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US Cocaine Seizure Effectiveness Rate, 2016-2020

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US Cocaine Seizure Effectiveness Rate, 2016-2020 " Methodology and Limitations "Seizure data are obtained from OFO administrative records and is considered reliable. Available Data and Discussion "Total seizures dropped to 19,000 kilograms in 2019, the lowest in the 2016-2020 period and down 35 percent from the 2016 to 2019 average.

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Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use in the US, 2016-2021

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Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use in the US, 2016-2021 "From 2016–2017 to 2020–2021, the average annual number of U.S. deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by more than 40,000 (29%), from approximately 138,000 per year (2016–2017) to 178,000 per year (2020–2021). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:154–161.

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Pfizer quits Duchenne gene therapy, lays off staff following study setback

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The company is letting go of 150 staffers alongside a decision to officially terminate the high-profile program, which was acquired in 2016.

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Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat

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THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese researchers report. It's a warning to the rest.

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In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis

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21, 2023 -- The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022. THURSDAY, Sept. The number of babies born with the infection in.

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U.S. Deaths Linked to Alcohol Keep Rising, Especially Among Women

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Between 2016 and 2021 (the latest numbers available), "the average number of U.S. THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Deaths where alcohol played a key role climbed sharply in recent years, hitting women even harder than men, new government data shows.

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Possible adulticidal drugs for Onchocerca volvulus

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The findings supported the possibility put forward by Cotton et al (2016) concerning the chance of repurposing these drugs for adulticidal treatment. Possible adulticidal drugs- something to ponder on Cotton et al (2016) made an important discovery when they sequenced the entire genome of O. The research showed that exposing O.

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