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American Pain Foundation Calls It Quits
The American Pain Foundation, a non-profit organization that came under fire for its ties to the pharmaceutical industry, has abruptly ceased operations. “With deep regret and heavy hearts, we sadly...
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Demise of American Pain Foundation Can Help End the Opioid Lunacy
In the lunacy of the over-prescribing of opioids for all levels of pain in the U.S. and Canada, there is now a large dose of sanity. That sanity is an organization called Physicians for Responsible...
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Vacationing with a Child with Allergies or Asthma
Brigette Polmar and her two children Food allergies and asthma kill over 3,000 children, and result in more than one million emergency room visits each year, according to the American Lung Association...
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Public Swimming Pools: A Way to Stay Cool or Communal Cesspools?
With Memorial Day fast approaching, millions of Americans are looking forward to the summer pool season. Others, however, wouldn’t be caught dead swimming in a public pool – because they believe the...
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We don’t want physicians to be cops — We want them to be honest.
Marianne Skolek This column is written as a voice for the true victims of the prescription drug epidemic – patients and family members whose physicians were encouraged by the medical establishment to...
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Doctors Say Drug Monitoring Programs Need Improvement
Many states have turned to prescription drug monitoring programs (PMPs) as a way to battle the abuse of opioid painkillers and other federally scheduled medicines. PMPs require doctors and pharmacists...
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U.S. Poisoning Deaths Rise Sharply
Poisoning deaths in the U.S. have risen sharply and are now the leading cause of accidental death among white Americans, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical...
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Dramatic Increase in Chronic Abuse of Painkillers
The abuse of prescription painkillers has increased dramatically over the last decade, particularly among men, according to a new report by a researcher for the Centers for Disease Control. Between...
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Methadone: Too Risky to Treat Pain
Nearly a third of the deaths caused by prescription painkillers in the U.S. involve methadone and doctors are prescribing the drug too often to treat pain, according to a new report from the Centers...
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Health Officials Say Whooping Cough Vaccines Losing Effectiveness
The number of whooping cough cases in the United States may reach a record high in 2012, a spike most likely caused by the waning effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers...
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Smokers Switching to Cigars and Pipe Tobacco to Avoid Taxes
Smokers are turning to cigars and “roll your own” tobacco to avoid the high cost of cigarettes, according to a new report by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The decade-long trend...
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More Americans Are Walking, but They Need to Pick Up the Pace
A growing number of American adults say they are walking regularly, but less than half exercise enough to improve their health, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease...
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South and Midwest Obesity Rates Still High
States in the South and Midwest lead the nation in adult obesity, with a dozen states having obesity rates of over 30 percent, according to a new analysis by the Trust for America’s Health and the...
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Doctors Say Methadone Too Risky for Pain Management
Methadone is increasingly being used by physicians to manage chronic pain, but it is a risky drug to prescribe as a pain reliever, according to an article published in the Journal of the American...
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Drug Monitoring Database Significantly Reduced Inappropriate Prescriptions
A prescription drug monitoring program in Canada dramatically reduced the number of inappropriate prescriptions for opioid painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs, according to a new study in the Canadian...
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FDA: Recalled Peanut Butter Linked to Fast Moving Salmonella Outbreak
The grocery chain Trader Joe’s is voluntarily recalling peanut butter that may be linked to a “fast moving outbreak” of salmonella disease. At least 29 salmonella illnesses have been reported in 18...
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Meningitis Outbreak Spreading
Federal health officials say the death toll in an outbreak of meningitis has risen to seven, with more than 60 people sickened in nine states. The outbreak has been been linked to a steroid used in...
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CDC: Over Half of Young People with HIV Don’t Know They’re Infected
The HIV rate among American teenagers and young adults is rising, and more than half of those who are infected are not even aware of it, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
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Flu Season Starts Early in U.S.
The flu season has officially begun, and it’s off to an early start according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Federal health officials report a significant increase in flu...
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Vaccine Shortages Could Make Flu Season Worse
By Elizabeth Magill Influenza has hit the U.S. hard this winter, with 47 states reporting widespread flu activity in the week ending January 5. Federal health officials say influenza cases began to...
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