By CHRIS MENEES Staff Reporter Confessed serial rapist Bruce Tuck has filed a civil rights violation complaint against the Shelby County sheriff and sheriff’s department.

Powerful neurotoxins contained in the saliva of a species of sea snail can be successfully synthesized into effective yet non-addictive pain medication.

Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters had two painkiller patches on her back at the time of her death.  The painkiller, fentanyl, is a powerful drug frequently prescribed for cancer patients.

Move to restrict painkillers would put onus on doctors

Imagine that you are trying to stay warm in a car engine when someone turns it on. A stray kitten had this experience recently. She was in the engine compartment of a jeep when the owner turned the engine on and heard terrible sounds. He checked under the hood and found the kitty caught in the fan. He called his friend Marcel to help.

The number of people dying in King County from prescription-type opiate overdoses continues to rise, according to results released today from the 2009 King County Drug Trends report.

Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.

Times staff Monday, July 26, 2010 TAMPA — Police are executing a search warrant at a pain clinic in a Dale Mabry Highway plaza. Police say they are at 2314 N. Dale Mabry Highway, near Cherry Street. Tampa is among bay area governments cracking down on pain clinics, which law enforcement agencies say sometimes operate as pill mills that dispense pain medications while asking few questions.

By Debbie Szpanka Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the medical use of pressurized oxygen. The air we breathe everyday is 21 percent oxygen. The oxygen in the chamber where patients are treated is 100 percent oxygen. Normally, only red blood cells transport oxygen.

Title: Health Highlights: July 26, 2010 Category: Health News Created: 7/26/2010 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/27/2010