New Drug, Study Method Show Breast Cancer Promise

New drug, study method show breast cancer promise
SAN ANTONIO A novel way to speed the testing of cancer drugs and quickly separate winners from duds has yielded its first big result: an experimental medicine that shows promise against a hard-to-treat form of breast cancer. The method … Each patient … Read more on Charlotte Observer

South Charlotte seeks sixth straight year of crime reduction
Nathan King, who leads the Ballantyne Response Area 2, crafted a plan to not only target heroin use offenders, but help them receive treatment to “try and break the cycle,” Wilson said. Officers also have pushed the anti-drug message in area schools … Read more on South Charlotte Weekly

FDA approves breakthrough hepatitis C drug
Current treatments for hepatitis C can take up to a year of therapy and involve weekly injections of a drug that causes flu-like side effects. That approach only cures about three out of four patients. Sovaldi is a daily pill that in clinical trials … Read more on WCNC