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Benefits of an anti-nausea treatment for cancer patients

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Control of chemotherapy-induced nausea, once an elusive prospect, is increasingly successful with the use of an approved drug commonly used by psychiatrists, according to conclusive findings in a new study by Rudy Navari, M.D., Ph.D, F.A.C.P., assistant dean and director of the Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend and clinical director of the Harper Cancer Research Institute.

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Contacts Of Hospitalized Student Receive Antibiotic Medication

Tuesday, March 12th, 2002

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A 19-year-old male Purdue University student on spring break in Florida has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, Purdue health officials announced today (Monday, 3/18).

James S. Westman, director of student health, said individuals considered at-risk who had personal contact with the ill student on the Purdue campus have received medication.

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