Heartburn Drugs Linked To Fatal Heart And Kidney Disease, Stomach Cancer

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Heartburn Drugs Linked To Fatal Heart And Kidney Disease, Stomach Cancer https://www.news-line.com/PH_news28872_enews Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux has been associated with an increased risk of premature death. However, little has been known about the specific causes of death attributed to the drugs. Now, a study by researchers at […]

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People in Pain: Navigating Opioid Crisis Politics

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

People in Pain: Navigating Opioid Crisis Politics https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2019/05/30/people-in-pain-navigating-opioid-crisis-politics/#43b18d484a9e If you told me that I would get a barrage of angry emails and social media posts for writing The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain,  I would not have believed you . Who could possibly have a problem with my […]

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ACLU-NH, state medical society look to block DEA access to prescription drug records

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

ACLU-NH, state medical society look to block DEA access to prescription drug records https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/aclu-nh-state-medical-society-look-to-block-dea-access/article_eab66edb-ffa8-5579-82bf-3c5a1c118b4b.html The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Medical Society filed a brief in federal court Wednesday, saying the state should continue to fight a request made by federal law enforcement for access to the state’s prescription […]

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What if we talked about physical health the absurd way we talk about mental health?

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Oklahoma Pain Patients Voice Concerns Over Opioid Trial

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

News9.com – Oklahoma City, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports | Oklahoma Pain Patients Voice Concerns Over Opioid Trial https://www.news9.com/story/40585476/oklahoma-pain-patients-voice-concerns-over-opioid-trial CLEVELAND COUNTY, Oklahoma – The historic opioid trial has entered week two in Cleveland County. Monday, attorneys for the state of Oklahoma presented documents to try and prove Johnson and Johnson promoted the use […]

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Senate committee focuses on pain sufferers denied painkillers amid opioid crisis

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Senate committee focuses on pain sufferers denied painkillers amid opioid crisis https://www.foxnews.com/health/chronic-pain-patients-opioids-senate-committee-hearing As the national focus on the opioid crisis centers on cracking down on overprescribing practices and addressing addicts, Sen. Lamar Alexander, who chairs the upper chamber’s health committee, is putting a spotlight on a critical side of the debate that has been neglected — people who suffer chronic […]

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