May 11 2012

Prescription drug puzzle: Why and how you should get rid of expired or … – MLive.com

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Prescription drug puzzle: Why and how you should get rid of expired or …
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By Meegan Holland | mholland@mlive.com File Photo | The Associated PressMany homes have unused, leftover or expired prescription drugs. Read why you should get rid of them. The Michigan State Police announcement that they took in 693 pounds of …
D.A. Leone and North Reading Police Address the Dangers of Unused Prescription …Patch.com
65 pounds of prescription medication collected in Mount Pleasant; 16 in Bay CityThe Saginaw News – MLive.com
Jackson County collects more than 140 pounds of prescription drugs during take …The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com
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People Are Dying of Drug Overdoses, Despite Lifesaving Medications
Huffington Post
Communities have been struggling to deal with not only the mortality associated with this epidemic, but also the increase in crime related to prescription drug trafficking and the rapidly-increasing number of patients needing substance abuse treatment.

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May 10 2012

Should Pharmacists Prescribe Prescription Medications? – Forbes

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Should Pharmacists Prescribe Prescription Medications?
Forbes
With their guidance and expertise, they monitor and dispense millions of medications that medical providers prescribe daily. Their expertise regarding drug interactions and dosing schedules serve as a careful check and balance system to identify …

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Carney happy with passage of prescription drug measure
WGMD Radio
The unanimous passage in committee of the Prescription Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act is getting praise from Congressman John Carney. Carney says the shortages of some critical drugs continues to worsen, but this legislation, which changes proposed …

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May 02 2012

Should police have access to your prescription drug files? – WCAX

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Should police have access to your prescription drug files?
WCAX
By Jennifer Reading – bio | email Should police have access to your prescription drug information? It's a debate that's put lawmakers at odds for months. "We see this as a tool for health care providers," said Rep. Ann Pugh, D-South Burlington.

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Drug Task Force collects 150 pounds of prescription meds in Clarksville
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
19th Judicial District Drug Task Force Director Jesse Reynolds unloads a bag of prescription drugs from the recent drug drop-off event. / Contributed/DTF spokesman Jamie Dexter CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Agents with the 19th Judicial District Drug Task …

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Prescription costs
Chicago Tribune
As Express Scripts and Medco, two powerful managers of prescription drug programs, are cleared to merge, an industry that already operates under a shroud of secrecy will likely become even less transparent. The new mega-PBM's increased market share …
Express Scripts' Merger With Medco Is the Right PrescriptionMorningstar.com

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Apr 23 2012

RPT-US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform – Reuters

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RPT-US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform
Reuters
(Repeats with no change in text) * Republicans pledge new health plan if Supreme Court acts * New legislation could aid party's election year aims * Aides see step-by-step approach on health issues By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) …
Health executives say reform will go onAllentown Morning Call
Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reformChicago Tribune
Young People Are Not InvincibleHuffington Post (blog)
Hattiesburg American -Daily Camera
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Sydney Morning Herald
Romney's health care plan may be more revolutionary than Obama's
The Republic
By Noam N. Levey Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — As he pushes to “repeal and replace” President Barack Obama's health care law, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has turned to proposals that could alter the way hundreds of millions of …
Romney's healthcare plan may be more revolutionary than Obama'sLos Angeles Times

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USA TODAY
Government says Medicare will save $ 200 billion through 2016
USA TODAY
By Kelly Kennedy, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The government plans to announce today that the 2010 health care law will save Medicare beneficiaries $ 208 billion through 2020, and save Medicare itself $ 200 billion through 2016, based on a Centers for …

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Apr 22 2012

US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform – Reuters

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US Republicans eye health plan should court overturn reform
Reuters
Republicans pledge new health plan if Supreme Court acts * New legislation could aid party's election year aims * Aides see step-by-step approach on health issues By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – Republicans in Congress are getting …
Why the Constitution matters in the health care caseRichmond Times Dispatch
Despite the state's best efforts, Colorado's uninsured population still …The Coloradoan
Forum: Health insurance exchanges will save livesPeoria Journal Star
Examiner.com -Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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Hatch: Mental health, education reforms still percolating
DesMoinesRegister.com
Health and Human Services Budget: The budget bill appropriating $ 1.6 billion for the departments of aging, public health, human services and veterans affairs finally made it to the floor of the Senate. After 12 weeks of listening to Iowans about the …
Health care compact bill meets public oppositionThe Union Leader
Legislative notebook: Knox 'pilot projects' approved on alcohol laws, mental …Knoxville News Sentinel
NH Senate panel weighing merits of forming multistate health care compactThe Republic

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Growth is CEO's diagnosis for Temple health system
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Harold Brubaker Temple University Health System CEO Larry Kaiser. APRIL SAUL / Staff PhotographerTemple University Health System CEO Larry Kaiser. APRIL SAUL / Staff Photographer Larry Kaiser, at the helm of Temple University Health System in North …

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Apr 08 2012

Health care reform should start locally not nationally – Monroe News Star

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Health care reform should start locally not nationally
Monroe News Star
To replace a monolith like Obamacare, which brings down the whole house when it fails, Mayo Research Institute strongly recommends 10 bare essentials of a more flexible and freedom-protecting reform that puts control of health care largely in the hands …
Health insurers not waiting for courtOmaha World-Herald
E. Thomas McClanahan | Supreme Court should give Congress a do-over on health …Kansas City Star
Health care poses pointed questionsSun-Sentinel
San Antonio Express -Hattiesburg American -New York Times
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Upcoming health and wellness events
Detroit Free Press
Project Healthy Living 2012: Offers free basic screenings for fitness, obesity, hypertension, vision and hearing. For a nominal cost, blood screenings for gluten, food and seasonal allergies. 2-6 pm Rosedale Park Baptist Church, 14179 Evergreen, …

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Daily Beast
Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr's 'Swim: Why We Love the Water'
Daily Beast
In her new book, Swim: Why We Love the Water, Lynn Sherr reports that the benefits of regular swimming extend even to your mental health. Henry James, as usual, said it best: the two most beautiful words in the English language are “summer afternoon.

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Feb 04 2012

Workers, not Catholic hierarchy, should choose their health care – Washington Post

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Workers, not Catholic hierarchy, should choose their health care
Washington Post
31 column, “Catholics betrayed,” Michael Gerson elaborated on the claim by such groups that this decision radically curtails the freedom of Catholics to practice their religion because it forces them to fund health-care practices that the church deems …
Catholics plan counterattack on new contraception coverageLos Angeles Times
USCCB: White House Misrepresents its Own Contraceptive MandateMarketWatch (press release)
Editorial | Health and religionLouisville Courier-Journal

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Boston.com
New inner-city health center opens in Boston
Boston.com
By Bob Salsberg AP / February 4, 2012 BOSTON—Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city …

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The Guardian
Everyone who loves the NHS must fight to defeat this health bill
The Guardian
That is the backdrop to the return of the government's botched health bill to parliament next week. But it will do nothing to address these problems. Indeed, even before it is on the books the bill is contributing to these problems by diverting …
Miliband in call over NHS reformsThe Press Association
Doctors call for withdrawal of health billFinancial Times
NHS reform: GPs and physiotherapists urges scrappingBBC News
Telegraph.co.uk -BusinessWeek
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Feb 04 2012

Citizen’s Voice: Doctors and druggists should support prescription drug database – Knoxville News Sentinel

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Citizen's Voice: Doctors and druggists should support prescription drug database
Knoxville News Sentinel
This legislation has the potential to impact the supply of scheduled drugs that flows into our community and play an important role in the state's strategy to combat prescription drug abuse and addiction. Prescribers play a critical role in the …
Bill would create state database to track drugs; allow experts to track if …Nashua Telegraph

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Prescription drugs, gun among items taken in burglary
Salina.com
Two kinds of prescription painkillers, along with a .22 caliber revolver and a safe, were reported stolen from a west Salina home Thursday. According to Salina police Lt. Scott Siemsen, someone entered the home of Edgar Toothman, in the 900 block of …

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Feb 03 2012

Boehner: Feds should back off birth control order – Fox News

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Boehner: Feds should back off birth control order
Fox News
Under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, most employers and insurance plans will have to cover birth control free of charge as a preventive service for women. The administration had already ruled that churches and houses of worship do …
Obama admin. defends birth control order as Boehner calls for broader …Washington Post
The White House Defends Requiring Insurance Companies to Cover Contraception …ABC News (blog)

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Giants' Health Improving at Right Time
ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — Running back Ahmad Bradshaw went through a limited practice for a rare second consecutive day to highlight the New York Giants' second practice at the University of Indianapolis. The Giants are getting healthier as the week progresses …

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Health Care Reform Was the Tea Party's First Defeat
Huffington Post
But in the end, the biggest impact was to stiffen Republican resolve to refuse any compromises on health care while the legislation continued to make its way through Congress. The public first got notice of the upcoming Tea Party storm in late July, …

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Jan 24 2012

Pharmacies ‘should publicise prescription drug profits’ – Irish Independent

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Pharmacies 'should publicise prescription drug profits'
Irish Independent
By Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent PHARMACIES should be forced to put up notices in their stores telling customers how much profit they are making on prescription drugs, a major new report recommends today. The public notices should clearly state …
ESRI report urges new drug pricing arrangementRTE.ie
Call to offer cheaper drug brandsBelfast Telegraph

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Sleep-malady drugs now in short supply in Twin Cities
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rosemary Majerus has been reading about the nation's prescription drug shortages for nearly a year, but the problem suddenly hit home last month when she found herself unable to obtain the medication she requires for a severe sleep condition.

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