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Genetic Testing May Provide Faster Path to the Right Fibromyalgia Medication nationalpainreport.com/genetic-testing-may-provide-faster-path-to-the-right-fibromyalgia-medication-8831433.html By Ginevra Liptan, MD Editor’s Note: Ginevra Liptan, MD is both a fibromyalgia patient and physician specialist. Her new book The FibroManual: A Complete Fibromyalgia Treatment Guide for You…And Your Doctor is available now. Someday in the not-so-distant future, before your health care […]

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81-year-old hospitalized from reactions to wrong prescription http://newjersey.news12.com/news/81-year-old-hospitalized-from-reactions-to-wrong-prescription-1.12317542 NEWARK – An 81-year-old Newark man is in the intensive care burn unit after he was given the wrong person’s prescription. Marquette Scott says he went to the Walgreens on Bergen Street in Newark Wednesday to pick up his prescription for Macrobid to treat a urinary tract […]

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5 New Prescription Drugs That Are Causing Mass Lawsuits www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/prescription-drugs-causing-mass-lawsuits.html Whether you have trouble sleeping, struggle with symptoms of intense anxiety, or need help managing a medical condition, prescription medications are a necessity for many people. So, it can be extremely troubling when you see that your prescribed medication is causing a major lawsuit.You may feel […]

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Ohio man’s morphine needs caught in pain-pill crackdown http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/09/14/state-probes-of-mans-huge-morphine-doses-scare-off-prescribing-doctor.html MIDDLETOWN — For more than 20 years, Kevin Morgan has been a prisoner of his pain. Just to get out of bed and hobble with a cane, Morgan requires as much as 70 times the amount of painkiller a doctor would normally prescribe. The normal average […]

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Kratom Proponents Present 120,000-Signature Petition To White House To Stop DEA Rush To Ban Coffee-Like Herb In U.S., Seek Opportunity To Comment http://sports.yahoo.com/news/kratom-proponents-present-120-000-signature-petition-white-143700530.html WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Organizers of a march and rally in Lafayette Park here yesterday presented the Obama White House with a “We The People” petition signed by 120,000 Americans […]

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Poor Correspondence Between Pain Data and Actual Symptoms Hurts Patients  http://www.hcplive.com/conference-coverage/painweek-2016/poor-correspondence-between-pain-data-and-actual-symptoms-hurts-patients In a perfect world, the pain data provided by diagnostic tests would match up with how a patient is actually feeling. The association is probably not as strong as doctors would like, however, and that’s important to remember for the proper treatment course. At […]

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DEA wants to criminalize deadly ‘Pinky’ drug suspected of killing Park City teens http://kutv.com/news/local/dea-wants-to-criminalize-deadly-pinky-drug-suspected-of-killing-park-city-teens They show an image of LEGAL FENTANYL PATCHES BOXES… and the article is about a “opiate substance” ..not scheduled… not commercially available as a prescription item in the USA… and how does the death of these two teenagers have anything to […]

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When Information Breaches Lead to Lawsuits http://www.renalandurologynews.com/hipaa-compliance/when-information-breaches-lead-to-lawsuits/article/522626/ When it enacted HIPAA, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) chose to use a “carrot” rather than “stick” approach to enforcing the law. Penalties have been given for major breaches, but aside from that, there is little financial skin in the game for providers. At least until […]

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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Wisconsin teen who plans to die avoids of media spotlight http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/09/13/wisconsin-teen-who-plans-to-die-avoids-media-spotlight.html The bureaucracy and our judicial system ALWAYS knows what is best for each of us… but none have live in the shoes of those they are protecting from “themselves” ? At 14 years old,  a typical American girl […]

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Half of Patients Have Trouble Getting Pain Meds www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/9/12/half-of-patients-have-trouble-getting-pain-meds By Pat Anson, Editor A new survey of chronic pain patients found that over half – 56 percent — have experienced problems getting access to opioid pain medication, either from a pharmacy or their own doctor. Nearly half of the patients surveyed also said they have […]

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