- David Mittleman | July 04, 2009 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Tuesday—a federal advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration voted 20-17 to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, both of which combine a narcotic with acetaminophen. The two...
- David Mittleman | April 07, 2012 9:50 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Soaring sales of the nation's two most popular prescription painkillers are fueling concerns that more Americans are addicted to Oxycodone and Hydrocodone. Oxycodone is the active ingredient...
- David Mittleman | January 14, 2012 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
I'm all for eliminating pain, but a recent report about an opiate10 times stronger than Vicodin sounds really dangerous. Pharmaceutical companies are currently in the last stages of...
- David Mittleman | November 03, 2011 8:59 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
According to recent reports, deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses are on the rise. In fact, a new government reports shows that overdose deaths have tripled over the past decade, with about...
- David Mittleman | September 10, 2011 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Ingham county safety officials are in the process of creating a new task force to deal with a growing number of crimes associated with prescription drugs. But we're not talking about just illegal...
- David Mittleman | July 12, 2011 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The number of prescription drug deaths in Michigan is on the rise. As prescription drugs become increasingly popular to treat a host of maladies such as anxiety, pain, and hyperactivity, the number...
- David Mittleman | June 28, 2010 4:44 PM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Medical science is capable of amazing things. New drugs can treat a wide array of symptoms and diseases, bringing relief to millions of people every year. But in order to obtain the benefit of a...
- David Mittleman | October 04, 2009 10:00 AM | Lansing, MI
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Prescription and non-prescription painkillers have pulled ahead as the leading cause of death in 15 states. Painkillers are easier to find, apparently so simple to obtain that in some states more...