Oxycodone Prescription painkillers “are not a panacea,” said Dr. Lynn Webster of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. “But some patients respond very well and we need to have these medications available.” Photo Credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan By DELTHIA RICKSdelthia.ricks@newsday.co Gram for gram, people in the United States consume more narcotic medications than any otherContinue reading “United States consumes 80% of narcotic medications than any other nation worldwide”
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Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Vaccine-Preventable Bacterial Pathogens — Northern Ghana, 2016
Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Vaccine-Preventable Bacterial Pathogens — Northern Ghana, 2016 Fortress Y. Aku, MPhil1,2; Fernanda C. Lessa, MD3; Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, MD2; Phoebe Balagumyetime, MPH4; Winfred Ofosu, MD5; Jennifer Farrar, MPH3; Mahamoudou Ouattara, PhD3; Jeni T. Vuong, MS3; Kofi Issah, MD6; Joseph Opare, MPhil6; Sally-Ann Ohene, MBChB7; Charles Okot7; Ernest Kenu, PhD1,2; Donne K. Ameme,Continue reading “Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Vaccine-Preventable Bacterial Pathogens — Northern Ghana, 2016”
Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began,
Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began, federal government says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said prescriptions for highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone dropped 13.1 percent between 2012 and 2015, offering a glimmer of progress in efforts to quell the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history.Continue reading “Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began,”
Lung disease: COPD among white and black women
Change in death rate among white women in the USA: Klamath, OR: +16% Dallas, TX: +20% SF: -29% LA: -18% Tulsa OK: +20% Salt Lake, UT: +9% Fresno, CA: +8% Santa Clara: -15% 44% History of Asthma ; 38% smokers 10M white women with COPD, 1.4M Black women, 1M Hispanic women 1991-1995: Heart disease deathContinue reading “Lung disease: COPD among white and black women”
Narcotic pain meds shrinks the brain, CDC updates their guide
CDC Guide when prescribing meds Insurance companies reimburse narcotic pain meds but not alternative safe wellness solutions such as herbs, supplements, yoga and others. One third of pharma drugs are paid for by the US government. Narcotic pain meds shrink the brain causing other neuro-degenerative disease such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Most US doctors whenContinue reading “Narcotic pain meds shrinks the brain, CDC updates their guide”
The first USA case of MERS virus was reported today
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is viral respiratory illness first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It is caused by a coronavirus called MERS-CoV. Most people who have been confirmed to have MERS-CoV infection developed severe acute respiratory illness. They had fever, cough, and shortness of breath. About 30% of these people died. So far,Continue reading “The first USA case of MERS virus was reported today”
A Few Ways the Government Shutdown Could Harm Your Health (And the World’s) by Maryn Mckeena
There’s going to be a lot — a lot — of coverage today on the federal shutdown, what it means and how long it might go on. I thought it might be worth quickly highlighting how it affects the parts of the government that readers here care most about: public health, global health, food safetyContinue reading “A Few Ways the Government Shutdown Could Harm Your Health (And the World’s) by Maryn Mckeena”