Pain Med Prescribing Guidelines Mostly Agree

Published December 6, 2013

Pain med prescribing guidelines mostly agree

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Opium-related drugs, like Oxycontin, Percocet, Percodan and methadone can be very addictive and are usually prescribed for just a week or two for intense short-term pain, though their use for longer-lasting pain is growing. Sales of opiates in the U.S …
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Deep brain stimulation surgery helps some Parkinson's patients

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Neurosurgeon James Forage explains an MRI of Kip Smith's brain at Sunrise Hosptial in Las Vegas, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. …. The surgery, approved 13 years ago by the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for Parkinson's, is not a cure. As the …
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Tough call for Clark County child abuse hotline workers

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28, 2012, the school worker's call for help reverberated across the Las Vegas Valley. Within a month, the hotline worker was …. A child who isn't getting required dental treatment would be classified as a Priority 3, Marsh said. There are no major …
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