Tribes step up fight against drug abuse

Published October 15, 2010

Tribes step up fight against drug abuse
After increasing access to substance abuse prevention programs on Montana and Wyoming’s reservations the last three years, the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council has been awarded an even bigger grant to expand services.
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Stop TB Partnership launches Global Plan to Stop TB 2011-2015
The WHO’s Stop TB Partnership “laid out a new plan on Wednesday to combat tuberculosis and the nearly 2 million deaths it causes each year,” Reuters reports.
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Pfizer To Acquire King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.(NYSE: PFE) and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Pfizer will acquire King, a diversified specialty pharmaceutical discovery and clinical development company, for $ 3.6 billion in cash, or $ 14.25 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 40% to King’s closing …
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