Archive for May, 2008



Corvallis woman details journey through fibromyalgia (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 9:17 pm
For many years, people who suffered from fibromyalgia not only had to endure their mysterious, debilitating symptoms, but public skepticism, as well. Their ailment was often dismissed by health care providers. Family and friends sometimes thought they were faking.



Corvallis woman details journey through fibromyalgia (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 9:17 pm
For many years, people who suffered from fibromyalgia not only had to endure their mysterious, debilitating symptoms, but public skepticism, as well. Their ailment was often dismissed by health care providers. Family and friends sometimes thought they were faking.



Doctor Pleads Guilty To Peddling OxyContin (WSMV Nashville)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 5:22 pm
A Knoxville doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute 30,000 tablets of the powerful opiate-based painkiller OxyContin.



Sheriff ramps up prescription drug battle (Princeton Times Leader)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 3:11 pm
Cefuroxime axetil. Pravastatin. Diclofenac sodium. Topomax. Cymbalta. Strattera. The words may be hard for local school students to spell. Unfortunately, say local law enforcement officials, they’re not that hard to swallow.



Around Town for June 1 (St. Charles Journal)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 1:30 pm
June 1 MID RIVERS ETHICAL SOCIETY: lecture, "Immortality - Too easy an idea," 11 a.m.-noon, St. Charles County Extension Center, 260 Brown Road, St. Peters. Visit www.ethicallife.org or call 636-284-0280.



The MAG: Letting go of all my apprehensions - column by Daniel Racicot (The Sudbury Star)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 11:36 am
You're not as old as you think you are. At least that's what I found when I ventured onto the Nantahala River on a white-water rafting trip with my sister three weeks ago in North Carolina. At 66, I was very much aware of the risks, and [...]



Fibromyalgia Pain Linked With Central Nervous System Disorder (Science Daily)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 10:12 am
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that causes widespread pain and tenderness throughout the body. A new study, published in The Journal of Pain, shows that fibromyalgia is associated with central nervous system abnormalities evidenced by patients' elevated sensitivity to auditory and pressure sensations.



Doc gives up license in drug inquiry (Modesto Bee)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 8:02 am
Dr. David Kerwin of Modesto surrendered his medical license, effective Friday, to settle state Medical Board charges of unnecessary and excessive prescribing of narcotic pain medications to patients, including two who died from drug overdoses.



North Middleton man charged with involuntary manslaughter (The Sentinel)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 6:45 am
That Douglas Keith Stenger was found dead in Ronald Lee Campbell’s living room didn’t keep Campbell from continuing to illegally sell the prescription medication that caused his death, according to North Middleton Township police.



Web Site Brings Disabled Community Together (Carteret County News-Times)

Saturday 31 May 2008 @ 6:25 am
(ARA) - Most young men spend their days working, hanging out with friends and doing their favorite hobbies. At age 23, Daniel Lifshen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and found himself wondering if his future would still contain all these activities.



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