by Sylvia Hall | Apr 20, 2011 | Science + Technology
Doctors react to Obama prescription drug initiative WASHINGTON – The Obama administration unveiled a new initiative to combat prescription drug abuse Tuesday, but some pain specialists say the plan – like the drugs it targets – fails to address the real issue. Also,...
by Matt Mansfield | Apr 20, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration unveiled a new initiative to combat prescription drug abuse Tuesday, but some pain specialists say the plan – like the drugs it targets – fails to address the real issue. Also, physician participation in the training programs will...
by Kelsey Sheehy | Apr 19, 2011 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Prescription drug manufacturers now must develop, implement and monitor education programs for their most potent painkillers, according to a new Food and Drug Administration requirement announced Tuesday. The new requirement is part of the Obama...
by Sylvia Hall | Apr 11, 2011 | Science + Technology
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ traumatic brain injury, treatment and subsequent therapy have opened the debate over access to high-quality care following a brain injury. Anne Forrest is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who are recovering from a...
by Kyle Jahner | Apr 7, 2011 | Science + Technology
Kenny Stoltz/FLICKR WASHINGTON — Three months ago in Arizona, a gunman’s bullet struck Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in the head, passing through her brain just over her left eye. She has since been making what’s been described as a...
by Matt Mansfield | Dec 8, 2010 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Startling statistics recently released by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project that 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050. What is already a serious condition, affecting 1 in 10 Americans, could become an epidemic over the...
