Green Day cancels tour dates for frontman's rehab

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Green Day lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong performs during the 2012 iHeart Radio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 21, 2012. Armstrong is seeking substance abuse treatment following his …
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Super Gonorrhea Bugs Spur New Treatment Regimen in Europe

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By Jason Gale on November 22, 2012. Tweet; Facebook; LinkedIn; Google Plus; Comments … N. gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to all antimicrobial drugs previously used as first-line treatment. The once easily-treated infection is becoming a “major …
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FDA expands Glaxo-Ligand Promacta to hepatitis C patients

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The drug, already approved as a treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura — low platelet count of unknown cause — was developed along with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. Ligand shares rose as much as 17 percent in heavy volumes by mid-day on …
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