Genicular Nerve Ablation

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Steve this morning I had a right knee Ablation! It is a fairly new pain relief, I hope. They first do a “nerve block”, if that is successful then doing an Ablation is a good second step. At first I felt no pain in the knee. I had this done 10: am, it is 8:14 […]

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CDC Scientists Expose Agency Corruption

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC Scientists Expose Agency Corruption http://www.ecowatch.com/cdc-corruption-robert-kennedy-jr-2096438139.html? Last month, The Hill published a letter sent by “more than a dozen” senior Center for Disease Control (CDC) scientists charging the agency with nursing an atmosphere of pervasive research fraud. The group, which claimed to represent scientists across the CDC’s diverse branches, calls itself SPIDER (Scientists Preserving Integrity, […]

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Cannabidiol Effective and Safe at 3 Months for Epilepsy

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Cannabidiol Effective and Safe at 3 Months for Epilepsy http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/855768? PHILADELPHIA — New open-label data from the expanded-access treatment program involving the cannabidiol Epidiolex (GW Pharma) show the median reduction in frequency of convulsive seizures after 3 months of treatment was 45% in all patients but higher in those with Dravet syndrome, among the most […]

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SG: addiction is a brain disease… bureaucratic answer.. NALOXONE

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Rising Price of Naloxone Concerns Some Addicts’ Families http://www.emsworld.com/news/12283380/rising-price-of-naloxone-concerns-some-addicts-families Bureaucrats have changed the status of Naloxone to OTC… which means that health insurance doesn’t have to pay for it anymore. Surgeon General recently stated that addiction is a “brain disease”…  So we – as a society – allow addicts to continue to use street drugs […]

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A deep dive into kratom, the herb that helps with opioid withdrawal

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

A deep dive into kratom, the herb that helps with opioid withdrawal https://boingboing.net/2016/12/01/a-deep-dive-into-kratom-the-h.html Kratom (previously) is a widely used herb that has been very effective in treating opioid withdrawal and other chronic, hard-to-treat conditions — it also became very controversial this year because the DEA decided, without evidence, to class it as a dangerous drug, […]

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