" Michael Jackson was taking a devastating cocktail of drugs that should never have been combined with each other in the weeks before his sudden death, it has emerged. The singer was said to be on not one but three...
Barry Artiste Op/Ed You know I do not even know where to begin in all this, first taking blame away from addicts whose excuses for their addiction ranging from rape to murder, now have a new ally. More Heroin, and...
"Canada Approves GW's Cannabis Drug for Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers GW Pharmaceuticals has become the first drug company to gain approval to launch a cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis sufferers. The approval in Canada comes after six years of work for the...
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"Recall Alert: February 13, 2008
Johnson & Johnson announced that it and Novartis AG's Sandoz unit are recalling patches comprising of fentany because of possible cuts in the drug reservoir that could cause a leak and expose people.The patches are produced by...
Opinion
Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
The New York medical examiner has concluded that Actor Heath Ledger expired from an accidental overdose comprised of 6 different prescription pills found in his...
"A chemical from chilli peppers may be able to kill pain without affecting touch or movement.
This might in theory mean a woman in labour could have an epidural without losing the ability to move her legs, or the sensation of her baby being born.
Conventional local...
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"September 7, 2007
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Ok...it's not JUST the "Generation RX" (generation "prescription, for those of you unfamiliar with the term.) who get addicted to OxyContin. It affects millions of people every age. However, prescription drug use has escalated among teens and young adults.""In its...
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Rush Limbaugh should be sitting next to them in the dock. Some of us remember him stating on his syndicated radio that drue users should be imprisoned. Of course, he was not including himself in this...
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OyxContin makers fined for marketing powerful heroin-like drug with addictive properties...UPDATE: ABINGDON, Va. (AP) A federal judge has fined Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, and three...
"The Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed mandatory labeling for over-the-counter painkillers aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
The new warning labels would apply to drugs such as Johnson &...
"On Thursday the Food and Drug Administration issued a recall for about 11 million bottles of the painkiller acetaminophen. Here's what you need to know.
1. Not all acetaminophen is affected. Only certain bottles of 500 mg caplets made by Perrigo Company were recalled....
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" INDIANAPOLIS - A hospital that gave lethal doses of a drug to three premature babies has made another medication mistake, giving a new mother a painkiller 10 times faster than intended and making her temporarily unable to walk. Amber Baise, 18, of Indianapolis, who...
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" Heather Whipps Special to LiveScience LiveScience.com Mon Aug 28, 12:30 PM ET The doctors of ancient Greece and China had it right when they applied cool and minty salves to soothe aches and pains, a new study suggests. A synthetic treatment with the same properties as mint...
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