Medicines
Mukilteo may allow medical marijuana permanently
MUKILTEO -- Within a few weeks, it might be permanently legal to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes in Mukilteo.
Date: 04/24/2012 | Local News
Drugmaker Roche warns of counterfeit cancer drug in U.S.
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The maker of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin is warning doctors and patients about counterfeit vials of the product distributed in the U.S.
Date: 02/15/2012 | Business
Unused medicine a toxic dilemma
Rebecca Runyon thought she had taken ample precaution.The Granite Falls woman didn't know how to properly dispose of her stepfather's old unmarked medicines after he died. So she stored them in a wooden cabinet next to the fireplace.
Date: 02/05/2012 | Local News
Pfizer recalls a million birth control packs after mixup
INDIANAPOLIS -- Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills because of a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Business
Blood-pressure drugs prolong lives, research confirms
The average high-blood-pressure patient lives live one day longer for each month of treatment with antihypertensive drug therapy, according to researchers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Nation & World
Generic Lipitor is here
But it will be months before the price falls much
Date: 12/02/2011 | Local News
Prices to plunge for some much used drugs
LOS ANGELES -- For millions of Americans, prescription drugs are about to get a lot cheaper.
Date: 12/01/2011 | Nation & World
New drug cuts deaths after heart attack, study says
ORLANDO, Fla. -- People recovering from a heart attack or severe chest pain are much less likely to suffer another heart-related problem or to die from one if they take a new blood-thinning drug along with standard anti-clotting medicines, a large study finds.
Date: 11/13/2011 | Nation & World
Obama orders FDA to help reduce drug shortages
WASHINGTON -- Acting once again ahead of Congress, President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has placed patients at risk and raised the possibility of price gouging.
Date: 10/31/2011 | Nation & World
Drop off unused prescription medications
It's a simple step to make life a little safer at home.People can drop off unused prescription drugs, including narcotic painkillers, at several locations around Snohomish and Island counties on Saturday.The event is part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's National Drug Take-back Day.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Local News
Key senators support boost in Tricare fees
Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John McCain of Arizona, its ranking Republican, endorse President Barack Obama's call to establish next year a $200 enrollment fee on Tricare for Life, the prized supplement to Medicare for 2.1 million elderly military...
Date: 10/22/2011 | Business
Bothell’s CMC Biologics expands facility to develop drugs for clinical trials
BOTHELL -- CMC Biologics unveiled a $10 million addition to the Bothell biotech company's cellular manufacturing plant on Wednesday.
Date: 09/23/2011 | Business
Mission: Dominican Republic
EvCC nursing students will provide medical aid in the country
Date: 09/22/2011 | Local News
Hydrocodone abuse on the rise, officials say
NEW YORK -- Health agencies and drug counselors are warning of a dramatic and dangerous rise in the abuse of medicines containing the narcotic hydrocodone, including Vicodin, Norco and Lortab.
Date: 08/21/2011 | Nation & World
Everett moves to bar medical marijuana gardens for a year
EVERETT -- The city of Everett is pushing for an emergency one-year moratorium on medical marijuana gardens, joining four other Snohomish County cities that have already temporarily banned or plan to ban the cooperatives.
Date: 07/14/2011 | Local News
Lake Stevens, Marysville put moratorium on medical marijuana gardens
Two more cities have banned collective gardens for medical marijuana for now.The Lake Stevens and Marysville city councils unanimously adopted six-month moratoriums on the gardens on Monday. Snohomish did the same last week. And Mukilteo is looking at doing the same next week.
Date: 07/12/2011 | Local News
No medical use for marijuana, Feds say
LOS ANGELES -- Marijuana has been approved by Washington state, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like...
Date: 07/09/2011 | Nation & World
Three cities put hold on gardens for medical marijuana
At least three cities in Snohomish County are moving to delay licensing of collective gardens for growing marijuana for medical purposes.
Date: 07/07/2011 | Local News
Blood thinner OK'd for joint work
WASHINGTON -- Johnson & Johnson said Friday that U.S. regulators have approved its new type of blood thinner shown to reduce deadly blood clots in patients who have undergone knee and hip replacements.
Date: 07/05/2011 | Business
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