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Chronic Pain Patients To “Assemble” at the CDC on June 21st www.nationalpainreport.com/chronic-pain-patients-to-assemble-at-the-cdc-on-june-21st-8840092.html An Indianapolis woman is leading a group of chronic pain patient for a two-hour event in front of the Centers for Disease Control Office in Atlanta on Friday June 21st. Johnna Magers says that patients—some of whom who will be in wheelchairs– from […]

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Mexico’s poppy and heroin production down slightly but still at record highs https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/poppy-and-heroin-production-remain-at-record-highs/ Poppy cultivation and heroin production remain at record-high levels in Mexico, according to the United States government. The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said in a statement yesterday that an annual U.S. government estimate found that the area of land […]

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Opioid epidemic expert testifies drug companies used front groups https://oklahoman.com/article/5633797/opioid-epidemic-expert-testifies-drug-companies-used-front-groups NORMAN — Johnson & Johnson and other opioid manufacturers used a “web” of front groups and paid physicians to push for more liberal prescribing of opioids, an expert witness on the nation’s opioid epidemic testified Wednesday. Helping orchestrate the campaign was a group called the […]

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FDA Advisors on Opioid Dosing Limits: We Dunno Too little data to go on, members say https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/opioids/80451 If FDA panelists reached one consensus at the end of a two-day meeting this week, it was that there’s not enough information to know just what regulatory action — if any — the agency should take about higher-dose […]

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Do You Experience Chronic Pain? https://www.healthywomen.org/content/article/do-you-experience-chronic-pain HealthyWomen is studying how chronic pain impacts women’s lives. Please take a moment to share your experience with us. Results will be gathered anonymously and shared with researchers, clinicians and patients at HealthyWomen’s Chronic Pain Summit at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, MD. Click here to learn […]

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https://www.news9.com/story/40642679/hes-never-treated-chronic-pain-patients-protesters-at-opioid-trial-on-states-expert-witness ‘He’s Never Treated Chronic Pain Patients’: Protesters At Opioid Trial On State’s Expert Witness CLEVELAND COUNTY, Oklahoma – The state’s trail against Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical manufacture entered into day 12 Wednesday afternoon.  A small group of protesters gathered outside the Cleveland County Courthouse as arguments resumed. Protesters voiced concern with the state’s expert […]

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http://www.fox9.com/news/gov-walz-special-session-possible-if-lawmakers-make-emergency-insulin-deal ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Gov. Tim Walz continued his push for an emergency insulin bill Wednesday, holding a roundtable discussion to hear from people with diabetes who rely on the medication. Walz told the roundtable that he is willing to call a special session if lawmakers can agree on a bipartisan bill. […]

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For those we know of and so many more we don’t… In Loving Memory but Not Forgotten Veterans Hosking, Rory G. – 50, US Army – Feb. 9, 2019 Watts, John – 58 – Air Force – June 26, 2018 Cole, Lee – 38 – US Army – April 23, 2018 Baroda, Jesse Schmaltz , […]

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