Archive for January, 2009



Former Oceana resident gets life sentence (The Register-Herald)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 11:39 pm
A former Wyoming County resident will spend the rest of his life in prison for multiple prescription drug conspiracies that spanned 10 states and resulted in four overdose deaths, federal prosecutors said.



Late wrestler’s doctor pleads guilty in drug case (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 8:58 pm
The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himsel pleaded guilty Thursday.



Late wrestler’s doctor pleads guilty in drug case (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 8:58 pm
The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himsel pleaded guilty Thursday.



FDA Panel Urges Ban of a Pain Drug (WebMD)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 6:50 pm
An FDA advisory panel narrowly voted to recommend that a popular pain drug used in dozens of products should be pulled from the market.



Hospitals review security in wake of drug theft (Rocky Mountain News)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 6:06 pm
Hospitals always look for ways to upgrade security, but must guard against becoming forbidding, unwelcome places, metro Denver hospital officials said today in the wake of highly publicized security breaches.



Generic drug savings (The Temecula Valley News)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 5:57 pm
Dear Savvy Senior, Are generic medications as effective as brand-name drugs, and if so, why are they so much cheaper? Also, how can I find out which medicines are available in generic form? Brand-Name Buyer Dear Buyer, Generic drugs are just as effective and safe as their brand-name counterparts because they’re virtually the same – except for the price, of course. Here’s what you should know. ...



Current Issue:: January 2009 (BioMechanics)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 4:50 pm
Vancouver, B.C.-based Neuromed Pharma ceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company that is developing chronic pain drugs, has completed enrollment in the phase III trial of Osmotic Release Oral Systems (OROS) Hydromorphone for the treatment of chronic moderate-to-severe low back pain in opioid-tolerant patients.



Girl’s birth defect exacts financial toll (PhysOrg)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 12:40 pm
Since their Katelyn was born five years ago, Cheryl and Christopher Woodley have known the stress of rearing a child with special medical needs.



Dead wrestler’s doc guilty (Edmonton Sun)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 10:12 am
The personal doctor to late Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed himself, his wife and their seven-year-old son, pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally distributing prescription drugs to patients who later became addicted to them.



Girl’s birth defect exacts financial toll (Belleville News-Democrat)

Friday 30 January 2009 @ 9:41 am
Since their Katelyn was born five years ago, Cheryl and Christopher Woodley have known the stress of rearing a child with special medical needs.



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