Learn New Methods to Treat Breast Cancer
This free program will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., Pavilion A, New Lenox. Register to attend at www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325). A sponsored … Read more on Patch.com

This Week in Photography: An Upskirt Ban, Getty's Big Giveaway, and a Fighter …
But is it really so traumatic? Ballen is at play all the time and startling audiences in confusion and double-takes is part of the program. Asylum of the Birds … Mardi Gras kicked off this week, bringing alcohol, confetti and brass instruments to the … Read more on Wired

For some, lack of sleep isn't from clocks moving forward
Drinking alcohol or consuming caffeine after noontime can also contribute to sleeplessness. For those who have … When Sutton native Jeannine Harding, a graduate of the nursing program at Quinsigamond Community College, first realized she was feeling … Read more on Worcester Telegram

Janesville police pleased with no-serve list, so far
Unruly drinkers often are committed to detox treatment, but it takes time—sometimes hours—until a doctor can give clearance for the detox commitment. Officers wait with the patient until that happens. “We kind of have … It only asks licensed … Read more on Janesville Gazette

Question by wabi-sabi: What is NA’s position on alcohol?
I’ve heard they consider it ‘just another drug,’ but is that only in terms of the fact that they welcome alcoholics as fellow addicts, or do they demonize alcohol use in general?

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Answer by BOB
They will feel strongly about the dangers of “cross addictions” for people in recovery. And they will be right.

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Good news about drugs, alcohol?
She's been in long-term recovery 42 years, and is a force to be reckoned with. Not even diagnoses of diabetes or breast cancer derailed her recovery, because she had the tools to “manage” her addiction like she manages the diabetes and like she managed … Read more on The Intelligencer

The Condition Many Recovering Addicts And Alcoholics Don't Know About
Over the past several decades, much has come to be known about the long-term effects of drugs of addiction, especially on the neurobiology of the brain. GABA-agonists like alcohol and benzodiazepines, opiates, and stimulants all lead to lasting changes … Read more on Huffington Post

Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) Steps Up Presence In Generic Drugs Market Leader …
… India, company Chief executive officer Heather Bresch has been quoted to have said that, “Mylan is excited to support thousands of women in India suffering from metastatic breast cancer who are in need of a high quality, more affordable treatment … Read more on FinancialsTrend

Mental health startup Freedom Healthcare thinks nationally
Freedom aims to invest in facilities that can help the company become a national network focused on substance abuse and mental health services, including detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care. Freedom … Read more on The Tennessean

Hospitals go beyond narcotics to manage patients' pain
“If I use high doses of narcotics to get control (of pain), I might be able to get control, but I've got a sleepy patient that either won't breathe real deep, because narcotics do that, or is too sleepy to do their rehab.” Pain management has become … Read more on Omaha World-Herald

What Happens After Treatment? (Aftercare)

Juneau cancer treatment center opens doors
JUNEAU, Alaska — Ginger Johnson knows the toll cancer can take, and the complications of getting treated in a remote city. One year after she lost her husband, former legislator Rick Urion, to colon cancer, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And … Read more on Modesto Bee

New Treatment for Aggressive Breast Cancer Shows Some Promise
However, the improvement was not statistically significant and the jury is still out on combination treatment, said lead researcher Dr. Martine Piccart-Gebhart, chair of the Breast International Group, in Brussels. "I don't think that tomorrow we … Read more on WebMD

India reiterates objections to diplomat's treatment
Underscoring its objection to the way in which a senior Indian diplomat was treated on Thursday in New York, including her arrest as she exited her daughter's school, the Charge d'Affaires of the Indian Embassy here has reiterated India's “strong … Read more on The Hindu

Drug May Help Slow Advanced Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Adding the cancer drug dasatinib to standard hormone therapy may slow the progression of advanced breast cancer, a preliminary study suggests. The drug, sold under the name Sprycel, is already approved … Read more on Health.com

Two-drug combo could help treat cancer
Senior author Sattva Neelapu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Lymphoma/Myeloma at MD Anderson, said that most drugs target only the tumor, this combination is complementary, treating both the lymphoma cells directly and the T cells in a manner that … Read more on Daily News & Analysis

Viagra for women? ED treatment may help with menstrual cramps
Doctors thought that the medication would help treat the pelvic pain by increasing blood flow. However, they found that patients who received the placebo also had increased blood flow in the uterus, so they are unsure why sildenafil citrate helped … Read more on CBS News