Archive for February, 2007



Doctor under scrutiny in donor’s death (Chicago Tribune)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 8:53 pm
Police are investigating whether a Kaiser Permanente transplant surgeon attempted to hasten the death last year of a 25-year-old California man on life support in order to harvest his organs more quickly.



Chronic Pain Up Almost 40 Percent Among U.S. Workers in Past Decade (RedNova)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 2:19 pm
Persistent, chronic pain has risen dramatically among full-time U.S. workers in the past 10 years, but workers today opt to go to their jobs rather than call in sick, leading to a growing trend of presenteeism -- a negative impact on work despite being physically present at the job.



For Merck, A New Worry Amid Success (Forbes)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 2:08 pm
Regulatory delay of Novartis' Galvus also raises concerns about its already approved rival, Merck's Januvia.



Senior Citizens Most Likely to be Impacted by New Recommendation on Pain Relief Drugs (Senior Journal)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 12:38 pm
Feb. 28, 2007- In a recommendation that will surely impact millions of senior citizens, the age group most at risk for heart disease, the American Heart Association says many doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for chronic pain in patients with or at risk for heart disease.



Judge flips for commitment to sobriety (News 14 Charlotte)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 12:34 pm
CHARLOTTE -- District court judge Hugh Lewis typically sits atop his bench in the new Mecklenburg County courthouse imposing his rulings on thousands of defendants. Dawn Beaumont was one of them.



Chronic Pain Up Almost 40 Percent Among U.S. Workers in Past Decade (SYS-CON Media)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 11:23 am
a negative impact on work despite being physically presentat the job.



State prison medical treatment called ‘hoax’ (The Grand Rapids Press)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 11:20 am
LANSING -- Fredrick Heinz needed medical care to save his life. Doing time in Marquette Branch Prison, he begged prison doctors to treat his hepatitis C, but was turned down, told it would cost too much, a friend, Jackie Deming, told a state legislative committee Tuesday.



California organ donor doctor investigated (UPI)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 10:08 am
Police in San Luis Obispo, Calif., are investigating a case in which a patient's life support may have been cut off to accommodate organ harvesting.



Judge flips for commitment to sobriety (News 14 Charlotte)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 10:03 am
CHARLOTTE -- District court judge Hugh Lewis typically sits atop his bench in the new Mecklenburg County courthouse imposing his rulings on thousands of defendants. Dawn Beaumont was one of them.



Boston Scientific Announces Launch of Race Against Pain(SM) Campaign to Shine Spotlight on Pain Management Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 28 February 2007 @ 9:00 am
Boston Scientific Corporation announced today the launch of its Neuromodulation Group's Race Against Pain public outreach campaign to 50 million chronic pain sufferers in the United States.



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