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Minnesota Doctors Face Opioid Prescribing Limits https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2017-11-17/minnesota-doctors-face-opioid-prescribing-limits A Minnesota task force has set new limits on opioid prescriptions by doctors who participate in the state’s Medicaid program MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota task force has set new limits on opioid prescriptions by doctors who participate in the state’s Medicaid program. The rule was adopted by […]

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Sudden, Unexpected Death in Chronic Pain Patients https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/sudden-unexpected-death-chronic-pain-patients Severe pain, independent of medical therapy, may cause sudden, unexpected death. Cardiac arrest is the cause, and practitioners need to know how to spot a high-risk patient. By Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH Sudden, unexpected death may occur in a severe, chronic pain patient, and the terminal event […]

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Cocaine deaths surge with rise of drug smuggling into South Florida http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-reg-cocaine-deaths-surge-20171116-story.html Cocaine killed more people in Florida last year than any other drug, and authorities expect it will only get worse as traffickers push more of the narcotic through the Sunshine State. Cocaine-related fatalities rose for the fourth year in a row in 2016, […]

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Deaths Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs, and U-47700 — 10 States, July–December 2016 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6643e1.htm Preliminary estimates of U.S. drug overdose deaths exceeded 60,000 in 2016 and were partially driven by a fivefold increase in overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids (excluding methadone), from 3,105 in 2013 to approximately 20,000 in 2016 (1,2). Illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a synthetic […]

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Diabetes rises to more than 100 million in the US, costing $850 billion per year globally http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/11/17/diabetes-rises-to-more-than-100-million-in-us-costing-850-billion-per-year-globally.html The U.S. is dealing with a potential health epidemic as more than 114 million Americans are now living with diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Diabetes is […]

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Former FDA Commissioner Testifies in Pennsylvania Xarelto Lawsuit, Says Safety Warnings Were Inadequate https://www.rxinjuryhelp.com/news/2017/11/17/former-fda-commissioner-testifies-in-pennsylvania-xarelto-lawsuit-says-safety-warnings-were-inadequate/ A Indiana woman who allegedly suffered a serious gastrointestinal bleed due to Xarelto continued to present her case this week in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, where Pennsylvania’s first trial involving the blooding thinner is currently underway. On Tuesday, a […]

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The Pain Pendulum http://abc7chicago.com/health/the-pain-pendulum/2654223/ CHICAGO (WLS) — Imagine being in excruciating pain and not being able to get the relief you need, or any relief at all. Patients suffering from chronic pain say while the country is taking steps to battle the opioid epidemic, they are being victimized. Sufferers of chronic pain told the I-Team […]

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