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FDA cracks down on unapproved narcotic painkillers
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to ...
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Deaths related to narcotic pain relievers have doubled since 1991: Study
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Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled -- from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991 to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 -- according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael's Hospital and the ...
Love hurts: Why emotional pain really affects us
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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Have you ever felt overly upset by a social snubbing? Your genetics, not your friends, may be at fault.
Sedatives, mood-altering drugs related to falls among elderly
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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Falls among elderly people are significantly associated with several classes of drugs, including sedatives often prescribed as sleep aids and medications used to treat mood disorders, according to a study led by a University ...
Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of ...
Keeping hearts pumping with 'LifeFlow'
Nov 05, 2009 |
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When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs immediate care. But blood hemorrhaging can obscure damage, and the gruesome mess means paramedics can't always ...
FDA launches plan to curb accidental overdoses
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
Coping Style Affects Quality of Informed Consent Prior to Anesthesia
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How patients cope with anxiety before undergoing anesthesia, either by demanding information or running from it, may determine whether they are equipped to make vital health decisions, according ...
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.
In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatals
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.
Trial of new treatment for advanced melanoma shows rapid shrinking of tumors
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Berlin, Germany: Researchers have made significant advances in the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma - one of the most difficult cancers to treat successfully once it has started to spread - according to a study ...
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