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No sense locking up cold meds
As a veteran police officer, I have witnessed firsthand the terrible effect that methamphetamine can have on an individual, a family and a community. My colleagues and I are often on the front lines in the battle against this drug -- using every tool we...Tags: Mother's Day, Methamphetamine (drug), Allergies, Common Cold
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At Aetna, another example of screwy medical pricing
Consumers have been told by insurers again and again that if they want cheaper prices for prescription drugs, they need to order them in bulk from mail-order pharmacies. And typically, it works out that way. Sometimes, however, the prices reveal how...
Tags: Statins (drugs), Lipitor (drug), Insurance, Aetna Inc., Drugs and Medicines
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Do TV ads for medication lead to more prescriptions?
I learned recently about two prescription drugs I'd never heard of before — not from my doctor, but from TV commercials. Axiron is applied like deodorant — under your arm. Well, under the arm of a man who has low testosterone and has been...Tags: Heart Attack, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Research, Diabetes
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Doctor told AEG that Michael Jackson was a drug addict, lawyer says
The attorney for Michael Jackson’s family in its wrongful-death lawsuit said Thursday a doctor testified in a deposition that he injected Jackson with morphine while the singer was touring Asia and that he told a current AEG executive Jackson was...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Trials, Pharmaceuticals, AEG, Celebrity Surgery
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Bristol Police Seek Help Identifying Robbery Suspect
City police are asking for the public's help to determine who robbed a drug store last fall. Detectives are circulating photos from a store security camera, and want to hear from anyone who might be able to identify the suspect. A woman demanded...
Tags: Rite Aid Corp., Theft
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HealthSpring changes its name
HealthSpring, an arm of Cigna that manages Medicare plans, said Wednesday it is rebranding and changing its name to Cigna-HealthSpring. Tennessee-based HealthSpring serves more than 18,200 Medicare Advantage patients in Maryland. HealthSpring...
Tags: Cigna Corporation, HealthSpring Inc., Agriculture, Drugs and Medicines, Government Health Care
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Senate rejects bill on prescription monitoring program
Amid opposition from the pharmaceutical industry, state senators Tuesday failed to pass a bill that would have significantly enhanced a prescription monitoring program aimed at curbing drug abuse and overdose deaths. Under the proposed legislation,...Tags: Mark DeSaulnier, Chemical Industry, Politics, Pharmaceuticals, Epidemics and Plagues
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Police identify third suspect in shooting death of 1-year-old
Baltimore police have identified a third suspect in last month's shooting death of a 1-year-old in Cherry Hill, and they are asking the public for help finding him. Police allege that Rashid Mayo, 22, was one of three gunmen who fired about 16 shots into...
Tags: Justice System, Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), Cherry Hill, Shootings, Lawyers
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Preparing for next year's calving season
Spring calving season should be wrapping up soon for most cow calf operations and the attention will soon be turned to preparing for next spring's calving season. The first step in that preparation is to get the cows pregnant again. Whether a bull breeds...Tags: Nursing, Oxytocin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines
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INTERVIEW-Credit crunch casualty Eckert plots hedge fund reincarnation
Reuters* Ex-GSC hedge fund boss Eckert launches new firm * Phoenix Star Capital to launch debt-linked funds * Has raised an initial $100 mln to pursue strategy * Eckert saw former firm go bust in credit crunch By Laurence Fletcher LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) -...Tags: Mutual Funds, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Bipolar Disorder, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance
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HealthSpring, Cigna Use Both Names To Market Medicare Plans
The Hartford CourantHealthSpring and Cigna Corp. will use both company names in a new branding campaign to market Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription-drug plans. Cigna Corp. bought HealthSpring of Nashville, Tenn., for $3.8 billion in early 2012 for a larger...Tags: Fishing, Cigna Corporation, Lifestyle and Leisure, HealthSpring Inc., Drugs and Medicines
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Atty. Gen. Harris hopeful Senate will back prescription monitoring
Despite the state Senate's failure to pass a bill Tuesday that would have improved a prescription-drug monitoring program, a spokesman for Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris said the state's top law enforcement official was hopeful that the measure would succeed...
Tags: General Practitioners, Justin Bieber, Disneyland Park, Kamala D. Harris
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