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New Online Resource Aims to Make Senior Citizens Safer Drivers
KickingTiresNearly 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day and continue to drive. Being behind the wheel and using prescription medicine isn???t always the safest combination. AAA has created a new online tool to help senior citizens know the potentially hazardous side-...Tags: Chemical Industry, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Minor League Baseball, Pharmaceuticals
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Has war on pill abuse become war on pain patients?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel Blogs(Seems the gremlins have eaten my Sunday print column online, so I'm reposting it here...and feel free to share your stories below, if you're a pain patient who has run into recent difficult getting your prescriptions written by doctors or......Tags: Highland Beach, Health, Fort Lauderdale, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics
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Rush goes way over line (and below belt)
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsControversy is nothing new for conservative talk radio superstar (and Palm Beach resident) Rush Limbaugh. But this time is different. This time Rush has gone way over the line (or below the belt, as the case may be) by talking......Tags: Georgetown University, Radio, Birth Control, Rush Limbaugh, Health Treatments
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Recent history gives the edge to sheriffs in county budget showdowns
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsRecent history doesn???t bode well for Palm Beach County commissioners if they end up in a budget showdown with Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. Bradshaw and the commission at times this year have been at odds over the sheriff???s nearly $500 million......Tags: Ric Bradshaw, Elections, Crimes, State Budgets, Property Tax
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Sheriff money could salvage arts programs
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSheriff Ric Bradshaw may have found a way to help pay for arts programs that ended up on Palm Beach County???s budget chopping block. The County Commission plans to cut $262,000 sought by the county???s Cultural Council for everything from......Tags: Ric Bradshaw, Crimes, Property Tax, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Ron Klein-Allen West faceoff didn???t happen
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsRead more about the faceoff that never happened. Updated at 2:20 p.m. One of only a handful of joint appearances between U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, and challenger Allen West, R-Plantation, didn???t happen. The Voters Coalition, the bipartisan........Tags: Elections, Medical Services, Government Health Care, Local Elections, Florida
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Palm Beach County considers tougher pill mill stance, as Scott tries to lessen state's oversight
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAs Gov. Rick Scott seeks to scale back state oversight of pain management clinics, Palm Beach County considers tougher rules for "pill mills" blamed for illegally feeding prescription drug addictions. Palm Beach County may broaden its moratorium on new...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Credit and Debt, Executive Branch, Pain, Rick Scott
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How much oxycodone does Florida consume?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf you believe the numbers from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Florida has gone from consuming roughly 10 percent of the nation's oxycodone to 90 percent in just four years. The statistic is eye-popping, but is it true? The DEA says......Tags: Politics, New Jersey, Florida, Health, New York
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Will Tallahassee wage war on poor and middle class?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsFlorida's Legislature convenes today for its annual two-month session, and I'm scared. Scared because a recklessly ideological governor and conservative Republican super-majorities in the House and Senate seem eager to do big business' bidding. Scared...Tags: Tennessee, Homes, Charlie Crist, Human Interest, Executive Branch
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Palm Beach County Commission calls for saving prescription drug registry
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Palm Beach County Commission this week joined the chorus of support for a prescription drug registry opposed by new Gov. Rick Scott. The County Commission Tuesday approved a resolution calling for the Florida Legislature to keep alive the registry.......Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Trips and Vacations, Florida Legislature, Gun Control
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FAU coaching search now goes to Plan B
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsIt???s on to Plan B for FAU AD Craig Angelos, as Mike Leach used is right of first refusal and passed on FAU to take the Washington State gig. And you can???t blame him. More money, PAC 10 (12,......Tags: Chuck Amato, Plan B (drug), Health
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Palm Beach County Commission to tackle prescription drug limits Thursday
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners on Thursday will be asked to approve new restrictions on dispensing prescription drugs in a move to further crack down on ???pill mills.??? The County Commission earlier this month agreed to consider broadening a moratorium...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Credit and Debt, Pain, Rick Scott, Palm Beach County Commission
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