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Letters: Who gets pain relief?
Re "Deaths tied to painkillers rising in U.S.," March 30 As a retired physician, I am aware of the dangers of misusing painkillers. As a patient with severe, chronic pain from a degenerating lower back, I know the value of those same painkillers to...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011)
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State investigating Baltimore methadone clinic after man's death
The day after her ex-husband's funeral in January, Sabrina Lumpkin started calling every public official she could think of, trying to get someone to pay attention. Warren Lumpkin, 34, had died in a Southwest Baltimore house of heart complications...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Halethorpe, Elkton, Crime, Law and Justice
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Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For those who are able, exercising once or twice more weekly may alleviate some symptoms of a chronic pain condition without making joints feel worse, according to a new study. Previous studies have found short-term benefits...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Symptoms, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in U.S.
Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drug Trafficking, Health Organizations, General Practitioners, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
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Investigation focuses on doctor in drug deaths
The Medical Board of California has launched an investigation into a string of 16 fatal overdoses tied to powerful narcotics prescribed by a prominent Orange County physician. Dr. Van Vu, a pain management specialist in Huntington Beach, was featured in...
Tags: Morphine (drug), Litigation, General Practitioners, Science and Technology, Trials
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Pill-mill docs often avoid prison, but street-level dealers get locked up
In June 2010, Margaret Schoendorf was arrested after she sold an undercover detective 47 painkillers in Orange County. The same day, agents arrested doctors Roman Mosai and Michael Moyer on charges they were illegally doling out addictive painkillers...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Lawyers, Punishment, Justice System, Hydrocodone (drug)
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Opioid painkillers tied to driving injuries
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People prescribed high doses of powerful painkillers are more likely to be injured while driving than those taking very low doses, according to a new study from Canada. The drugs, known as opioids, include common painkillers...Tags: Internists, Prescription Drugs, Medical Specialization, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Medical Professionals
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Lady Gaga needs hip surgery, cancels rest of 'Born This Way' tour
Lady Gaga needs surgery after suffering from a concert injury, which has led to the cancellation of her "Born This Way Ball" tour. The singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was experiencing chronic pain that caused the cancellation of four tour...Tags: Lady Gaga, Media Industry, Born This Way (song), Live Nation
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Heartbreak activates pain areas in brain, study finds
If you're joining in on Lonely Hearts Clubs this Valentine's Day, the physical feelings of a broken heart may be familiar. "The idea that people experience pain after rejection may be more than just a metaphor," said Ethan Kross, an assistant...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Medical Research, Psychology
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say....Tags: Drug Trafficking, Behavioral Conditions, Hydrocodone (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Howard County
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Hand-Foot-Mouth menace
When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....
Tags: Health Organizations, Howard County General Hospital, Enterovirus infection , Catonsville, St. Joseph Medical Center
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Doctor who lost license offers drug advice to FDA
L.A. NOWAt a hearing this week in Bethesda, Md., on reducing fatal prescription overdoses, a federal panel heard from an East Bay man identified as a “clinician” that the real problem was that some doctors weren’t prescribing enough drugs....
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