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This is unprecedented’: 174 heroin overdoses in 6 days in Cincinnati http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-heroin-overdose-outbreak-20160829-story.html The original numbers were startling enough — 30 heroin overdoses across Cincinnati in a single weekend. Then they just kept climbing. Another 78 overdoses and at least three deaths were reported during a 48-hour period Aug. 23 and 24. And at the end […]

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Navy veteran says Kroger pharmacy pill mix-up caused his kidney failure   (VIDEO on LINK) http://www.wlwt.com/news/navy-veteran-says-kroger-pharmacy-pill-mixup-caused-his-kidney-failure/41418980 CINCINNATI —Randy and Carmen Crews are facing a legal and medical fight. They have a lawsuit against one of the largest retailers in the world. They accuse Kroger of a medicine mix-up they say could have cost Randy Crews, a […]

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Sen. Joe Manchin backs suit by addicts who say docs and Big Pharma conspired to hook them on opioids https://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/sen-joe-manchin-backs-suit-by-addicts-who-say-docs-and-big-pharma-conspired-to-hook-them-on-opioids/ The annual payouts from “Tobacco Money” lawsuit from the late 20th century will be running in the next few years.  Have the states become “addicted” to this cash and looking for the next “cash cow” […]

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Insurance rates under Affordable Care Act set to spike in 2017 http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/391614191.html CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) – Iowa’s Insurance Division approved big rate hikes Monday for companies offering insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The largest hike was for Wellmark, which will raise rates an average of 42.6%. This will […]

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Exclusive investigation: Your prescriptions aren’t private http://www.wcpo.com/longform/so-you-think-prescriptions-are-private Legislators in 31 states have left your PHI (Private Health Information) as described by HIPAA … OPEN for law enforcement to rummage thru at their discretion and come to conclusion of your legal/illegal prescription records and take actions on their OPINION on YOUR FACTS. The prescriptions you have […]

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