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Evelyn Freeman dies at 96; therapist was pioneer in aging issues
Evelyn Freeman, a pioneer in the field of aging who in the twilight of her life helped people cope with the challenges of getting older, has died. She was 96. Freeman, who was the longtime director of the senior counseling program at what was then called...Tags: Psychology, Pittsburgh, Psychologists, Philosophy, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Self-hypnosis fails to reduce epidural use during labor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study. Researchers found that a group of women who had three one-hour self-hypnosis classes...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Obstetrics, Medical Specialization, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Addressing an epidemic of Rx deaths
Prescription drug overdoses killed more than 37,000 Americans in 2009, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control; that death rate has tripled since 1990. The increase is not surprising, considering these additional CDC statistics: The number of...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alprazolam (drug), Kamala D. Harris, OxyContin (drug), Chemical Industry
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OUR HEALTH: Local Healthcare Organizations Work Together to Address Meningitis Outbreak
In early September, an alert healthcare worker in Tennessee discovered that her ill patient had fungus in their spinal fluid. Within a matter of days, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were involved, and an...
Tags: Meningitis, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, Symptoms
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Restricting Vicodin is the wrong Rx
More than 1 million Americans visit an emergency room each year because of prescription drug abuse, and the toll has been rising steadily since 2004. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration thinks it has an idea that will help: Reclassify the pain...
Tags: General Practitioners, Hydrocodone (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Los Angeles Times
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Drug overdoses top AIDS as main cause of homeless deaths
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless residents of Boston released on Monday. The finding...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Homelessness, Viral Diseases and Infections, OxyContin (drug)
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Proof math can be a real pain
Sian Beilock is the author of "Choke: What the Secrets Of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To." She recently co-authored a report that suggests that when a person is anxious about math, his or her brain responds in the same way it...
Tags: Psychology, Science and Technology, Soccer, Teaching and Learning, Anxiety
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Cops search for armed robber who held up Crystal Lake pharmacy
Police are looking for an armed robber who held up a pharmacy for the pain reliever Oxycontin late Sunday night in northwest suburban Crystal Lake. About 10:38 p.m. Sunday, a man entered a CVS Pharmacy located at 1305 Randall Road and gave the pharmacist...
Tags: Criminals, Theft, OxyContin (drug), CVS Corp.
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Thieves target La Canada Flintridge, Burbank pharmacies
L.A. NOWA rash of burglaries targeting pain killers at pharmacies in La Caņada Flintridge, Burbank and other foothill areas has authorities pushing for stores to find more secure ways to stock drugs. Last weekend, 15 bottles of the painkiller OxyContin were...... -
From Summa Cum Laude...to Selling Oxy on Craig's List
pix11.com | @murphypixA former “tech” millionaire busted in a gun-running ring with a New York City cop two weeks ago was slapped with new criminal charges on Friday. The Special Narcotics Prosecutor said she was pushing painkillers like Oxycontin on Craig’s...Tags: New York University, Prosecution, OxyContin (drug), Real Estate Sellers, New York City
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Is it time to roll the joint?
HealthYears ago, when I was a student at Penn State, a NORML activist cornered me and tried to talk me into supporting the “legalize marijuana” cause. Keep in mind that this was many years before the state of California approved the use of medical... -
More older adults developing prescription drug dependency
Whether accurate or not, most people have a mental picture of what a drug abuser might look like —that image is rarely their grandma or grandpa. According to research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the percentage of Americans age...Tags: Geriatrics, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Depression, Prescription Drugs
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