Duke Nicotine Research Conference Examines Tobacco Addiction

Published October 18, 2013

Duke nicotine research conference examines tobacco addiction
Jed E. Rose, director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation, which also has offices in Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, focuses on treatment development and the effects of nicotine and alcohol on the brain. He's co-inventor of the nicotine skin … Read more on Durham Herald Sun

Israeli drug maker in uproar over planned layoffs
Trucks run past Teva Pharmaceutical Logistic Center in the town of Shoam, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. … The company also branched out into developing branded drugs, including Copaxone, developed in Israel for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Read more on Charlotte Observer

Shutdown impact: Gov't urges furlough compassion
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they can handle recalls and high-risk foodborne outbreaks, but discovering them will be more difficult because many of the people who investigate outbreaks have been … Read more on Charlotte Observer