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Sarah Gabbard

In Louisville, a Center's Doctors Cut Off Xanax Prescriptions - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    • Sarah Gabbard
      Sarah Gabbard on 14 Sep 11
       
      I found this interesting because it has to do with kentucky and the health industry which I try to stay informed on.
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gayle Mink, a nurse practitioner at a community mental health center here, had tired of the constant stream of patients seeking Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug coveted for its swift calming effec
  • “It is such a drain on resources,” said Ms. Mink, whose employer, Seven Counties Services, serves some 30,000 patients in Louisville and the surrounding region. “You’re funneling a great deal of your energy into pacifying, educating, bumping heads with people over Xanax.” Because of the clamor for the drug, and concern over the striking number of overdoses involving Xanax here and across the country, Seven Counties took an unusual step — its doctors stopped writing new prescriptions for Xanax and its generic version, alprazolam, in April and plan to wean patients off it completely by year’s end.
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  • The experiment will be closely watched in a state that has wrestled with widespread prescription drug abuse for more than a decade and is grasping for solutions as it claims more lives by the week. While Kentucky and other states have focused largely on narcotic painkiller addiction, experts say that benzodiazepines, the class of sedatives that includes Xanax, are also widely misused or abused, often with grim consequences.
  • Sarah Gabbard on 14 Sep 11
     
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Gayle Mink, a nurse practitioner at a community mental health center here, had tired of the constant stream of patients seeking Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug coveted for its swift calming effec
Tom McHale

Top News 9/10-9/15 - 61 views

Here are the stories you should know for tomorrow's quiz: U.S. Embassy and NATO Headquarters Attacked in Kabul "Percentage of Americans Living in Poverty Rises to Highest Level Since 1993" Iran Co...

started by Tom McHale on 15 Sep 11 25 follow-ups, last by Tom McHale on 15 Sep 11
Tom McHale

Top News 9/21-9/26 - 51 views

Top Stories to know for tomorrow's quiz: US hikers released from Iran U.S. Citizen Killed in Attack at Embassy in Kabul Troy Davis executed, supporters cry injustice Users not happy with new...

started by Tom McHale on 26 Sep 11 19 follow-ups, last by Tom McHale on 26 Sep 11
Tom McHale

Top News 9/16-9/20 - 56 views

Top Stories for Quiz: 6.9-magnitude earthquake in India kills dozens In 2nd day of bloodshed, pro-regime forces firing on Yemeni protesters kill at least 23 people Obama Deficit Plan Cuts Entitlem...

started by Tom McHale on 20 Sep 11 21 follow-ups, last by Tom McHale on 20 Sep 11
Will D

Top Stories 9/27-10/3 - 36 views

International:Dead Nobel medicine winner to keep prize National:Banks to Make Customers Pay Debit Card Fee Local/Regional: Gov. Christie rumored presidential campaign Techology/Business/Science/...

started by Tom McHale on 03 Oct 11 16 follow-ups, last by Will D on 04 Oct 11
Will D

Letters: Congressman Lance's vote on TRAIN Act wasn't in New Jersey's best interest | N... - 0 views

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shared by Will D on 16 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Will D on 16 Oct 11
     
    "Letters: Congressman Lance's vote on TRAIN Act wasn't in New Jersey's best interest To the Editor: Congressman Leonard Lance voted against New Jersey's interest by supporting a bill that will affect our health and economy. Lance, who is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted in favor of the TRAIN Act, (H.R. 2401), an outright attack on clean air. This legislation would block health safeguards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and prevent mercury standards from being adopted. Lance represents the 7th District in Central Jersey, an area that was ranked number 17 on a list ranking the nation's worst air quality, particularly for smog. Representing an area that is already burdened with poor air quality and pollution makes Lance's decision even worse. Thousands of Americans die every year from illnesses related to poor air quality. These numbers will increase if we continue on this path, costing thousands of lives and billions of dollars in health bills. Lance not only voted against our health, but our economy as well."
Tom McHale

Top Stories 10/4-10/10 - 43 views

Three women's rights activists share Nobel Peace Prize Steve Jobs of Apple Dies at 56 Fallen tree caused power outage to 3,000 Hunterdon County residents Home ownership sees biggest drop since G...

started by Tom McHale on 10 Oct 11 20 follow-ups, last by Tom McHale on 11 Oct 11
Taylor G

Yogurt - Much More Than a 'Health Food' - Recipes for Health - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Taylor G on 26 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Taylor G on 26 Sep 11
     
    There's no question that yogurt is good for you. But the marketing hype that has built its reputation as a "health food" does injustice to several facts. One is that many other foods that are every bit as beneficial, like greens, don't enjoy the same degree of public acclaim.
Tom McHale

Top News 10/14-10/19 - 36 views

Israel and Palestinians Prepare to Swap Prisoners Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a multi-car crash. Schools closed as exotic animals prowl Ohio Obama goes on the road to promot...

newsworthiness

started by Tom McHale on 19 Oct 11 16 follow-ups, last by Tom McHale on 20 Oct 11
Erin Friend

Massachusetts Looks at 'Global Payments' to Lower Health Cost - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Erin Friend on 18 Oct 11
     
    BOSTON - On the Republican campaign trail, the health care debate has focused on the mandatory coverage that Mitt Romney signed into law as governor in 2006. But back in Massachusetts the conversation has moved on, and lawmakers are now confronting the problem that Mr. Romney left unaddressed: the state's spiraling health care costs.
Sean Pohle

Top Stories 10/20-10/24 - 38 views

International: Gadhafi's autopsy reveals he was shot in head National: Republicans Turn Judicial Power Into a Campaign Issue Local: Christie's growth plan: Most either love it or hate it Technology...

started by Tom McHale on 24 Oct 11 16 follow-ups, last by Sean Pohle on 25 Oct 11
Sarah Gabbard

U.S. Gamers Crack Puzzle In AIDS Research That Stumped Scientists For Years | Fox News - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Gabbard on 19 Sep 11 - No Cached
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Marisa M

Doctor Said Jackson Was in 'Perfect Health,' Witness Says - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...rfect-health-witness-says.html

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  • Marisa M on 29 Sep 11
     
    LOS ANGELES - Prosecution witnesses testified Wednesday at the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, that Dr. Murray had insisted that the singer was in "perfect health" in the days before Jackson's death and had originally sought $5 million for his services during a series of concerts.
Kate K

Laughter Produces Endorphins, Study Finds - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Kate K on 14 Sep 11 - No Cached
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      Kate K on 14 Sep 11
       
      I think this article is newsworthy because it is an interesting topic that people will like. It has timeliness because it was written yesterday, special interest for people interested in health and science, and unusual nature because it is explaining a phenomenon that most people don't understand.
  • Kate K on 14 Sep 11
     
    Laughter is regularly promoted as a source of health and well being, but it has been hard to pin down exactly why laughing until it hurts feels so good.
Michelle Papp

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center issues plan to correct more than dozen cleanliness ... - 0 views

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  • In response to a state report that cited Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center for violating more than a dozen state health guidelines, the Secaucus hospital has issued a corrective action plan.
  • In response to a state report that cited Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center for violating more than a dozen state health guidelines, the Secaucus hospital has issued a corrective action plan.
  • Michelle Papp on 05 Oct 11
     
    In response to a state report that cited Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center for violating more than a dozen state health guidelines, the Secaucus hospital has issued a corrective action plan.
Tom McHale

Judge orders morning-after pill available without prescription - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Tom McHale on 06 Apr 13
     
    "(CNN) -- A federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after birth control pill available to people of any age without a prescription. The order overturned a 2011 decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to require a prescription for girls under 17."
Tom McHale

Pentagon shooter had history of mental health problems - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Tom McHale on 07 Mar 10
     
    Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- The man who authorities say shot and wounded two police officers outside the Pentagon Thursday before he was fatally shot had a history of mental health problems and a penchant for spouting anti-government conspiracy theories
Tom McHale

12-year-olds abusing inhalants, report says - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • Tom McHale on 16 Mar 10
     
    When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on inhalants. A new national survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report finds that they're using inhalants more than marijuana, hallucinogens and cocaine combined.
Taylor Quinn

Retiree Benefits for the Military Could Face Cuts - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Taylor Quinn on 19 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Matt Straley on 19 Sep 11
     
    As Washington looks to squeeze savings from once-sacrosanct entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, another big social welfare system is growing as rapidly, but with far less scrutiny: the health and pension benefits of military retirees.
  • Taylor Quinn on 19 Sep 11
     
    As Washington looks to squeeze savings from once-sacrosanct entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, another big social welfare system is growing as rapidly, but with far less scrutiny: the health and pension benefits of military retirees.
Ali M

U.S. Panel Advises Against Routine Prostate Test - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Ali M on 07 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Ali M on 07 Oct 11
     
    Healthy men should no longer receive a P.S.A. blood test to screen for prostate cancer because the test does not save lives over all and often leads to more tests and treatments that needlessly cause pain, impotence and incontinence in many, a key government health panel has decided.
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