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Minnesota struggles to rein in prescription opioids http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/health-care/article178112216.html ST. PAUL, Minn. Joe Nickelson and Tom Johnson never thought they’d end up shooting heroin. Dave Baker never imagined he’d lose his 25-year-old son Dan to a heroin overdose. But prescription opioids hooked all three. “It’s the devil’s drug. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone,” said Johnson. […]
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As Eliquis Lawsuits Fall, New Study Heightens Bleeding Risk in Eliquis Class https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/eliquis/eliquis-lawsuit-side-effects-blood-9-22651.html Manhattan, NYA new study released earlier this month suggests that blood thinners in the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant class, or NOACs, could see heightened risk of bleeding when the blood thinners are taken in combination with certain drugs. Amongst the drugs in […]
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The official numbers are in with regard to prescription drugs vs. Heroin/Fentanyl. Here are the take-aways: From 2010 forward, various changes were made to “clamp down” on the use/abuse of prescription opioids. That included introducing “abuse-deterrent” OxyContin, mandatory checking of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) databases, and other things that reduced supply. Here is […]
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President Trump doubles down on opioid epidemic http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/10/17/president-trump-doubles-down-on-opioid-epidemic.html On Monday, from the Rose Garden, President Trump announced that he is doubling down on his commitment to battle the opioid epidemic. I was asked to travel to Trump Tower recently, as a member of the president’s Media Advisory Board, to do a piece on the mental […]
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Whаt аrе varicose veins? Thе circulatory ѕуѕtеm іѕ mаdе uр оf thе heart, veins, аnd arteries. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood frоm thе heart tо nourish уоur tissues, whіlе veins hаvе one-way valves whісh channel oxygen-depleted blood bасk tоwаrd thе heart. If thеѕе valves аrе damaged, thе blood pools іn thе leg veins аnd leads tо […]
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Leading pharmacy chains report multiple HIPAA violations https://www.nuemd.com/news/2016/02/16/leading-pharmacy-chains-report-multiple-hipaa-violations In recent years, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights has ramped up its efforts to enforce the privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The privacy rule concerns the protection of patient confidentiality, and enforcement of the […]
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Sen. McCaskill seeks repeal of law that limited DEA amid opioids crisis http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/16/mccaskill-seeks-repeal-law-limited-dea/ Red-state Democrats cried foul Monday over a 2016 law that made it harder for federal agents to freeze suspicious shipments of pain pills, saying Congress and the Obama administration goofed by approving what turned out to be an industry-friendly bill, rather than […]
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Today my phone ran and on the other end was a woman with a “foreign accent”. She stated that she worked for a MEDICARE PROVIDER and they had access to my Medicare Medical Records and that […]
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DEA responds to explosive “60 Minutes” report about opioid crisis https://www.cbsnews.com/news/opioid-crisis-dea-responds-60-minutes-report/ WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and the Drug Enforcement Administration are facing tough questions following an explosive joint investigation by “60 Minutes” and The Washington Post that says Congress helped disarm the DEA. Drug overdose deaths in the United States have more than doubled over the past decade. […]
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