Cannabis drug filed for approval
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The first cannabis-based medication for MS is filed for approval by British regulators.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.   said on Tuesday it could file 15 applications between 2009-2015   seeking approval for either new medicines, or for new uses or   stronger dosages for its drugs.
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Angel Raich tried dozens of prescription medicines to ease the pain of a brain tumor and other illnesses before she took up another drug: pot. The 39-year-old mother of two has the support of her doctor and a California medical marijuana law when she uses a blend of a marijuana variety known as "Haze X" every few hours.
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. said on  Tuesday said it is seeking U.S. regulatory approval for a drug  to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread through the  body.
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CANADA has opened its doors to a company that develops cannabis-based medicines which was knocked back for more tests in the UK. GW Pharmaceuticals celebrated the major landmark of a country giving preliminary approval for its Savitex mouth spray.
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A synthetic version of the active  ingredient in marijuana, a legal treatment for nausea in cancer  patients undergoing chemotherapy, also helps symptoms like  pain, anxiety and depression, according to research presented  on Friday.
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Many doctors recognize marijuana&#39;s medicinal role in helping seriously ill people cope with pain. So do 11 states, including Colorado, where voters have approved the medical use of the drug.
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Gilead gets marketing approval for one of its drug candidates.
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A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld an 2002 injunction barring three California marijuana clubs from giving the drug to medical patients with a prescription. The ruling by judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the Justice Department, which first sued the dispensaries in 1998 to stop sales of medical marijuana to patients with a doctorâs approval, as allowed under a California law approved by voters in 1996. The law has been at the heart of a series of legal battles over state and federal drug laws, which categorize marijuana as illegal. The ruling was likely the last legal recourse for the clubs. In 2001, the United States Supreme Court heard the case and ruled against the California cooperatives.
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Forest and Mylan receive FDA approval for Bystolic.
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In California, seriously ill patients await a Supreme Court decision on the doctor-recommended medical marijuana which they feel has saved their lives.
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British and French pharmaceutical  companies are racing ahead of their U.S. counterparts to  develop new drugs containing marijuana to relieve pain and  treat a wide range of illnesses because marijuana is illegal in  the United States, scientific researchers said on Wednesday.
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Sanofi-Synthelabo on Friday said it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its Eloxatin to be used with chemotherapy to treat stage 3 colon cancer.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug Risperdal for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and teenagers.
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Farmers are part of a national movement to legalize growing a plant that is closely associated with marijuana.
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Genzyme Corp. won approval Wednesday for a childhood leukemia drug under an accelerated government approval process for potentially lifesaving treatments.
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A medical product used to treat both  male hair loss and prostate problems has been added to the list  of banned drugs for athletes.