A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that restaurant and food service workers may be to blame for the rising number of norovirus outbreaks across the US. In the report, the CDC notes that workers who fail to wash their hands or use gloves and the 1 in 5 who […]
Advocacy Groups Ask FDA To Reconsider Zohydro Approval
More than 40 advocacy groups signed a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg asking the administration to reconsider the approval of the controversial drug Zohyrdro As we’ve previously discussed, Zohyrdro is a hydrocodone packed painkiller 5 to 10 times as potent as Vicodin or Lortab. Researchers believe the drug is so potent that it can […]
Noncompliant Patients Top List of Doctors’ Grievances
A 2011 study conducted by Consumer Reports found that the top complaint for physicians was that patients wouldn’t heed their advice or follow prescription recommendations. Authors of the survey said noncompliant patients were by far the biggest gripe amongst doctors and primary care physicians, as defiance made it harder for doctors to provide the best […]
FDA Fails To Stand Strong Against Drug Abuse
The FDA’s recent decision to approve the drug Zohydro™ Extended Release, a drug that has no abuse-deterrent features, suggests that the administration has been hypocritical of their goal to lessen the likelihood that people will abuse new painkillers. According to the FDA, making painkillers less likely to be abused is a public health priority, but […]
Giving Back To Our Readers
Our readers have made this blog something special in 2013. We launched our blog in December 2011, averaging just over 10 hits a day. We didn’t start the blog with the singular goal of bringing in more patients; instead, we wanted to educate individuals both in our community and across the globe in a subject […]
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