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N.C. Flap Exposes Ugly Side of State Health Decisions Political intrusion into public health all but inevitable http://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/59676?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-08-17&eun=g578717d0r&pos=5 The recent resignation of North Carolina’s state epidemiologist, Megan Davies, MD, who charged her superiors with “mislead[ing] the public,” made plain the often tense relationship between the professional staff in state health departments and their political appointee […]

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26 heroin overdoses over 4 hours in 1 West Virginia city http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/26-heroin-overdoses-over-4-hours-1-west-virginia-city HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Officials in a West Virginia city are warning people about an especially dangerous batch of heroin after authorities responded to 26 overdoses in within a four-hour span. The rash of overdoses came Monday in the city of Huntington, which […]

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By the Numbers: Medical Marijuana Fewer scripts written when medical marijuana is an option http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Medicare/59740?xid=NL_breakingnews_2016-08-18&eun=g578717d0r Two dozen states legalized marijuana for medical use, yet there has been little research into how those policies affect clinical care. Using data from Medicare Part D, Ashley C. Bradford, MD, MPH, and colleagues, set out to see how practices […]

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New State Law Regulates Health Insurers’ Prescription Drug Policies http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/08/16/new-state-law-regulates-health-insurers-prescription-drug-policies#.V7R44wZVlJk.blogger Late last week Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation regulating health insurance protocols that require patients to start treatment with the least expensive version of a medication their doctor prescribed, even if it means the treatment could fail. “One of the things insurance companies do sometimes […]

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An end to morphine? New drug could provide safer painkiller alternative amid opioid epidemic  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3745809/An-end-morphine-New-drug-provide-safer-painkiller-alternative-amid-opioid-epidemic.html Morphine may finally be sidelined in favor of a new safer painkiller, scientists claim.  Researchers have spent decades searching for a safer non-addictive alternative to the potentially lethal opium. Despite its dangers, no other drug has ever rivaled its efficient […]

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Doctor cleared in charges from Carmel DEA raid http://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2016/08/18/doctor-cleared-charges-carmel-dea-raid/88944806/ Dr. Larry Ley was found not guilty this week after a bench trial in Hamilton County Superior Court on charges stemming from a high-profile DEA raid involving several medical clinics. In July 2014, local police and federal agents with the DEA arrested doctors and staff affiliated with […]

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  Maryland Woman’s Insurance Suddenly Stopped Paying for Life-Saving Medicine http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Maryland-Womans-Insurance-Suddenly-Stopped-Paying-for-Life-Saving-Medicine-390519411.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand A Maryland woman’s life-saving medicine suddenly stopped being covered, leaving her with the choice between coming up with $374,000 a year for her medicine or not taking it at all and risking serious health complications. Renee Parcover of Glenwood suffers from numerous health complications […]

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Durbin, Senators Send Letter to DEA Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills Durbin, Senators Send Letter to DEA Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills Do you know what happens at the end of death spiral if the person at the controls don’t know what the shit they are doing ?  The chronic pain […]

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I have spent the last 36-48 hours moving everything from a older computer to a new one..  I have got a pile of emails to go thru.. I have got most all the data moved and software reinstalled… We have a nearly 10 y/o grandson that was using his Mother’s 6 yr old computer that […]

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