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Hundreds arrested in gang sweep

Latest roundup is part of a more than 5-year-old effort aimed at gangs with ties to Mexican drug cartels and other drug traffickers Gregory Bull / AP file A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent walks in a tunnel which authorities say was used to carry drugs into the United States to an Otay Mesa warehouse on Dec.

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15-Year-Old Arrested for Smuggling Meth into the U.S.

15-Year-Old Arrested for Smuggling Meth into the U.S. — Wed Dec 01 01:43:21 UTC 2010 San Diego youth had the drug wrapped around his body.Dec 1st, 2010, at 12:16am GMT about: Business and Economy Counties Law Crime San Diego

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Ligand Announces Market Launch of Bazedoxifene in Japan and Spain for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today announced that its partner Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE) launched Viviant® (Bazedoxifene) in Japan for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Under the brand name Conbriza®, the drug is also marketed in Spain through a co-promotion with Almirall, an international pharmaceutical company based in Spain.

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Aegis’ ProTek(R) Excipients Prevent Aggregation and Eliminate Unwanted beta-Interferon Immunogenicity

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – September 1, 2010) – Recombinant human beta-interferon reduces the frequency of multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbations and improves MS outcome measures.

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Optimer Pharmaceuticals gets payment for drug trial

Signonsandiego.com — Thu Jul 08 22:35:53 UTC 2010 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, a San Diego company that is working on a new treatment for respiratory infections, received a $500,000 payment from its partner Cempra Pharmaceuticals after the drug successfully completed a phase 1 clinical trial. about: Clinical trial Counties Drug Health Medical Pharma Optimer Pharmaceuticals respiratory infections San Diego

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Ex-Charger: Getting Painkillers From Team Docs Not Easy

10News.com Local News — Thu Jul 01 01:46:18 UTC 2010 A former Charger told 10News getting prescription drugs from team doctors is not easy in light of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s investigation into how current Chargers and San Diego Padres players are getting their hands on powerful painkillers. about: Charger Drug Enforcement Administration Prescription drug SAN DIEGO San Diego Chargers San Diego Padres Sports The Chargers

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RB Man Indicted In Fatal Ecstasy Overdose

10News.com Local News — Thu Jun 17 11:34:48 UTC 2010 A Rancho Bernardo man was arrested on suspicion of illegally selling Ecstasy to a 21-year-old girl who fatally overdosed on the drug.

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San Diego man indicted in fatal Ecstasy overdose

Signonsandiego.com StoriesNews — Thu Jun 17 02:32:30 UTC 2010 A Rancho Bernardo man has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling Ecstasy to a 21-year-old girl who fatally overdosed on the drug. about: Drug overdose Health Human Interest

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House for convicted female drug addicts closing

Signonsandiego.com Metro — Thu Apr 29 07:04:00 UTC 2010 When Freedom House closes its doors Friday, the facility in Lincoln Park will end a 20-year run of helping women in the criminal justice system kick drug addictions.

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NexMed Announces the Ability of the NexACT® Technology to Deliver Drugs Orally and with Enhanced Bioavailability

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), a specialty CRO and a developer of products based on the NexACT® technology, today announced that pre-clinical results from its research and development group at Bio-Quant successfully demonstrated the ability of the NexACT technology to deliver an oral formulation of Taxol® (paclitaxel) and to enhance the drug’s bioavailability by approximately ten-fold through this oral administration. Taxol, a first line chemotherapy dru

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