News tagged with narcotic painkillers

Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain

(AP) -- At least 116 million U.S. adults experience long-lasting pain - the kind that lingers for weeks to months - and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a health care system poorly prepared to treat them, the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pot docs face new rules in Colorado

(AP) -- Colorado's dispute over which doctors can recommend medical marijuana could become more confusing this week when state health authorities consider tighter limits at the same time lawmakers debate ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA cracks down on unapproved narcotic painkillers

(AP) -- The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1