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SeaWorld killer whales: Will California bill end orca shows?

SeaWorld killer whales: Will California bill end orca shows?
SeaWorld San Diego has 10 killer whales. But a California bill, supported by animal rights activists, would force SeaWorld to move the killer whales to a sea pen,  stop breeding,… Continue reading →

Judge calls gov’s drug ban ‘out of line’

Judge calls gov’s drug ban ‘out of line’
Gov. Deval Patrick defended his ban on the addictive painkiller Zohydro ER yesterday after a federal judge said the governor may have overstepped his bounds. “I wouldn’t have done it if I… Continue reading →

Drug company sues state over painkiller ban

Drug company sues state over painkiller ban
The maker of Zohydro ER is suing the Patrick administration for banning the addictive painkiller in Massachusetts and accusing state officials of spreading bad information about the drug. San Diego-based Zogenix Inc. filed… Continue reading →

San Diego-Based Company Zogenix Responds to Zohydro Criticism

San Diego-Based Company Zogenix Responds to Zohydro Criticism
A San Diego-based company has set up a board of experts to guard against abuse of its powerful new painkiller that public health authorities fear could worsen heroin and prescription drug abuse.… Continue reading →

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs
U-T San Diego
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a quarter of inmates tested in a screening last year… Continue reading →

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs
U-T San Diego
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a quarter of inmates tested in a screening last year… Continue reading →