It was harvest day in the Comox Valley. RCMP and members of the military raided a grow-up this morning as part of "Operation Sabow." It’s an integrated effort to rid the island of marijuana plantations.

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Comox Valley Marijuana Plantations Busted

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it.

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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

A new molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available, scientists said on Wednesday.

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New test can diagnose tuberculosis in under 2 hours

The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay

It’s harvest season here in the inland northwest for the Washington State Patrol and other law enforcement agencies who went out on a raid last week to cut down and destroy thousands of marijuana plants in Okanogan County. KXLY4’s Jeff Humphrey reports.

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Authorities target marijuana grow near Winthrop

Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration cleared the company’s new hepatitis B test. The FDA approved the Abbott RealTime HBV test, which measures the amount of hepatitis B virus in a patient’s blood.

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Abbott says FDA approves hepatitis B test

KLANG: The suspect in the recent Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital shooting rage which left two security guards dead never had a drug test after being given a pump gun, it was revealed.

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No drug test for security guard

St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputies find 1200 pounds of marijuana on a boat that came ashore on South Hutchinson Island.

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1200 Pounds Of Marijuana Found On Boat

The world’s biggest insulin producer, Novo Nordisk, is eyeing a move into preventative treatment with plans to test whether Victoza, its diabetes drug, could be used to tackle severe obesity.

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Novo to test drug for severe obesity

Philadelphia - Drug Alcohol Test is an online drug store offering an assortment of oral test strips and test kits to identify variety of substance abuse and support drug testing needs of organizations and individuals.

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DAT Offers Wide Range of Oral Test Kits to Identify a Variety of Substance Abuse