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Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Anna Nicole Smith: Death is the Prescription, how many more?

17 hours ago ago from 0755mr.com

Prescription drug abuse, which I term medical drug addiction, like all addictions including alcoholism, (addiction to ethyl alcohol), though more widely recognized nowadays, is still not widely understood. And of course, combining the abuse of prescription drugs, (obtained legally or not), with “street drugs”, maybe adding alcohol to the mix, though highly dangerous is commonplace too. My substance abuse Professor, James Crossen Ph/D, coined ...

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Reid: Senate health bill will lower seniors' prescription drug costs

16 hours ago ago from This is Reno | A New Kind of News for the Truckee Meadows and Beyond

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sen. Harry Reid released the following statement this evening regarding the proposed Dorgan amendment to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “There was a time when this legislation was a critical step toward helping more Americans access affordable, safe prescription drugs. “That time was when Republicans ran our government with the philosophy that even as more Americans lost ...

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SD: AG Wants Prescription Drug Program

23 hours ago ago from State News Shot

From the Rapid City Journal: South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he would like to see a bill in the Legislature next year to create a prescription drug monitoring program. Jackley says the misuse of prescription drugs is a growing problem statewide. He says the recent burglary of a drug store in Philip is an example of the problem. Read the Rest

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President Obama writes a new health reform prescription - Washington Post

14 hours ago ago from Congratulations President Obama

Reuters President Obama writes a new health reform prescription Washington Post On the campaign trail, Barack Obama vowed to take on the drug industry by allowing Americans to import cheaper prescription medicine. ... Senate rejects importation of prescription drugs Los Angeles Times Pared health bill takes shape Chicago Tribune US Senate rejects drug imports under health bill Reuters Newsweek (blog) - CBS News ...

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Senate rejects importation of prescription drugs

18 hours ago ago from Info Gate Site

The proposal had threatened to derail the Democrats' landmark healthcare bill. Meanwhile, Obama and many liberals back the decision to drop the public option.' In a victory for President Obama and his allies in the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate today turned aside a bid by a bipartisan group of lawmakers to make it easier to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Western Europe a proposal that threatened to derail the ...

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Senate Majority Leader Reid committed to closing senior drug 'doughnut hole'

21 hours ago ago from BloggingStocks

Even as Senate Democratic Leaders huddled with White House advisors over the best way to retain maverick U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's, I-Connecticut, critical 'Number 60' vote, there was reason to believe that one key provision of health care reform already has sufficient Senate support: closing the 'doughnut hole' -- or annual gap in Medicare Part D prescription coverage. Currently, Medicare pays for the first $2,700 in drug coverage in a ...

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