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Widow who sued pharmaceutical firm over husband’s suicide awarded $3M http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-paxil-suicide-lawsuit-verdict-met-20170420-story.html A Glencoe woman hugged her attorneys after a jury in Chicago awarded her $3 million Thursday in a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that she blamed for her husband’s suicide. “We won!” she mouthed to one of her lawyers. Wendy Dolin’s husband, Stewart, stepped […]

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Statewide View: Winning the drug war? We’re getting it all wrong with opioid-addiction policies http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/other-view/4228022-statewide-view-winning-drug-war-were-getting-it-all-wrong-opioid# The unprecedented scourge of opioid overdose deaths, which is devastating the Midwest, has not spared Minnesota. Like most other states in the region, increases in deaths have skyrocketed — by as much as fivefold within a few years. Unfortunately, it […]

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Deaths of despair: Millennials turn to drugs, suicide in unforgiving job market http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/19/deaths-of-despair-stalk-millennials-in-unforgiving/ Ryan Johnson was 22 when he succumbed to a heroin addiction that had intensified as the Erie, Pennsylvania, high school graduate grew disillusioned with his future. His mother found him in his room with his head slumped and lips blue. It was […]

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Have you ever notice that anytime somebody wants to get something changed.. it normally involves two things MONEY .. donated to a political campaign or MONEY to pay a law firm to file a lawsuit. President Trump tried to put a temporary ban on immigrants from a handful of middle east countries and Attorney Generals […]

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Kept in the Dark: Oregon hides thousands of cases of shoddy senior care http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2017/04/senior_care_abuse_neglect_poor_care_hidden.html Oregon officials have concealed from the public thousands of confirmed cases of shoddy care and elder abuse, whitewashing safety records at hundreds of homes for seniors across the state. The Department of Human Services operates a website that is supposed to help […]

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“The DEA has lost its moral authority”: Rep. Jared Polis pulls no punches in exclusive interview Colorado congressman talks with The Cannabist about marijuana policy, states’ rights, and why Attorney General Jeff Sessions needs to ‘get with the times’ www.thecannabist.co/2017/04/20/colorado-congressman-rep-jared-polis-marijuana-policy-interview/77729/ In his eight years on Capitol Hill, Congressman Jared Polis has doggedly championed cannabis legalization. […]

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Fox News Will Replace Bill O’Reilly With Tucker Carlson http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-will-replace-bill-o%E2%80%99reilly-with-tucker-carlson/ar-BBA3b33? In the wake of Bill O’Reilly’s ouster, Fox News Channel issued a talking points memo of its own: Its primetime lineup will maintain a similar tone and attitude even without the person who was arguably the network’s most recognizable anchor. Tucker Carlson, who has held […]

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Governments using data to track, predict opioid overdose Data is helping the city of Cincinnati and the state of Ohio to find geographic hotspots for overdose and predict opioid risk patterns CINCINNATI — Data is being used by cities and governments to track overdoses and predict opioid trends. Cincinnati Chief Data Officer Brandon Crowley presented […]

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FDA: No Codeine or Tramadol for Children Under 12 — Period Warnings for children with medical conditions, breastfeeding moms https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/64673 Use of both codeine to treat pain and coughs and tramadol to treat pain are now both contraindicated in young children under the age of 12, said the FDA in a statement. Products containing codeine […]

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Got a call yesterday from a friend – 63 y/o male.. who has been reluctant to see doctors and more reluctant to take medication(s). SURPRISE… his blood pressure is high, as is his cholesterol… So the doc wants him to take two different medications.. My friend starts rebelling against taking medication… the doc told him […]

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