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) for its Dutchess County programs. LCR is one of 14 programs… Continue reading

Former nurse receives deferred sentence for drug-related crimes

Former nurse receives deferred sentence for drug-related crimes
Monday June 14, 2010 BENNINGTON — A former nurse was handed a deferred sentence on June 4 for taking morphine from patients for her personal use. Jean Marie Reid, 46, of Cambridge, N.Y., pleaded guilty at her arraignment on April 6 to… Continue reading

Children’s Center receives $400,000 to help traumatized kids

Children’s Center receives $400,000 to help traumatized kids
SALT LAKE CITY — Severe burns, dog bites, physical and sexual abuse, terrorism and illness are among the traumas even…

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Norwegian Institute of Public Health receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant

Norwegian Institute of Public Health receives $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant
( Norwegian Institute of Public Health ) The Norwegian Institute of Public Health announced today that it has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovative global… Continue reading