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Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Juan E. Méndez Summary The present report focuses on certain forms of abuses in health-care settings that may cross a threshold of mistreatment that is tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It identifies the […]

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Fentanyl, carfentanil and cocaine overdose deaths surge in 2016 https://www.10tv.com/article/fentanyl-carfentanil-and-cocaine-overdose-deaths-surge-2016 COLUMBUS – Ohio’s opioid epidemic continued to evolve in 2016 with stronger drugs driving an increase in unintentional overdose deaths, according to a new report released by the Ohio Department of Health. The report showed a sharp rise in overdose deaths involving the opioid fentanyl, […]

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Kasich hopes pain-pill limits will reduce opioid addiction http://www.timesreporter.com/news/20170830/kasich-hopes-pain-pill-limits-will-reduce-opioid-addiction Ohioans and their medical-care providers face stricter limits on pain-pill prescriptions beginning Thursday as the state seeks to choke off abuse leading to opioid addiction. Likening opioid pain prescriptions to a “loaded gun,” Gov. John Kasich said the restrictions hold the promise of preventing abuse and […]

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How Ibuprofen May Affect Your Heart https://www.attn.com/stories/15721/how-ibuprofen-may-affect-your-heart?utm_source=facebooklife&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=internal Ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs might be more dangerous than most people think, according to a new study that links these over-the-counter painkillers to heart problems. Though drugs containing ibuprofen such as Advil are widely sold without a prescription in gas stations and grocery stores around the […]

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Rx Open was last updated at 2:05 PM ET, Wednesday August 30th. Click here for Available Red Cross Shelter locations If you or someone you know will need infusion therapy in the coming weeks, this Infusion Center locator resource can help identify an alternative site of care in a nearby community: https://locator.infusioncenter.org About Rx Open […]

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Antidepressant Use Among Persons Aged 12 and Over: United States, 2011–2014 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db283.htm Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey During 2011–2014, 12.7% of persons aged 12 and over, 8.6% of males, and 16.5% of females took antidepressant medication in the past month. For both males and females, non-Hispanic white persons were […]

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Express Scripts, Others Face ERISA Suit Over EpiPen Costs https://www.law360.com/health/articles/958791/express-scripts-others-face-erisa-suit-over-epipen-costs?nl_pk=86880032-e115-44e5-9eab-3c518df5e3a5&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=health Law360, New York (August 29, 2017, 4:09 PM EDT) — Pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc., OptumRx Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC have agreed to give Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s EpiPen favorable placement on drug formularies in exchange for kickbacks, employees under Employee Retirement Income Security […]

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‘It’s coming’: Kansas health professionals, leaders consider opioid crisis impact on state http://cjonline.com/business/local/2017-08-29/it-s-coming-kansas-health-professionals-leaders-consider-opioid-crisis The opioid crisis is poised to become a Kansas problem, and leaders across the state must consider what can be done to address it now.  Sharp increases in deaths from opioid drug overdoses, including heroin, are hitting much of the country. Although […]

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Harvey Strains Hospitals, Shuts Down Services http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/884995 As tropical storm Harvey resumed its torrential assault on the Houston area today, some hospitals and clinics continued to shut down services and others operated with smaller staffs of providers who often struggled mightily to get to their patients. Amrou Sarraj, MD, a vascular neurologist specializing in stroke […]

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People are urging donations for Harvey relief efforts — just not to the Red Cross https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/28/people-are-urging-donations-for-harvey-relief-efforts-just-not-to-the-red-cross/?utm_term=.32a5f7eb1d7c With many ways to help the tens of thousands of people estimated to be temporarily displaced by surging floodwaters brought by Harvey, some are asking people to donate — but to be choosy about where they spend the money. As former president Barack Obama — […]

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