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Wake-Up Call for Those Taking Sleeping PillsHuge jump in emergency visits linked to sleeping prescriptions like Ambien.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama $4T Deficit Cut Plan
actually far tougher than Obama's and would generate significantly greater deficit savings. One reason: The same policy prescriptions that would have yielded $4 trillion over a decade in deficit savings if enacted in 2011 would produce far more in a 10-year
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Emergency Room Visits Seen Rising Among Sleeping Pill Usersincrease from 2005. According to IMS Health, combined prescriptions for zolpidem and Ambien increased from 39 million in 2008 two-thirds of the ER visits in 2010. Of those nearly 44 million prescriptions for Ambien and zolpidem in 2012, about 64 percent or more
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Medicaid Improved Mental Health for Uninsured
the sudden onset of a life-threatening illness. People with Medicaid had better access to doctors, preventive care, prescriptions and hospitals. They also used their benefits, consuming about $1,200 a year more per person in health care services
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AP Exclusive: Calif. Spends Big on Anti-Psychotics
York's prison department spent about 17 percent of its prescription drug budget on all psychotropic drugs at the same time California anti-psychotics last year, while just 3 percent of Florida prisons' prescription drug spending is going for psychotropics this fiscal year
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Paramedic Is First Witness in Jackson Civil Case
Jackson's troubles were also on prominent display, with attorneys describing his financial troubles and his struggles with prescription drug abuse. Attorneys read emails describing the singer as unhealthy and in need of a serious intervention. A defense attorney
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Jury Set to Start Weighing Pa. Abortion Deaths
shuttered, and two top state health department officials fired, since the FBI raided the clinic one night in 2010 looking for prescription drug abuses. Instead, they found Gosnell's nocturnal clinic in full swing. Defense lawyer Jack McMahon argued that prosecutors
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News Summary: Express Scripts Profit Grows 39 Pct.
percent as the company continued to book millions of new prescriptions following last year's acquisition of Medco. OUTLOOK BOOST 4.23 to $4.33 per share. MERGER RX: The number of prescriptions Express handled more than doubled to almost 390 million
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What's The Answer To The Sequester Question? (The Note)
attention to lasting Bush accomplishments that don't get as much attention these days. They're touting the Medicare prescription drug program, the bipartisan No Child Left Behind education law, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. These
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For George W. Bush Legacy, 'Compassionate Conservatism' is Back
attention to lasting Bush accomplishments that don't get as much attention these days. They're touting the Medicare prescription drug program, the bipartisan No Child Left Behind education law, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. These
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Dems, GOP Talk up Deficit Reduction, but Don't Act
letter says, "was primarily caused during the Bush years by two unpaid-for wars, huge tax breaks for the rich and a prescription drug program" for Medicare, funded through borrowing. He suggests that higher taxes on the wealthy are the fairest way to tackle
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George W. Bush: 'Very Comfortable' with Decision to Invade Iraqcrisis, and the aftermath of Katrina will also be recalled for work combating AIDS, expanding seniors' access to prescription drugs , and pressing for immigration reform, just for starters. A new ABC News/Washington Post poll out this week
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Obama and Bush, Distinct Men With Policy Overlaps
Obama administration has granted states waivers to give them flexibility in meeting performance targets. A Bush Medicare prescription drug plan, criticized for its cost, is now popular with beneficiaries, and Obama has sought to improve it by providing relief
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Sharon Osbourne Says She's Not Divorcing Ozzydid ... where he said he's been using alcohol and prescription drugs for the last year-and-a-half ... and that he has told "The Talk" audience that she was unaware of his prescription drug use, adding, "I knew he was drinking occasionally
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Wake-Up Call for Those Taking Sleeping Pills
Huge jump in emergency visits linked to sleeping prescriptions like Ambien.
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Michael Jackson's Wrongful Death Suit: Billion Dollar Trial?old Jackson appears to be performing well. But behind the scenes Jackson's lawyers said today his reliance on prescription drugs and pain medication were widely known. And lawyers told the jury today Doctor Murray had a conflict of interest
well. But behind the scenes Jackson's lawyers said today his reliance on prescription drugs and pain medication were widely known. And lawyers told the jury today Doctor Murray had a conflict of interest so deeply in -
Sharon on Ozzy: 'I Never Knew He Was Using Prescription Drugs'osbourne revealed intimate details about her husband's ongoing battle with addiction. I never knew he was using prescription drugs . Reporter: Setting the record straight for the first time, since ozzy osbourne took to facebook last week
her husband's ongoing battle with addiction. I never knew he was using prescription drugs . Reporter: Setting the record straight for the first time, since ozzy osbourne took to facebook last week, admitting he had fallen off -
Roundtable I: This Week in Politicsmyers, in afghanistan, you had an invasion you had to take. We got into the business of nation-building. The prescription drugs entitlement. If first major entitlement he passed without a dedicated funding source. Aggravated the welfare
you had to take. We got into the business of nation-building. The prescription drugs entitlement. If first major entitlement he passed without a dedicated funding source. Aggravated the welfare state and his favorite piece of legislation, -
"Tell Me the Truth Doctor"Overthe counter drugs are good for years. Even the cdc stores drugs after their expiration date. Liquid drugs and prescription drugs should get tossed. Keeping them is dangerous. If you get a cut, clean it with rubbing alcohol, water, or
Even the cdc stores drugs after their expiration date. Liquid drugs and prescription drugs should get tossed. Keeping them is dangerous. If you get a cut, clean it with rubbing alcohol, water, or ridero jen 3r0xide? -
Rise of Generic Drug Prescriptions Creates Liability Nightmarefirst time in half a century, americans a spending less on prescription drugs . A small drop due in part to have the switch away from cheaper generic pills. Tonight, more than 80% of all prescriptions are generic drugs. But one patient has taken her story
the first time in half a century, americans a spending less on prescription drugs . A small drop due in part to have the switch away from brand names toward cheaper generic pills. Tonight, more than 80% of all prescriptions are generic drugs. But one patient has taken her story all the way to the supreme court. What happened to her? Abc's -
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cash in your pocket. We saved one family thousands of dollars on prescription drugs . And tonight, another simple way to save money while sitting on your sofa. Abc's paula faris with real money. Reporter: Remember cari
