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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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17-MJ-02867 (Application For SW) (1) click on above link for all 78 pages
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44 state AGs ask Congress to repeal law favoring drug companies http://www.jurist.org/paperchase/2017/11/44-state-ags-ask-congress-to-repeal-law-favoring-drug-companies.php Attorneys general from 44 states on Tuesday signed a letter [text, PDF] asking Congress to repeal the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act [text, PDF], which they claim prevents the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) from using effective drug enforcement efforts. The […]
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AHA, ACC release new clinical guideline for managing hypertension in adults http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/cardiovascular-disease-information-center/almost-half-of-us-adult-population-now-hypertensive/article/707709/ The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have released a new clinical practice guideline on managing high blood pressure in adults, redefining hypertension as 130 mm Hg/80 mm Hg from the previous 140 mm Hg/90 mm Hg. With […]
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DEA Raids Dr. Forest Tennant’s Pain Clinic https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/11/16/dea-raids-forest-tennants-pain-clinic Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have raided the offices and home of Dr. Forest Tennant, a prominent California pain physician, confiscating all of his patient records, appointment books and financial documents. In a 67-page search warrant, the DEA alleges that Tennant prescribed such high doses of […]
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http://www.jems.com/articles/print/volume-42/issue-11/departments/street-science/mortality-rates-for-overdose-patients-who-refuse-transport.html What’s the mortality rate for patients who receive naloxone and then refuse transport? The Research Levine M, Sanko S, Eckstein M. Assessing the risk of prehospital administration of naloxone with subsequent refusal of care. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2016;20(5):566-569. The Science The authors of this study reviewed a three-year period (July 1, 2011, to Dec. […]
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DEA wants researchers to grow less cannabis for medical studies in 2018 www.cannabisnewsbox.com/2560/news/dea-wants-researchers-grow-less-cannabis-medical-studies-2018/ The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants federally-licensed researchers to grow 443,680 grams of cannabis for scientific studies in 2018. The government-cultivated proposed cannabis, that amounts to a little more than 978 pounds, is slightly less compared to this year’s level. According […]
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Cost of diabetes epidemic reaches $850 billion a year https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-diabetes/cost-of-diabetes-epidemic-reaches-850-billion-a-year-idUSKBN1DD2SW The number of people living with diabetes has tripled since 2000, pushing the global cost of the disease to $850 billion a year, medical experts said on Tuesday. The vast majority of those affected have type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and lack […]
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GOP Tax Plan Would Cut Medicare Pay to Providers by $25B in 2018 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/888619 Physicians, hospitals, and other providers would see their Medicare payments shrink by $25 billion next year if Congress approves a House Republican tax bill that would add roughly $1.5 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office […]
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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/888593 Posted today on FDA about 2 hours ago This is what the FDA posted. “The FDA is concerned about harmful unapproved products that have been crossing our borders in increasing numbers. The agency has a public health obligation to act when we see people being harmed by unapproved products passed off as treatments […]
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