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CDC: Updated Influenza Immunization Recommendations for 2017-2018 It is recommended that flu shots should be given by the end of Oct because it takes a couple of weeks for full immunity to build up.  Conversely, there is new evidence that getting a flu shot “early” (Aug-Sept) that the effectiveness of the flu vaccine may have […]

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Congress Makes Progress in Destroying the Americans With Disabilities Act www.rewire.news/article/2017/09/11/congress-makes-progress-destroying-americans-disabilities-act/ From literally putting their bodies on the line to save the Affordable Care Act to contending with a presidential administration that has demonstrated complete disdain for them, people with disabilities are facing unprecedented times. Last week, things went from bad to worse for us: Congress […]

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Lady Gaga hospitalized for ‘severe pain’ http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/09/14/lady-gaga-hospitalized-for-severe-pain.html Lady Gaga cancelled her Rock In Rio concert in Brazil Thursday after announcing she was suffering from “severe physical pain.” The 31-year-old made the announcement on Twitter. It was later confirmed on her social media that the pop star was hospitalized and is being watched over by “the […]

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Figures reveal another increase in overdose deaths: Rates were up more than 20% in the first months of 2017 – showing efforts to control the epidemic are failing http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4874540/Drug-overdose-deaths-20-2016.html New CDC figures reveal another significant increase in drug overdose deaths – a bleak sign that efforts to control the epidemic are failing. The number of […]

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DEA Raid on Billings Doctor Brings Pain Wars to Montana https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/392/drnelson.shtml The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) war without quarter against what it sees as corrupt, pill-dealing physicians who are fueling a crisis in prescription drug abuse came to Montana last month. But with the raid on Billings physician Dr. Richard A. Nelson, who has been […]

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Editorial: Opioid lawsuits offer a quick high, quick letdown https://www.abqjournal.com/1063312/opioid-lawsuits-offer-a-quick-high-quick-letdown.html In this litigious world, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas’ decision to join other states in suing Big Pharma over the nationwide opioid crisis makes a good headline. Ditto for the lawsuit from Mora County that preceded it and the one expected to follow from […]

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Hello my name is xxx  xxxxxx and my wife xxxxx  .We read a article on the internet that was about ( can a pharmacist refuse to fill a legitimate prescription).  After reading this i am really not sure if a pharmacist at Walmart can refuse to fill it.On 9-6-2017 my wife xxxxx had her dr. […]

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Oregon Sets Major Precedent—Will No Longer Treat Drug Possession as a Felony www.thefreethoughtproject.com/oregon-drug-possession-felony/ Oregon — A wise person once said that insanity can be defined by doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. If we apply this definition to the war on drugs, then every proponent of it needs […]

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New Guidance For Policymakers And Payers On Opioid Dosing Limits http://www.integrativepainmanagement.org/news/362581/New-Guidance-For-Policymakers-And-Payers-On-Opioid-Dosing-Limits.htm New white paper reviews the science behind calculating morphine equivalent doses and shows why policies based on these can be problematic LENEXA, KS, September 6, 2017 – The Academy of Integrative Pain Management (AIPM) today released a new white paper, entitled, Opioid Dosing Policy: […]

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