Eli Lilly potential Alzheimer's treatment yields promising sign in late-stage

Eli Lilly potential Alzheimer's treatment yields promising sign in late-stage

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INDIANAPOLIS — A possible Alzheimer's disease treatment from drugmaker Eli Lilly showed some promise in late-stage research, even though the drug failed to slow a form of mental decline in two separate studies of patients with the mind-robbing condition.
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Heroin on the rise

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And 50-percent of patients walking through the doors at Fairbanks Addiction Treatment Center in Indianapolis are hooked on the opiate based drugs. Robin Parsons, who directs adult services at the treatment center, says heroin has a new face.
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Annual Indiana youth survey: Upward trend of marijuana use stalls, OTC drug

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… to the rise in marijuana use among Indiana youth seen since 2008. However, findings from the 22nd Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use revealed an increase in over-the-counter drug abuse among sixth-graders. … The Indiana …
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Lawmakers here stories of abuse at Department of Child Services

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INDIANAPOLIS — A grandmother from Schererville, Ind., said Indiana Department of Child Services workers ignored her pleas to keep a baby away from her drug-addicted daughter and her abusive boyfriend. An Indianapolis woman who spent two years working …
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