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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: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Executive Branch, Credit and Debt, Rick Scott
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Credit and Debt, Rick Scott, Health
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Palm Beach County could opt for local prescription drug registry
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County officials Thursday floated the idea of implementing a local prescription drug registry if a planned statewide registry gets scrapped. The registry is called for by local leaders and law enforcement agencies to help target ???pill mills??...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Rick Scott, Ric Bradshaw, Health
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How easy are pain clinic pills?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsHow easy is it to score powerful painkillers from the so-called ???pill mills??? that have mushroomed around South Florida? Not very, at least for me. A couple weeks ago, in preliminary legwork for a column, I visited three clinics. I......Tags: Dania Beach, OxyContin (drug), Health, Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics
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Miami Dolphins fight song via T-Pain
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsHip hop artist and Tallahassee native T-Pain mixed it up on South Beach Friday night at Casa Casuarina (formerly the Versace Mansion), backing the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders 2010 calendar unveiling and??? drumroll???. debuting a new version of the...Tags: Football, Music, Jimmy Buffett, Sports
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Doctors react to criticism from Marcus
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe Florida Medical Association on Friday fired back at Palm Beach County Commissioner Karen Marcus, who this week criticized the group for opposing some tougher restrictions for so called ???pill mills.??? The County Commission on Wednesday gave final...Tags: Politics, Health Organizations, Drugs and Medicines, Lobbying, Clubs and Associations
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Proof math can be a real pain
Sian Beilock is the author of "Choke: What the Secrets Of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To." She recently co-authored a report that suggests that when a person is anxious about math, his or her brain responds in the same way it...
Tags: Psychology, Teachers, Anxiety, University of Chicago, Soccer
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A natural script to help relieve chronic pain
Dear Pharmacist: I live in chronic pain. No one is sure why. I take hydrocodone and ibuprofen daily, but I'm still in pain. Can you recommend any vitamins to help me? — M.C., Dallas, Texas Dear M.C.: I'm sorry you are going through this. Luckily,...
Tags: Enbrel (drug), Herbal Supplements, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine, Diabetes
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A shortsighted 'cure' for prescription meds' abuse
An Orange County pain specialist already in the spotlight over deaths from prescription medications has racked up another patient overdose death. The coroner has ruled that Wayne Oviatt died in January of a mix of prescription drugs, including morphine,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Morphine (drug), Arthritis, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals
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Don't punish people who really need painkillers
It's not enough that medical insurance companies want to dictate how much and what kind of treatment our illnesses deserve. Now legislators and law enforcement agencies are butting in, trying to curtail the use of high-powered painkillers because too...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vicodin (drug), Substance Abuse, Food and Drug Administration, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Pain relief for tendinitis, sprains and strains
Dear Pharmacist: After years of hiking without many problems, I began experiencing pain near my ankle and heel. My doctor diagnosed Achilles tendinitis and prescribed medicine, which did reduce pain and swelling. Which natural remedies keep this at bay?...
Tags: Inflammation, Herbal Supplements, Arthritis, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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Title Aside, 'Scared ----Less' More Fun Than Frightening
The Hartford CourantI've been thumbing through a book that claims to contain 1,003 facts that will scare the you know what out of you. I can't tell you the actual name of the book because this is a newspaper, and if the past is any indicator it is read by a lot of 3-year-...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Valium (drug), New York City, Entertainment, Heroin
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