WASHINGTON - People using the synthetic opiate methadone for pain control are at risk of dying or suffering life-threatening side effects, federal health officials said Monday, warning of the dangers of accidentally overdosing on the prescription painkiller.
In Maine, where methadone prescriptions for pain control are on the rise, an official at the Office of Substance […]
London - The condition of poisoned former Russian spy and Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko worsened during the night, the London hospital where he is being treated said on Thursday.
“Mr Litvinenko’s condition has deteriorated overnight. He is now in a very serious condition and remains in intensive care,” a statement from the hospital read.
“(He) is being […]
A large number of people suffer from different sort of pains either acute to moderate to severe pain and almost 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. FDA has also approved Ultram in September 2005 based upon a safety and clinical data after undergoing clinical trials.
Seizures have been reported in patients receiving tramadol. The risk […]
Here at aplawrence.com, I rely upon software algorithms that identify and quarantine spam. I can’t be 100% accurate, but so far very little of it sneaks through.
On the other side (false positives) we do pretty well too. I record each comment separately so that I can manually allow anything that shouldn’t have been trapped by […]
Anytime you see a pharmaceutical stock with a P/E ratio in the single digits, it can only mean one thing is about to happen to that company’s revenues: The introduction of a superior competing product or impending generic drug launches. Sometimes, drug companies under these types of threats can actually make for great value investments […]
Check your medicine cabinet: Millions of bottles of the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen — some sold as long as three years ago — are being recalled because they may contain metal fragments.
Recall: Millions of bottles of CVS and other store-brand acetaminophen sold by more than 120 retailers could have metal bits in the caplets. […]