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https://www.kvue.com/article/news/investigations/medical-device-dangers/spinal-cord-stimulator-leaves-local-marine-paralyzed/269-b0ab4177-daa1-47c3-a576-7078217d0be8 From living with back pain for years to a life-changing procedure. Only the change was not at all what he expected. NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — David Winnett has seen a lot. He retired from the Marines as a captain after spending 20 years and countless tours around the world. “I did three tours in […]

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Large Trial Finds Proton Pump Inhibitors Safe for Longer Term Use https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/large-trial-finds-proton-pump-inhibitors-safe-for-longer-term-use-1/ Hamilton, Ontario—Despite past reports of serious health issues with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), pharmacists can offer some reassurance to patients using the drugs to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease or related diseases. A new study published in Gastroenterology found no evidence that PPI use […]

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Staggering drug bust shows traffickers turning to East Coast https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national/staggering-drug-bust-shows-traffickers-turning-to-east-coast/2086600888 If drug interdiction can be compared to a giant game of whack-a-mole, federal law enforcement officials delivered one mighty wallop this week when they raided a container ship at Philadelphia’s port and discovered a staggering amount of cocaine. Hidden inside seven shipping containers were 33,000 […]

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Stressed-out workers spend $1,500 more on health care each year. Pets, yoga and sleep can change that: Former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/stress-adds-1500-to-annual-worker-health-care-cost-former-aetna-ceo.html Former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini says that the most stressed-out workers at the health insurer during his tenure spent $1,500 more on health care each year. He drove a cultural change that […]

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Oh-Klahoma! 8 Questions J&J Should Ask Andrew Kolodny https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/06/18/oh-klahoma-8-questions-jj-should-ask-andrew-kolodny-14100 The state of Oklahoma is smelling blood in the water and it is going after blood money. State Attorney General Mike Hunter has a very big “blood donor” in his sights: Johnson and Johnson, the maker and seller of opioid drugs, has been accused of deceptive marketing that contributed to the […]

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At opioid trial, Johnson & Johnson moves to strike Oklahoma witness as ‘de facto member of State’s legal team’ https://legalnewsline.com/stories/512646956-at-opioid-trial-johnson-johnson-moves-to-strike-oklahoma-witness-as-de-facto-member-of-state-s-legal-team NORMAN, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Johnson & Johnson has asked the judge overseeing the first in an expected wave of trials against the opioid industry to strike the testimony of Dr. Andrew Kolodny, a psychiatrist […]

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Drug Use by State: 2019’s Problem Areas https://wallethub.com/edu/drug-use-by-state/35150/ Drug abuse has a long and storied history in the United States, and we’ve been “at war” with it since 1971 under the Nixon administration. But no matter who is in office, the federal drug budget continues to increase. It’s moved from $23.8 billion in 2013 to […]

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“I believe I am a danger to the public working for CVS.” – Anonymous CVS Pharmacist — Part ONE   http://pharmacistactivist.com/2019/June_2019.shtml They Must be Anonymous, But They Will Not be Silent! The title for the editorial commentary in the May issue of The Pharmacist Activist is, “I believe I am a danger to the public […]

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