Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 11:25 pm
FRANKFORT — The rate of prescriptions issued for controlled substances increased in all b
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 11:25 pm
The rate of prescriptions issued for controlled substances increased in all but two of Kentucky's 120 counties between 2005 and 2007, according to a new report released Wednesday.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 10:37 pm
MONTE VISTA — San Luis Valley animal rescue and advocacy groups are disturbed by a recent Monte Vista abuse case resulting in such severe multiple fractures of a Chihuahua pup’s leg that the dog’s leg will have to be amputated.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 7:26 pm
Addiction to prescription painkillers which kill thousands of Americans a year has become a largely unrecognized epidemic, experts say. In fact, prescription drugs cause most of the more than 26,000 fatal overdoses each year, says Leonard Paulozzi of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 6:45 pm
The 2006 death counts and death rates were higher for drugs than for vehicle accidents in 16 states, including Washington and Oregon.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 6:27 pm
Seattle Children's Hospital admits mistakes made by hospital doctors and staff led to a teenage autistic boy's death after a dental procedure.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 6:20 pm
In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 4:44 pm
Michael Blankenship came to Children's Hospital for dental surgery. He was sent home with a painkiller patch and died that night. "We can never bring back this child and can't fully understand to what level we have devastated this family," a hospital official said.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 3:40 pm
Drug-related deaths outnumber those from motor vehicle accidents in a growing number of states, according to new government data that highlight a shift in the top cause of deaths after disease and illness.
Wednesday 30 September 2009 @ 3:26 pm
A veteran emergency medical specialist has been accused of taking drugs from Greenville and Winterville emergency squads.
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