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Chronic Fatigue Patients Take to the Streets Global protest highlights demands for more research, physician education http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/58241 WASHINGTON — The chronic fatigue syndrome community demanded stronger investment in scientific research, and greater accountability from public agencies to address their illness, at the recent “Millions Missing: A Global Day of Protest for ME/CFS.” Chronic fatigue syndrome […]

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Opioid Prescriptions Drop for First Time in Two Decades www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/health/opioid-prescriptions-drop-for-first-time-in-two-decades.html?_r=0 WASHINGTON — After years of relentless growth, the number of opioid prescriptions in the United States is finally falling, the first sustained drop since OxyContin hit the market in 1996. For much of the past two decades, doctors were writing so many prescriptions for the […]

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New Data Shows Decline in Opioid Prescribing but Rise in Fatal Overdoses http://www.nabp.net/news/new-data-shows-decline-in-opioid-prescribing-but-rise-in-fatal-overdoses 1. Opioid prescriptions have fallen in 49 states since 2013, according to data published in a recent New York Times article. West Virginia, Texas, and Oklahoma had some of the most significant declines. According to the article, experts indicate the decline may […]

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Will Cigna And Anthem Merge? How Health Insurance Companies Pump Money Into Politics http://www.ibtimes.com/will-cigna-anthem-merge-how-health-insurance-companies-pump-money-politics-2376438 VIDEO ON LINK Are we headed towards the “battle of the Titans”.. we have seen when the Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM) have acquired the dominate share of the market.. they force pts to use particular pharmacies or their own mail order […]

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