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Workout Achiever: Exercise gives me more energy for my autistic child
•Name: Vanessa Romero •Age: 33 •Hometown: Breinigsville •Favorite routine: Cardio, strength training, yoga, Zumba, swimming. •Major exercise accomplishment: I lost 6 pounds and I no longer use anti-inflammatory medicine...Tags: Yoga, Women's Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Breinigsville, Drugs and Medicines
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Michael Jackson had a number of drugs in his system, jury is told
Los Angeles TimesMichael Jackson had a long list of prescription drugs in his system when he died in the days before his anticipated comeback tour, a toxicologist with the Los Angeles County coroner's office testified Monday. Dan Anderson, the first witness called in...Tags: Staples Center, Trazodone (drug), Lorazepam (drug), AEG, Michael Jackson
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Pfizer's new Viagra strategy
What makes Viagra so interesting? On Monday, my colleague Chad Terhune wrote about Pfizer’s plan to begin selling its little blue pills directly to patients on the company’s website. And within a couple of hours, the story was listed among ...
Tags: Pfizer Inc., Lipitor (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Viagra (drug)
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California Senate acts on pay phone rates, drug sales
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate acted Monday on bills aimed at protecting pay phone users against high charges and reducing robberies of pharmacies. The Senate approved SB 50, which requires California pay phones to have signs warning those using...
Tags: Joel Anderson, Theft, Drugs and Medicines, Ted Lieu, Curren D. Price, Jr.
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At last minute, lawmakers PDMP for one year
TALLAHASSEE -- At the 11th hour, lawmakers voted to fund the state prescription drug monitoring program for one year. Heading into the final day, there was no funding in the state budget for the drug database, which law enforcement has said is an...Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Interest, Drugs and Medicines, Nursing Homes, Pharmaceuticals
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DEA collects 3 tons of Rx-drugs in latest take-back day
Roughly 14 tons of unwanted prescription drugs were dropped off at locations throughout Florida at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's most recent take-back day, the federal agency reported Thursday. The DEA hosted its sixth national Prescription...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Orlando
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Cigna's Operating Income Up, Net Income Down On Charges
Cigna Corp. reported stronger operating income as it grew membership in almost all lines of business, though net income was down on charges related to its run-off reinsurance business. Net income was $57 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $371...Tags: Cigna Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Drugs and Medicines, Insurance
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Hoosiers turn in 1,875 pounds of drugs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents turned in more than 1,875 pounds of unused prescription drugs at state police posts as part of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's sixth Drug Take Back Event. The initiative seeks to prevent...Tags: Drug Trafficking
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Lawmakers provide no money for drug-abuse database
TALLAHASSEE – With the clock ticking on the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers will likely adjourn without providing funding for the state's prescription drug database, which law enforcement officials say is a key tool in the fight against...Tags: Chemical Industry, Lawyers, Human Interest, Pharmaceuticals, Health
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Fasano to Weatherford: Fund the PDMP
TALLAHASSEE -- Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, sent a public letter to House Speaker Will Weatherford asking him to fund the drug database that tracks prescriptions for controlled substances that have been widely abused in Florida. The state...Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Interest, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals
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A shortsighted 'cure' for prescription meds' abuse
An Orange County pain specialist already in the spotlight over deaths from prescription medications has racked up another patient overdose death. The coroner has ruled that Wayne Oviatt died in January of a mix of prescription drugs, including morphine,...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Physical Therapy, Pharmaceuticals, Pain, Vicodin (drug)
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Legislators threaten to kill state medical board
In an unusual display of concern, lawmakers overseeing the Medical Board of California have threatened to dissolve the agency unless it "shows significant progress" in protecting patients from dangerous doctors. In a letter, state Sen. Curren Price (D-...Tags: Justice System, Curren D. Price, Jr., Orange County Register, Richard S. Gordon, Crime, Law and Justice
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