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Abortion-inducing drugs now state-regulated

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:36:05 +0000

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that regulates the prescription and use of abortion-inducing drugs. He signed Senate Bill 2795, and it becomes law July 1. It says a physician must be present when a woman takes drugs prescribed to end a pregnancy in its early weeks. It also says the woman [...]

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MSU names drug company year’s best start-up

MBJ Staff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:22:07 +0000

STARKVILLE — Sano Chemical, the company launched to develop an antifungal drug discovered at Mississippi State University, has received the university’s Faculty Start-up Company of the Year. Dr. Stephen Pruett, basic sciences department head at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said the award was given by the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer at the [...]

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Abortion-inducing drugs bill passes with no debate

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:59:40 +0000

JACKSON — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says a physician would have to be present when a woman takes abortion-inducing drugs. Senate Bill 2795 also says the woman would have to return to the doctor’s office two weeks later for a follow-up examination. With little explanation and no debate, the Senate passed [...]

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Trucking executive, 70, arrested for cocaine and domestic assault

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:32:04 +0000

BILOXI — Authorities say a south Mississippi businessman who has received more than $75 million in federal funds for construction work at the state Port of Gulfport has been arrested on cocaine and domestic assault charges. Biloxi police chief John Miller tells The Sun Herald W.C. “Cotton” Fore was arrested outside the Palace Casino. He’s [...]

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Ex-bank teller pleads guilty to embezzling for drugs

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:45:25 +0000

BILOXI — A Biloxi woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $80,980 from a bank’s vault while she was employed as a vault teller. U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis said in a news release that 29-year-old Ashley Ann Keel entered her plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. She will be sentenced by U.S. District [...]

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Report: State ranks near top in U.S. in antibiotic use

MBJ Staff — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:05:14 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Research revealed during “Get Smart Week” shows that California joined Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington as the five states with the lowest antibiotic use in the nation in 2010. “Get Smart Week” is a national partnership launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote the appropriate use of [...]

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Pharmaceutical companies to be acquired for $101M

MBJ Staff — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:20:27 +0000

MADISON — Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Texas, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cypress Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately owned generic pharmaceutical company, and Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Hawthorn”), a privately owned branded pharmaceutical company, both based in Madison. Under the terms of the agreement, Pernix will pay approximately [...]

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Pharmacy school gets $10M biomedical research grant

MBJ Staff — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:46:50 +0000

OXFORD — The University of Mississippi and its School of Pharmacy have received a five-year, $10-million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, or COBRE, grant from the National Institutes of Health. COBRE is one of the main components for NIH’s Institutional Development Award program, which is designed to broaden funding for biomedical and behavioral research. The [...]

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Doctor gets 13 months in prison for dealing narcotics

Associated Press — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:09:24 +0000

COLUMBUS — A doctor has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison on three counts of distributing narcotics. Dr. Mark Burtman of Columbus was sentenced in federal court in Oxford. Burtman was charged with illegally distributing prescription painkillers. He pleaded guilty to the three counts on June 28. In addition to the prison time, [...]

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