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Fox News Will Replace Bill O’Reilly With Tucker Carlson http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-will-replace-bill-o%E2%80%99reilly-with-tucker-carlson/ar-BBA3b33? In the wake of Bill O’Reilly’s ouster, Fox News Channel issued a talking points memo of its own: Its primetime lineup will maintain a similar tone and attitude even without the person who was arguably the network’s most recognizable anchor. Tucker Carlson, who has held […]

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Governments using data to track, predict opioid overdose Data is helping the city of Cincinnati and the state of Ohio to find geographic hotspots for overdose and predict opioid risk patterns CINCINNATI — Data is being used by cities and governments to track overdoses and predict opioid trends. Cincinnati Chief Data Officer Brandon Crowley presented […]

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FDA: No Codeine or Tramadol for Children Under 12 — Period Warnings for children with medical conditions, breastfeeding moms https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/64673 Use of both codeine to treat pain and coughs and tramadol to treat pain are now both contraindicated in young children under the age of 12, said the FDA in a statement. Products containing codeine […]

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Got a call yesterday from a friend – 63 y/o male.. who has been reluctant to see doctors and more reluctant to take medication(s). SURPRISE… his blood pressure is high, as is his cholesterol… So the doc wants him to take two different medications.. My friend starts rebelling against taking medication… the doc told him […]

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Man shoots himself in the spine to end agonizing back pain – and is JAILED for possessing a gun Paul Davis spent Christmas in Belmarsh prison after trying to paralyse himself The 44-year-old was trying to end agonising pain of a degenerative disc disorder He tried to shoot himself twice but gun, which he bought 20 […]

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It’s time to end civil asset forfeiture http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/329346-its-time-to-end-civil-asset-forfeiture By any stretch of the imagination, it hasn’t been a banner couple of weeks for federal agencies that engage in the little-known practice of civil asset forfeiture. Two separate reports—one by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the other by the Treasury […]

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Secret Hospital Safety Reports May Become Public Under CMS Proposal https://www.managedcaremag.com/news/secret-hospital-safety-reports-may-become-public-under-cms-proposal Under a new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the public could soon get to read confidential reports about medical errors and mishaps in the nation’s hospitals that put patients’ health and safety at risk, according to an article posted […]

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Important Notice: Gabapentin Becomes a Schedule 5 Controlled Substance in Kentucky Amendments to 902 KAR 55:035 were finalized and adopted on March 3, 2017. The regulation may be accessed on the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission website at: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/902/055/035reg.htm For questions, please call the Drug Enforcement and Professional Practices Branch at 502-564-7985. Effective July 1, 2017, […]

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Yale Law School Files Class Action On Behalf Of US Army Veterans, Tens Of Thousands Of Them www.disabledveterans.org/2017/04/17/yale-law-school-files-class-action-on-behalf-of-us-army-veterans/ Yale Law School is representing thousands of US Army veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in a class action lawsuit against Secretary of the US Army. The lawsuit names the present Secretary of the Army concerning […]

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When Equal Isn’t Really Equal nationalpainreport.com/when-equal-isnt-really-equal-8833382.html By Steven R. Ariens, P.D. R.Ph.   We are now starting the second year of the CDC opiate dosing guidelines being in place. We have seen these so called “guidelines” that do not carry the weight of law being adopted by many healthcare organizations as their standard of care […]

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