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Man dies after being left brain-dead from the serious side effects during a drugs trial in France http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3403813/Man-dies-left-brain-dead-effects-drugs-trial-France.html#ixzz3xXnhWIve Just imagine what a non-opiate pain medication would do to “DEA’s world” war on drugs ? They would be left with dealing with cartels and “street thugs” that will shoot anyone that interferes with their business plan […]
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Doctors Unionize to Resist the Medical Machine http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/business/doctors-unionize-to-resist-the-medical-machine.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 Early in the morning on Aug. 12, 2015, a 68-year-old man named Barry turned up at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., confused and feverish. The case was not a candidate for even a minor subplot on “House.” The admitting doctor stopped one of the […]
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The Danger of Treating ER Patients as Drug Seekers http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/1/13/the-danger-of-treating-er-patients-as-drug-seekers By Emily Ulrich, Columnist Recently the news has been covering the story of Barbara Dawson, a Florida woman who was arrested after she refused to leave a hospital that would not treat her for abdominal pain. While being escorted from the hospital in handcuffs, she […]
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Police actions need review http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20160116/OPINION02/160119643/0/NEWS03 Last month, State Police and a DEA agent used a battering ram to break down the door of a drug suspect in Burlington and then shot him 13 times. We have just learned that a) only one officer involved in the shooting was wearing a body camera which apparently did […]
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2 Investigators: Patient Was Flooded With Painkillers Before His Death http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/01/15/2-investigators-family-blames-doctors-pharmacy-for-flooding-patient-with-addictive-painkillers/ A doctor allegedly prescribed 600 pain pills for a patient in the course of two weeks. The patient’s family says it helped enable an addiction that ended in tragedy. CBS 2’s Pam Zekman reports. The family has filed a lawsuit against two doctors and […]
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Feds not liable for truck damaged during botched drug sting A federal court has ruled that the Drug Enforcement Agency does not have to pay a truck owner whose vehicle they commandeered in a botched drug sting operation – without his knowledge or permission – in which the agency’s confidential informant driver was shot dead […]
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CDC Sets late January Meeting for Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain www.nationalpainreport.com/cdc-sets-late-january-meeting-for-opioid-prescribing-for-chronic-pain-8829242.html By Ed Coghlan It looks like January 28 is the next important date in the Centers for Disease Control and its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The deadline for public comment expired on Wednesday (4,012 comments were received). That’s when a […]
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According to the Life Management Center in Bay County, one person in our country commits suicide every 13 minutes. It’s a fact that may shock you, as suicide is not talked about as openly as other leading causes of death; however, local advocacy groups are saying now is the time to start the conversation, because […]
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FDA finds issues with Walgreens’ infusion compounding services http://www.fiercepharmamanufacturing.com/story/fda-finds-issues-walgreens-infusion-compounding-services/2016-01-13 Company recalls 33 products after two inspections find issues January 13, 2016 | By Eric Palmer The FDA has been making its way through inspections of the country’s largest compounders and has found issues with Option One, which was formed last year when Walgreens ($WBA) sold […]
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Is Chronic Pain a Disability? www.nationalpainreport.com/is-chronic-pain-a-disability-8828667.html Posted on December 11, 2015 in Diseases & Conditions, Other with 30 Comments 68-year old Judie Bruno his filed a complaint under the Americans with Disability Act regarding discrimination against those who are being refused pain medication they need for their quality of life. And she thinks other chronic […]
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