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Antirheumatic Drug Use Before Surgery Did Not Increase Infection Risk

Antirheumatic drug use before surgery did not increase infection risk

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“The current practice of recommending discontinuation of immunosuppressive drugs for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis [RA] before an elective surgery may be overly cautious.” Bernard Ng. Ng and colleagues used VA databases from 2000 to 2009 to review …
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Celebrity endorsements enable addiction

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It feels like I can't watch a television show, go online or read a magazine without seeing an advertisement for prescription drugs (America and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world where direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription …
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STATE: Safes to Thwart Paramedic Drug Abuse

STATE: Safes to thwart paramedic drug abuse

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The audit, seen by The Saturday Age, found the quantity of so-called schedule 8 drugs – which are seen as having a ''high potential'' for abuse and addiction – exceeded the maximum amount allowed in nine out of 16 branches audited, by an average of 40 …
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Fighting the Drug Abuse Epidemic

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Mount Kisco Drop-Off Brings in Over 300 Pounds of Prescription Drugs

Mount Kisco Drop-Off Brings in Over 300 Pounds of Prescription Drugs

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Partners in Prevention aims to reduce drug abuse, primarily among teenagers, and to get powerful prescription drugs out of medicine cabinets that are within the reach of young children. Coalition member Barry Malvin, who works closely with Miller …
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Full field seeks seats on BL board

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Family of Murder Suspect Claims He's Not the Killer

Family of murder suspect claims he's not the killer

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Malinda Bound said her husband did not suffer from any sort of drug or alcohol addiction that might lead him to commit such a crime. "Nothing could ever make him do anything like this," she said. Court records indicate Bound had no criminal history in …
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Forest Grove Police to hold prescription drug turn-in event

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Keep State Lotto Above Board

Keep state lotto above board

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(Council on Compulsive Gambling, “1995 Statistics for 1-800-GAMBLER Hotline” March 20, 1996) 39% of persons who entered publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment centers in Texas stated that the lottery was their most problematic gambling activity …
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Web gambling may increase addiction, experts say

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Jody Bechtold, a nationally recognized expert on gambling and substance addiction, warned that baby boomers could be a high-risk group for compulsive gambling as they enter retirement and have more leisure time to bet online. Bechtold, of … Under the …
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Live Blog: Guy Heinze Jr. Killed Father, 7 Others Because He Wanted One Victim

Live Blog: Guy Heinze Jr. killed father, 7 others because he wanted one victim

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District Attorney Jackie Johnson asked, "Were you aware of Mr. Heinze's drug use?" "Yes ma'am,'' he … "Who put these items into evidence at the Glynn County Detention Center, the black shorts?''defense lawyer … Addressing Hamilton's assertions that …
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Support Groups Sunday Oct. 20

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