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Gene Therapy With a Difference

Gene Therapy With a Difference
Terri Ellsworth is convinced that her 12-year-old son Billy, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is being helped by an experimental drug that counteracts the genetic mutation causing his disease.
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Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter on Being Blamed for His Sister's Death, His Own

Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter On Being Blamed For His Sister's Death, His Own
In the book, he write "I began drinking heavily in my teens and then moved on to drugs at eighteen or nineteen, starting with marijuana and… Continue reading

Flood Watch Through Tonight as Deluge Continues in Tampa Area

Flood watch through tonight as deluge continues in Tampa area
Crews are relieving pressure on the system by pumping water from the sewers into trucks, which then take the water to a treatment plant, the city said. “We're better off… Continue reading

More Drug-Sniffing Dogs May Help Prevent Jail Overdose Deaths: Judge

More drug-sniffing dogs may help prevent jail overdose deaths: judge
Wood began using and selling cocaine before he turned 30, and turned to robberies to fund his drug addiction, the report stated. While he spent stints at drug rehab… Continue reading

Boyfriend’s Drug Addiction and Guilt-Tripping Family?

Question by roarmrdinosaur: Boyfriend’s Drug Addiction and Guilt-Tripping Family?
My boyfriend of 4 years has been using Oxycontin for almost a year now. His social circle has been created because of the drug. He recently has come to terms and… Continue reading

Gannett: Drug Use 'Pretty Low,' Steady Among Cornellians

Gannett: Drug Use 'Pretty Low,' Steady Among Cornellians
From Breaking Bad to Miley Cyrus, some of the biggest obsessions in pop culture today reflect the idea of a drug-laden America, which could explain why so many students overestimate the number… Continue reading