Heroin overdose antidote's rising price prompts worries
… bottle of naloxone that she used to save the life of her daughter Ashley. Officials across the country are agreeing that it makes sense to hand out the antidote to police, families of addicts and drug users themselves but price of naloxone, sold in … Read more on lehighvalleylive.com

Report: Specialty drugs push prescription spending to highest increase in more …
Specialty drugs are advanced medications that treat complex or chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis or certain forms of cancer. Many are seen as treatment breakthroughs, especially newer hepatitis C treatments like Sovaldi from Gilead Sciences … Read more on U.S. News & World Report

Letters | Pass heroin bill
Most importantly, treatment incentivizes mothers through education to be compliant with prenatal care and addiction treatment, which decreases illicit activity and protects the fetus from multi-drug exposure, reducing the severity of NAS. Treatment … Read more on The Courier-Journal

FDA approves potentially groundbreaking, very expensive Hepatitis C drug
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences to begin selling its new drug Harvoni as the first once-a-day pill to treat the viral disease without any additional injections, which can be painful and carry … Read more on Gainesville Sun

Anthony Bosch, ex-owner of a Florida anti-aging clinic that sold steroids to …
New York Yankees: 'We are in full support of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. We also recognize and respect the appeals process' – statement via @NBCNews. End of alert. Alert my friends. 1 WHOA! Read more on BreakingNews.com

Answering Your Questions About Ebola Treatments And Vaccines
This week, All Things Considered asked listeners to send in their questions about Ebola treatment, drugs and vaccines. Here's a … Andrea Asuaje of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. asks, how exactly are Ebola patients treated for the disease, aside from … Read more on Health News Florida

Anthony Bosch pleads guilty in MLB PEDs case
Anthony Bosch pleads guilty in MLB PEDs case. Anthony Bosch, former owner of the Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables, Fla., pled guilty Thursday to charges of illegally providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes including New York … Read more on Torrington Register Citizen

States Battle Asthma as Numbers Grow
“Missouri is doing the most innovative policy interventions on asthma at this time,” said Charlotte Collins, senior vice president for policy and programs at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). “There is lots of buzz inside the … Read more on Gant Daily

Sovaldi: Who's to Blame for the 00 a Day Cure?
based Gilead Sciences was developing its hepatitis C treatment, Sovaldi, the medical community was wowed by the 90% cure rate the drug racked up in clinical trials. …. statement to K@W that the company has established “one of the most comprehensive … Read more on Knowledge@Wharton

Substance abuse prevention program heading to Rockaway
The Rockaway Borough Municipal Alliance Committee and the Morris County Prevention is Key, Community Trials Intervention program will host the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey's "15 Minute Child Break" program on Wednesday, May 21 from 7 … Read more on NJ.com