Despite success, demand low for hand transplants

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Two years after launching, two of the American centers have done no transplants. Five, including Penn, have each had one patient. Even the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – the country's second-oldest, second-busiest program – has had just five …
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Underage drinking fines in Pennsylvania will go up on holiday

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“The more obstacles or barriers there are for the use of a substance, generally the less use there will be,” said Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Moon, which treats people for alcoholism and other substance abuse …
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FDA OKs expanded use of prostate cancer drug

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… earlier in the course of treatment," Dr. Richard Pazdur, director of the Office of Oncology Drug Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in the FDA news release. Zytiga is marketed by Pennsylvania-based Janssen Biotech Inc.
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