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LAPD seeks DEA's expertise for the investigation
| July 3, 2009
From Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Police Department's request for federal drug agents to join the... more
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Study Examines Cost, Benefits Of Extending Medicare Drug Use
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 3, 2009"A new large-scale study of medical records found that the extra cost of extending... more
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FDA Panel Recommends Acetaminophen Restrictions
From AAFP News Now | July 2, 2009An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency remove prescription drugs... more
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FDA Panel Votes To Restrict Acetaminophen
From Medical News Today | July 2, 2009An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Tuesday to recommend new restrictions on the popular pain... more
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Medicare Drug Coverage Saves And Loses Money
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 2, 2009A new study finds that when Medicare expanded its prescription drug coverage, people did spend more on drugs. However, those who had little... more
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States Try to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 2, 200950 Million Americans Abuse Painkillers and Other Prescription Drugs, An Epidemic Law Enforcement Is Struggling to Control (Source: Health... more
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Video: Rx Abuse And Prevention
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 1, 2009More than 50 million Americans have admitted to abusing prescription drugs. Thirty-nine states have taken steps to monitor their use, most... more
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With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
From MedlinePlus Health News | July 1, 2009Researchers suspect overuse as a cause, but note that other costs are down Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: Medicare... more
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How Could Diprivan End Up in the Hands of Michael Jackson?
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 1, 2009First it was rumors of Demerol mixed with a cocktail of prescription drugs that may have led to the death of Michael Jackson and now six... more
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FDA expert panel recommends eliminating Vicodin
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 1, 2009Government experts in the United States say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics... more
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FDA Panel Recommends Eliminating Some Pain Meds
From MedWorm: Consumer Health News | July 1, 2009Government experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics should be eliminated... more
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Probe zeros in on medications
| July 1, 2009 From Los Angeles TimesAuthorities investigating the circumstances of Michael Jackson's death are relying in part on several bags of evidence they have removed over... more
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FDA panel calls for restricting Tylenol
July 1, 2009 From Los Angeles TimesGovernment experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose... more
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Depressingly familiar tale
| June 30, 2009 From Los Angeles TimesWhether it turns out that he died of heart disease, a cocktail of potent prescription drugs or just years of indulgence and excess, one verdict... more
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Uncovering drug bargains
| June 29, 2009 From Los Angeles TimesYou may have read last week about an agreement struck by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to reduce the... more
