Interesting CDC stats on causes of deaths

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.romans322.com/daily-death-rate-statistics.php United States of America CURRENT DEATH TOLL from Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 22, 2014 (11:52:45 PM) Someone just died by: Abortion: 1065068 Heart Disease: 581859 Cancer: 562463 Tobacco: 341365 Obesity: 299426 Medical Errors: 204819 Stroke: 125751 Lower Respiratory Disease: 139416 Accident (unintentional): 123319 Hospital Associated Infection: 96558 Alcohol: 97533 Diabetes: 72009 Alzheimer’s Disease: […]

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We know who to trust – NO ONE ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

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I thought that three strikes and you were out ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

United States Files Suit Against Omnicare Inc. for Accepting Kickbacks from Drug Manufacturer to Promote an Anti-Epileptic Drug in Nursing Homes http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/law-and-order/federal-and-international/57895-united-states-files-suit-against-omnicare-inc-for-accepting-kickbacks-from-drug-manufacturer-to-promote-an-anti-epileptic-drug-in-nursing-homes.html Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014.  The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc. alleging that it solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott […]

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It is not about your health – it is about our profits ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Group Sues Aetna, Claiming Discrimination Against H.I.V.Patients A consumer group has sued the health insurer Aetna, claiming that it discriminated against patients with H.I.V. when it required them to obtain medications exclusively through its own mail-order pharmacy. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in San Diego by the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, argues that […]

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Münchausen syndrome by proxy

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchausen_syndrome_by_proxy In Münchausen syndrome by proxy, an adult caregiver (typically the mother), makes a child appear sick by either fabricating symptoms or actually causing harm to the child, in order to gain the attention of medical providers and others. In order to perpetuate the medical relationship, the caregiver systematically misrepresents symptoms, fabricates signs, manipulates laboratory […]

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The drug laws are the law.. no exceptions ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://fox43.com/2014/12/22/detective-charged-with-stealing-prescription-pills-from-evidence-locker/ Ex-Detective charged for stealing 300 pills from evidence room Derry Township Police Detective Brian Romberger is accused of going into the evidence room and stealing more than 300 prescription pills. “I believe he had an opiate addiction and was using the pills for personal use,” said Derry Township Police Chief Patrick M. O’Rourke. A […]

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It tis the season when it is better to give than receive ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Fair Lawn Police seek shoplifter who struck CVS employee http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/12/fair_lawn_police_seek_shoplifter_who_struck_cvs_employee.html The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps evaluated the CVS employee for an injury to her nose, police said. She refused to go to the hospital. Police are looking for the man they say struck a CVS employee in the face while trying to shoplift Vicks […]

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“It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.” ― Will Rogers

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a […]

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