Journalists qualified to make medical decisions ?

Lifting the Veil on Dangerous Prescribing http://www.propublica.org/article/lifting-the-veil-on-dangerous-prescribing From the article: Federal officials were skeptical two years ago when ProPublica asked them to release a database of prescriptions written in Medicare’s landmark drug plan, known as Part D. After months of high-level deliberation, CMS, to its credit, agreed to release the records — and to unveil […]

NPLEX so successful in West Virginia.. Meth lab busts have doubled this year

Meth lab busts double in W.Va. http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201305110037 From the article: Authorities shut down 288 meth labs in West Virginia last year, according to West Virginia State Police data. This year, they’re on pace to seize about 570 labs. Between Jan. 1 and last week, officers have been discovering labs at a rate of 1.5 per […]