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Price of doxycycline soars thanks to shortage, demand
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistA shortage of one medication is forcing local pharmacies to take a huge hit. Doxycycline is used to treat a number of illnesses, including Lyme disease. Pharmacists said there was a major shortage just a few months ago and that’s caused prices...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Lyme Disease
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Eight years after a Roanoke murder, a new break in the case
reporterJamie Penn was found dead in the summer of 2005. He had been shot several times. It has been years since he died, but his family still hopes to bring his killer or killers to justice. "The memory is fresh as it was on yesterday. It doesn't feel like 8-...Tags: Shootings, Murder, Biotechnology Industry
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DNA link found in 2005 Roanoke slaying
Court records show a recent DNA hit has linked a man to evidence left at the scene of a 2005 shooting death. A warrant filed in Roanoke Circuit Court reveals that a match was found in April for DNA evidence recovered from the Aug. 16, 2005 shooting...
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Drug take back: Turn in unused or expired medications for safe disposal
Local law enforcement agencies, Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition (RAYSAC), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Western Virginia Water Authority are partnering to collect expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Drug Trafficking, Botetourt County, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Behavioral Conditions
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Drug Take Back aimed to stop prescription pill abuse
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistPrescription Drug Take-Back Day Will Take Place on Saturday, April 27, 2013 Click here to find a take-back location anywhere in the United States Local law enforcement agencies, Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition (RAYSAC), the U.S. Drug...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Drug Trafficking, Botetourt County, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Behavioral Conditions
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BREAKING: Fertilizer plant explodes near Waco, Texas causing numerous injuries
Authorities say an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, has injured several people. A dispatcher with the West, Texas, Fire Department says the explosion happened Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in the community north of Waco. She...
Tags: Television Industry, Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Cleanup at Virginia derailment site to last until June
Cleanup at the site of a train derailment in southwest Virginia isn't expected to be completed until early June. CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan says that work includes moving nitrogen fertilizer off five cargo cars and eventually dismantling the cars for...
Tags: Fertilizer
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Pet Health Fair coming to Vinton
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistLancerlot Sports Complex in Vinton will host the Pet Health Fair on Saturday, April 13th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Veterinarians and Pet Technicians will be on hand to answer questions, give rabies vaccines, and give demonstrations. The health fair...Tags: First Aid, Pharmaceuticals, Massage Therapy, Rabies, Drugs and Medicines
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Man arrested for trying to steal medicine from Radford pharmacy with a shotgun will enter guilty plea
A man arrested for trying to steal medication from a CVS Pharmacy in Radford back in 2011 will enter a guilty plea in court on Friday. According to a news release, Derek Stevenson attempted to rob the CVS Pharmacy on Main Street in Radford on...
Tags: Theft, Pharmaceuticals, Court Preliminary, Halloween, CVS Corp.
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Roanoke Woman Waits for Phone Call To Save Her Life
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterOne Roanoke woman keeps her cell phone at her side always. The reason? She's waiting for a call that could save her life. To understand this woman's story you have to go back several years to when 41 year old Jenny Mays DeLorenzo was just 17 and a...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Cell Phones, Dialysis
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Beckley Treatment Center
On February 4, 2013, WDBJ7 broadcast a news story dealing with “pill mills” and the improper distribution of pain medications and other prescription drugs. During that report, the Beckley Treatment Center in Beckley, West Virginia, was...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Career and Workplace, Pharmaceuticals, Arts and Culture, Culture
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UPDATE: Dublin doctor convicted on federal drug distribution charges
A former Dublin doctor was convicted late Thursday evening on federal drug distribution charges. Linda Sue Cheek was convicted after an eight-day trial in the United States District Court in Roanoke on 172 of the 173 counts she was facing. Evidence at...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Prisons, Government Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Crimes
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