Another example of horror stories don’t made good policy but they do make policy

Lawmakers push ban on herbal Viagra after Odom’s overdose There  has been 5-6 high school football players died this football season from head trauma… Where is all the politicians/bureaucrats concerned about the deaths and loss of their future of these young athletes… I guess that a major professional athlete voluntarily taking – or over taking – […]

A Prescriber talking to one of the clinic’s pt .. More PharmDeity’s denial of care ?

Another threat to mental health care ?

Court case threatens physician-patient confidentiality http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/post/court-case-threatens-physician-patient-confidentiality?utm_source=BulletinHealthCare&utm_medium=email&utm_term=101715&utm_content=physicians&utm_campaign=article_alert-morning_rounds_weekend What if patients no longer felt safe sharing personal—yet crucial—information with their physicians? A case to be heard by the Washington Supreme Court threatens the integrity of the patient-physician relationship, potentially raising new obstacles to communication and trust. In Volk v. DeMeerleer, a treating psychiatrist was charged with liability […]

Another Doctor suing CVS for Defamation

Judge refuses to dismiss defamation lawsuit against CVS http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/judge-refuses-dismiss-defamation-lawsuit-against-cvs http://www.virginiadefamationlawyer.com/Goulmamine.pdf A judge has ruled that a doctor’s defamation lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy can proceed, denying the chain’s argument that alleged comments from pharmacy employees were protected by a recognized privilege. In June, Redouane Goulmamine, MD, filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against CVS. Goulmamine alleges […]

#Walgreen Pharmacists FED UP with working with little/no ancillary help ?

Customers frustrated by Walgreens pharmacy closures, long lines http://www.wwmt.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Customers-frustrated-by-Walgreens-pharmacy-closures-long-lines-220270.shtml#.ViKu3SsSWQw KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Walgreens pharmacy locations around Kalamazoo and Battle Creek have been struggling to stay open, and customers say they are frustrated by closures and long lines. We’ve been hearing from a lot of viewers in emails and on Facebook wondering why their […]

Have you ever felt like the government doesn’t really care what you think?

Have you ever felt like the government doesn’t really care what you think? Professors Martin Gilens (Princeton University) and Benjamin I. Page (Northwestern University) looked at more than 20 years worth of data to answer a simple question: Does the government represent the people? Their study took data from nearly 2000 public opinion surveys and […]

All your troubles starts at the ballot box

Your choice is irrevocable in 31 states http://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Florida The Florida laws governing recall pertain to certain elected local officials, as determined by Florida Statute Annotated §100.361. Not all elected local officials are eligible for recall in Florida. Those eligible must have been elected to a governing body of a municipality or chartered county.[1] Twenty of […]

Your right to pursue life, liberty, happiness is being challenged… unhealthy need not apply ?

Police testing new roadside drug tests Look at the list of drugs below that this saliva test can test for.. according to this report 40% of people killed on the highway HAVE DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM…. 22% of all drivers tested HAD DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM..  NINE of the TWELVE drugs listed below can be […]

I thought that #CVS was going to start selling Naloxone without a Rx ?

Police save man overdosing at CVS  http://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/police-save-man-overdosing-at-cvs/article_2947df67-3d4d-59d8-befc-1a44a7b33d5c.html I guess that having insurance coverage and/or CASH… was left out of those press releases about making Naloxone readily available in their stores. Maybe the Pharmacist was “NOT COMFORTABLE” dispensing/selling the Naloxone or believes that addicts deserve whatever they get from abusing some substance. NORTH ANDOVER — A […]

More 20th century solutions to catch 21 st century criminals

Elected officials, DEA consider solutions to heroin epidemic http://www.timesonline.com/news/health/elected-officials-dea-consider-solutions-to-heroin-epidemic/article_adf5542e-738e-11e5-9d44-9bf79084f47c.html PITTSBURGH — As overdose deaths increase across the country, elected officials and law enforcement agencies are recognizing a need for action and legislation that addresses the epidemic of opioid abuse. In order to introduce a new act aimed to stop rampant use of prescription medication in […]