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Push for increased access to patient information unduly sacrifices privacy
Kentucky Medical AssociationAddiction to legal prescription drugs has become a major public health issue across the United States. This problem has been especially hard on Kentuckians, particularly those in the poorer parts of the state. This addiction is leading to increased...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Government Health Care, Addiction
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Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show
Los Angeles TimesPropelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found. Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Symptoms, Valium (drug), U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain
As part of a federal project aimed at better treating pain, the University of Maryland, Baltimore will begin revamping the way it teaches future doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Pain affects approximately 100 million Americans and their...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, University of Pittsburgh, Chemical Industry, Education
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Implantable pain disk may help those with cancer
An estimated 3.5 million cancer patients around the globe are in severe pain from their disease, but many get no relief.
In poor countries the cost is considered too high for drugs like morphine when such opioids are often stolen, abused or not taken...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Specialization, Cancer, Johns Hopkins University
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New Petoskey business offers acupuncture, massage services
PETOSKEY — A new alternative for health treatments is available in Petoskey through Live Well Acupuncture and Massage. Live Well is is now open and offering appointments at 444 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey, sharing quarters with Yoga Roots. The new...
Tags: Arthritis, Acupuncture, Science, Personal Service, Health Treatments
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In Theory: Should we be allowed to choose to die?
Q. British author Sir Terry Pratchett recently presented a BBC documentary called “Choosing To Die,” about assisted suicide. Pratchett, the bestselling author of the “Discworld” series of fantasy novels, was diagnosed with...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, CBS Corp., Heroism, Cancer, Murder
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Woman says doctor in murder case provided her hundreds of pills weekly
L.A. NOWA Rowland Heights doctor charged with murder in connection with fatal overdoses from prescription drugs provided one woman with hundreds of addictive painkiller pills a week and wrote prescriptions for the patient’s husband without ever examining... -
Common painkillers tied to lower skin cancer risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from Denmark, people who had taken aspirin, ibuprofen and related painkillers -- especially at high doses and for years at a time -- were less likely to get skin cancer, compared to those who rarely used those...Tags: Dermatology, Denmark, Renal cell carcinoma, Common, Cancer
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"Mob Wives" Son Busted Dealing Cocaine, Just Like Mom
pix11.com | @murphypixThe 22 year old son of "Mob Wives" star, "Big Ang", was arrested for dealing cocaine and pushing pain killers near his Brooklyn home, caught on video and audio tape in an undercover police sting that started last December. Anthony (A.J.) Donofrio was...Tags: Long Island, Breast Augmentation, Drug Trafficking, Trials, Staten Island (New York City)
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Intersections: Acceptance as a means of prevention
This is the last in a four-part series exploring the impacts of heroin use on the greater Glendale area. In 1897, German chemist Heinrich Dreser catapulted two drugs to international fame, making the Bayer pharmaceutical company a household name. One...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Exercise and nourish your joints this summer
FARGO, N.D. - A scene from the f\amous “The Wizard of Oz” movie came to mind the other morning. I wasn't recalling the yellow brick road or flying monkeys. As I arose for the day, I thought about the first meeting Dorothy and the Scarecrow had with the...Tags: Bones and Joints, Biscuits, Dietary Supplements, Nutrition, Strawberries
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Orange limits where new pain clinics can operate
Orange County leaders on Tuesday limited where new pain management clinics can open, but stopped short of making other sweeping changes that would have imposed a host of regulations on the businesses. Commissioners heard two ordinances that were...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Teresa Jacobs, Health and Medical Professionals, Delray Beach, Orange County (Florida)
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