Archive for November, 2009



graedon’s pharmacyPain reliever eases trouble with prostate (Bradenton Herald)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 4:08 pm
BY JOE GRAEDON and TERESA GRAEDON, Ph.D.



Volunteering can be powerful ‘medicine’ (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 12:59 pm
National initiative proves rheumatoid arthritis and volunteering do go 'hand in hand'.



‘Next thing I know I’m shooting up’ (Park Hills Daily Journal)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 12:44 pm
On Tuesday, 22-year-old George had been in Aquinas Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center in Farmington for 16 days.



Police see increase in heroin activity (Park Hills Daily Journal)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 12:44 pm
Over the past year, local police have seen an increase in heroin activity and overdoses in the area.



Patients Say No To Risky Medical Treatments (redOrbit)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 12:16 pm
Given a choice, patients take more conservative clinical approachA recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options.



Police suspect heroin here is coming in from St. Louis (Park Hills Daily Journal)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 12:11 pm
PARK HILLS — Police here believe at least some of the heroin coming to the area is from the St. Louis metropolitan area.



FDA’s Woodcock discusses pain management (UPI)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 10:08 am
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is trying to strike a balance between access to pain medications and the associated risks posed by analgesics.



Eli Lilly’s Cymbalta receives FDA approval (News-Medical-Net)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 8:48 am
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl) for the maintenance treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults, Eli Lilly and Company announced today.



Millennium Laboratories Announces National Pain Management Services Agreement with Three Rivers Provider Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 8:00 am
SAN DIEGO, Calif.----Millennium Laboratories, a leading provider of therapeutic drug monitoring and education to physicians and staff treating chronic pain patients, announced today an agreement with Three Rivers Provider Network , the largest and fastest growing proprietary Preferred Provider Organization network in the United States.



Given A Choice, Arthritis Patients Take More Conservative Clinical Approach (Medical News Today)

Monday 30 November 2009 @ 7:30 am
A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology.



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