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Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug
Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug A Poughkeepsie doctor and his wife have been ordered to pay fines for delivering misbranded cancer-fighting drugs, according to the United States Department of Justice. Oncologist Vincent Koh, 73, and his wife and office manager Milly Koh, 64, drew fines of $7,500 and $3,000, for receiving and delivering misbranded drugs, after pleading guilty in November, the Justice Department said. From July 2010 through March 2012, the Kohs ordered various discount oncology drugs from foreign sources that Vincent Koh prescribed and administered to patients. The drugs had not been approved by the Food an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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This Bergen Police Officer, Motorcyclist Beat Cancer - Twice This Bergen Police Officer, Motorcyclist Beat Cancer - Twice
This Bergen Police Officer, Motorcyclist Beat Cancer - Twice Oakland Police Officer Mark Piercy gets on his Harley and suddenly is free. Riding alongside his brothers in Maywood's Untouchables Motorcycle Club with his wife, Tara, holding him from behind, Piercy's problems seem to disappear. All he sees is the road ahead. In that moment, nothing else matters. This is how the 44-year-old officer assigned to the detective bureau has cleared his head and coped with stress for the better part of his life. But from August 2010 to January 2012 as he battled two forms of aggressive cancer, Piercy didn't have the motorcycle handles to lean on. Just friends…

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by Cecilia Levine