Judge urges action on ‘100 percent manmade’ opioid crisis

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/judge-urges-action-on-percent-manmade-opioid-crisis/article_4a39f235-81fb-581a-acdc-3f26c02090f0.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge this week set a goal of doing something about the nation’s opioid epidemic this year, while noting the drug crisis is “100 percent man-made.” Judge Dan Polster on Tuesday urged participants on all sides of lawsuits against drugmakers and distributors to work toward a common goal of […]

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Is There a Fibromyalgia “Brain Signature”?

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Researchers have discovered that fibromyalgia may be a systemic neurologic disorder that can be diagnosed using a functional MRI-based “brain signature.” https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/contemporary-fibromyalgia-approaches/fibromyalgia-brain-signature/884 Fibromyalgia currently lacks a clear-cut, objective method to confirm its diagnosis, complicating clinicians’ jobs and frustrating patients. However, researchers may be getting much closer to identifying neurophysiological markers that are diagnostic of fibromyalgia. […]

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