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    Apr 9, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Ex Van Buren Co. deputy gets probation in painkiller theft case

    PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) - A former sheriff's deputy in southwestern Michigan who authorities say stole a prescription pain reliever from a jail while on duty has been sentenced to a year of probation.   The Kalamazoo Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/YaOL4z )...

    Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Trials, Theft, Tramadol (drug)

    2. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Jessamine Journal

  2. Dangers of prescription-drug-abuse preached to West Jessamine students

    Sarah Shay was a vibrant young girl with a bright future, according to her mother, Dr. Karen Shay, a Morehead dentist.
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    Sarah Shay was a vibrant young girl with a bright future, according to her mother, Dr. Karen Shay, a Morehead dentist. “She was a great girl,” Dr. Shay told students, faculty and local officials during an assembly in the West Jessamine...

    Tags: Alprazolam (drug), Hydrocodone (drug), Health and Medical Professionals, Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin

    3. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Edgewood man arrested in Ocean City drug bust

    A 37-year-old Edgewood man was arrested on gun and drug distribution charges in <a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/">Ocean City</a> on Tuesday following a two-year investigation by local law enforcement agencies, which have been battling a spike in heroin and prescription drug abuse across the Eastern Shore.
    A 37-year-old Edgewood man was arrested on gun and drug distribution charges in Ocean City on Tuesday following a two-year investigation by local law enforcement agencies, which have been battling a spike in heroin and prescription drug abuse across the...

    Tags: Harford County, Drug Trafficking, Heroin, OxyContin (drug), Edgewood

    4. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: Who gets pain relief?

    Re "Deaths tied to painkillers rising in U.S.," March 30 As a retired physician, I am aware of the dangers of misusing painkillers. As a patient with severe, chronic pain from a degenerating lower back, I know the value of those same painkillers to...

    Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011)

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. State investigating Baltimore methadone clinic after man's death

    The day after her ex-husband's funeral in January, Sabrina Lumpkin started calling every public official she could think of, trying to get someone to pay attention.
    The day after her ex-husband's funeral in January, Sabrina Lumpkin started calling every public official she could think of, trying to get someone to pay attention. Warren Lumpkin, 34, had died in a Southwest Baltimore house of heart complications...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disease Prevention, Heroin, OxyContin (drug), Pharmaceuticals

    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For those who are able, exercising once or twice more weekly may alleviate some symptoms of a chronic pain condition without making joints feel worse, according to a new study. Previous studies have found short-term benefits...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Depression, Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions

    7. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in U.S.

    Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Demographics, Disease Prevention, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Trafficking

    8. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Supplement builds strength in fibromyalgia trial

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Creatine, a supplement favored by bodybuilders, modestly boosted muscle strength in patients with fibromyalgia, Brazilian researchers report.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Creatine, a supplement favored by bodybuilders, modestly boosted muscle strength in patients with fibromyalgia, Brazilian researchers report. Apart from helping with muscle weakness, though, the treatment had little effect...

    Tags: Dietary Supplements, Cymbalta (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Lyrica (drug), Drugs and Medicines

    9. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Hand-Foot-Mouth menace

    When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn&rsquo;t think much of it.&nbsp;The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did.
    When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Hand, foot and mouth disease, Acetaminophen (drug), Howard County General Hospital

    10. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Pill-mill docs often avoid prison, but street-level dealers get locked up

    In June 2010, Margaret Schoendorf was arrested after she sold an undercover detective 47 painkillers in Orange County.
    In June 2010, Margaret Schoendorf was arrested after she sold an undercover detective 47 painkillers in Orange County. The same day, agents arrested doctors Roman Mosai and Michael Moyer on charges they were illegally doling out addictive painkillers...

    Tags: General Practitioners, Hydrocodone (drug), University of Florida, Drug Trafficking, OxyContin (drug)

    11. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Opioid painkillers tied to driving injuries

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People prescribed high doses of powerful painkillers are more likely to be injured while driving than those taking very low doses, according to a new study from Canada. The drugs, known as opioids, include common painkillers...

    Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Toronto (Canada), Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Research

    12. Mar 8, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. Why Winter Really Is a Pain in the Head

    Health
    Nearly every day for the past few weeks, I’ve gotten a headache. It’s not the throbbing, intense kind of headache that would put a gal in bed. No, it’s just a dull ache across the top of my head. It’s the kind of tension headache...
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