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Why lawsuits alone aren’t the opioid solution we need
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/03/opinions/purdue-pharma-settlement-not-the-solution-karibo/index.html Comment; I think we've been to lenient on corruption for to long; "the cost of doing business" is not stopping bad behavior. Let's see what effect long-term...
Preying on Prescribers (and Their Patients) — Pharmaceutical Marketing, Iatrogenic Epidemics, and the Sackler Legacy
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1902811?query=featured_home Comment; Truly amazing! I had NO idea that the folks behind the Oxycontin/Purdue debacle were the ones who originated high pressure pharmaceutical sales in the US (& world). A special place in...
Stakeholders Agree: Modernize the Privacy Laws to Combat Opioid Epidemic — Part 2 Coalition Applauds Bipartisan Bills to Strengthen Addiction Treatment
https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-releases/stakeholders-agree-modernize-the-privacy-laws-to-combat-opioid-epidemic Comment; This is an overdue good idea that will help open essential lines of communication. Am all for patient privacy, it'll be a fine line with...
Medicine use during acute and chronic postinjury periods in whiplash-injured individuals
https://journals.lww.com/pain/Abstract/2019/04000/Medicine_use_during_acute_and_chronic_postinjury.9.aspx Comment; Interesting that in Australia it's the middle aged males who tend to use the most opioids, women more likely get NSAID's and antidepressants are...
Cannabis Use Based on Urine Drug Screens in Pregnancy and Its Association With Infant Birth Weight
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Cannabis_Use_Based_on_Urine_Drug_Screens_in.99364.aspx Comment; Babies born to Mom's who smoked pot had the same basic gestational age but weighed about a pound less. Hard Data. Hard to argue that...
One of us was a pain patient saved by opioids, the other was addicted to them. We both deserve a solution
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-hampton-nicholson-opioid-addiction-pain-treatment-20190403-story.html Comment; Excellent commentary. Pills are amoral; neither good nor bad. Purdue purposely misled everybody on the safety of Oxycontin and should be forced...
Lyme Disease.org; Breitschwerdt explains what’s known and unknown about Bartonella
https://www.lymedisease.org/bartonella-breitschwerdt/ Comment; Ed Breitschwerdt DVM, DACVIM talking about the genus Bartonella/Cat-Scratch Fever disease which occurs in immune-compromised hosts such as those with AIDS, Chemo/Radiation Therapy. First discovered...
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House Hunting for High-Risk & Mold Sensitized Occupants
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16OWCMJ7DOWGfc6IXrlvUcXjJ766srAwV/view?usp=sharing A great review of information all potential home-buyer's should have, especially those with Mold, Chemical or EMF sensitivity.
Common U.S. foods that are banned in other countries
It's surprising to me how many common foodstuffs that Americans take for granted are so toxic, contribute to obesity and so many of the health problems that plague our great country. We need to collectively vote with our paychecks and let these manufacturers know that...
Medicaid removes prior authorization requirements for opioid addiction treatment medication
https://njbiz.com/medicaid-removes-prior-authorization-requirements-opioid-addiction-treatment-medication/ Comment; Prior Authorizations are ridiculous. Insurers need to "credential" providers before allowing them "in network", then throw more obstacles that we're not...
Prosecutors move to clear 54,000 marijuana convictions in California
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-la-county-marijuana-convictions-20190401-story.html Comment; Sounds like common sense which often seems uncommon in California though! By ALENE TCHEKMEDYIANAPR 01, 2019 | 6:00 PM Los Angeles...
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