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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: Pharmaceuticals, Minor League Baseball, Prescription Drugs, Automotive Equipment, Chemical Industry
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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: Internists, Vicodin (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, OxyContin (drug), Arthritis
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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: Birth Control, Entertainment, Health Treatments, Prescription Drugs, Georgetown University
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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: Plan B (drug), Health, Chuck Amato
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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: Prescription Drugs, Hospitals and Clinics, 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: Ohio, Crimes, Prescription Drugs, Hospitals and Clinics, Local Government
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Free $5 gift cards Saturday in Oakland Park
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelThe Broward Sheriff???s Office is hosting a shred-a-thon and prescription drug take back, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Oakland Park Municipal Building, 5399 N. Dixie Hwy. Free $5 gift card in exchange for unwanted??medications,??while they last! ??For...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health
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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, Society, Insurance, Executive Branch, Florida
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Record set at recent prescription drug take back
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelBy Laura C. Morel Sun Sentinel It might go down as the mother of all prescription drug take back events. A record number of prescription pills were collected during the Broward Sheriff's Office's latest Operation Medicine Cabinet effort. Typically, BSO...Tags: Tamarac, Prescription Drugs, Al Lamberti, Health
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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: Crimes, Social Issues, Prescription Drugs, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Palm Beach County budget cuts target sheriff, parks programs
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County's budget cuts proposed Monday target the sheriff's office as well as popular parks programs. Now the County Commission will have to decide whether to follow through with deeper cuts to public safety spending as well as cutting......Tags: Palm Beach County, Government Debt, Property Tax, Budgets and Budgeting, Ric Bradshaw
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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: Prescription Drugs, Hospitals and Clinics, Pain, Rick Scott, Credit and Debt
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