Desperate son denied heritage 
Townsville Bulletin - Dec 01 9:22 AM
THE man who murdered his elderly parents at their Mutarnee cane farm last August was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment yesterday.Save

Overdose deaths spur methadone warning 
The News & Observer - Nov 29 12:32 AM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a strong advisory this week for methadone, a commonly prescribed pain medicine, warning patients and doctors that the drug can kill.Save

By SUSAN LYNN Register Editor 
Iola Register - Dec 01 12:01 PM
The idea of going to a dentist wasnt so bad. It was the leaning back into the chair. Time after time the patient became highly agitated the moment the leather chair was reclined. It wasnt until the dentist was asked if he could look at her while she was sitting up that she became cooperative.Save

Jury finds drug overdose caused woman’s death 
The Naperville Sun - Dec 01 2:30 AM
WHEATON — A DuPage County coroner’s jury on Thursday found that a 29-year-old Lisle woman died from an accidental cocaine and fentanyl overdose earlier this year. Save

Health Canada slow to release warning on Tamiflu 
Vancouver Province - Nov 30 6:18 AM
OTTAWA - Ten Canadians have died, including three this year, and at least 74 had adverse reactions after taking Tamiflu, but Health Canada didn’t issue a public update about the flu drug until Wednesday.Save

Distracted driver charged in death 
The Muskegon Chronicle - Dec 01 8:43 AM
When a 20-ton milk truck slammed into the back of Julie McComiskey’s car in September, the driver apparently was distracted by nearby roofers working on a parsonage, police said.Save

Determination of wife, congregation helps pastor fight off cancer
Associated Baptist Press, FL - 17 hours ago… took West off most of his medication, which became his next major hurdle. After several months, West no longer takes prescription pain medicine, although he …

Continuous Infusion of Local Anesthetic at Iliac Crest Bone-Graft …
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription) - 2 hours ago… 0.5% bupivacaine into the iliac crest harvest site provides pain relief that is superior to the relief provided by systemic narcotic pain medication alone in …

Generic pain medication recalled
SUU Journal Online, UT - Nov 19, 2006The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall Thursday of a generic form of Tylenol and other non-prescription pain relievers because metal fragments …

Strong Warning Offered to Methadone Users
KSL-TV, UT - Nov 28, 2006by Derf @ 10:31pm - Tue Nov 28th, 2006. You only reported part of the danger of this pain medication. Look at the 1/2 life of it …

This Week in Health
Intelihealth.com, PA - 1 hour ago… level. They were on medication 33% of the time on average. … Children with arthritis may soon have a new option for fighting pain. A …

Improperly sized tennis racket grip doesn’t cause tennis elbow
SpiritIndia, India - 2 hours ago… Tennis elbow, also called lateral epicondylitis, is a common cause of elbow pain. Treatment of tennis elbow usually involves rest, ice, and medication; … …

One-Off Treatment To Stop Back Pain
eMaxHealth.com - A University of Manchester researcher has developed a treatment for lower back pain using the patient’s own stem cells Dr Stephen Richardson, of the University’s Division of Regenerative Medicine in the School of Medicine (FMHS), has developed

Medical Malpractice Kills Woman
WAOW - We gave her the wrong dose of medicine and we’ve put her into a brain dead coma so she won’t feel any pain,” says Jack. So he went home to call his sons and tell them to come quick, their mother was sick. While he was home a code blue was called

Man overdoses on prescription medicine believed stolen in CVS armed
Herald Tribune - November 29. 2006 5:32PM Man overdoses on prescription medicine believed stolen in CVS armed robbery My very close friends, who have done me the honor of visiting our country, I sign off with the great pain of not having

Unigene Engages University Clinicians to Advise on Bone Growth
MSN MoneyCentral - include strengthening of weakened or damaged bones due to osteoporosis or fractures, the treatment of chronic back pain The new consultants are leading medical professionals from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: Dr. Donlin Long

Jill Porter | Hurt in Kabul, healed in Philly
Philadelphia Daily News - the 32-year-old Ahmadi and her brother were relocated to Philadelphia through a refugee program, she was in constant pain She explains that she went into medicine to avoid the fate of the married women in her “big, Irish-Catholic,” working-class

News in brief from Northern California
San Francisco Gate - Denney has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years and has testified as an expert on medical cannabis before the state Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives visited his office on separate occasions, gave false identification, reported chronic pain