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Mom Convicted for Withholding Son's Cancer Meds [VIDEO]

Giving Sight to the Blind Helps Answer Centuries-Old Question [VIDEO]

Woman Makes Slimming Down Mississippi Town Her Mission [VIDEO]

Although two-thirds of Mississippi residents are overweight, one woman has made it her mission to encourage her town to lose the weight -- and the bad reputation.

Philadelphia Breast Surgeon Moonlights as Knife Thrower

Meet Dr. Ted Eisenberg, holder of the world record for the most breast surgeries performed in a lifetime. Rest assured, ladies -- you're probably in safe hands. Not content with handling scalpels all day, in his spare time Eisenberg is a competitive knife thrower. Inspired by fictional Australian outback hero Crocodile...

Contrave Rejected: What Does the FDA Have Against Diet Pills?

Today the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Contrave, a new prescription weight-loss drug that an FDA advisory panel had recommended for approval. The FDA ruling on Contrave told drugmaker Orexigen Therapeutics that the agency was concerned about long-term use and potential implications on heart health....

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Drug Shortages: Hospitals Confront Drug Scarcity, Fear Patients Harmed

At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track their stock of drugs in short supply - a task that takes several hours each day.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

States Cracking Down On Prescription Drug 'Doctor Shopping'

When a new patient comes into Dr. Shawn Jones' office in Paducah, Kentucky complaining of pain and asks for a specific drug without talking about other symptoms, Jones gets suspicious.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

More Doctors Are Ditching The Old Prescription Pad

Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count.

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Report: Suspect Billings at 2,600 Drugstores

It would take a mighty big pill box to hold them.

AOL MONEY & FINANCE

Express Scripts stock rises after 1Q growth report

-Shares of Express Scripts are climbing after the pharmacy benefits manger reported prescription growth in its first quarter since splitting with drugstore chain Walgreen.

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06/02/12 Saco drug store robbed Source: Portland Press Herald - Portland ME A Community Pharmacy drug store was robbed this afternoon and the suspect got away with an undetermined amount of prescription drugs, police said.
06/02/12 Mistakes by Franck's Pharmacy put spotlight on FDA's... Source: Star-Banner - Ocala FL
The recent recalls of sterile products made by Franck's Pharmacy in Ocala, as well as its position as a high-volume drug maker, are aspects of the compounding pharmacy business that has troubled federal regulators for years.
The Federal Drug Administration, which is tasked with ensuring the safety of drugs in the nation, has limited oversight over compounding pharmacies like Franck's because of a 74-year-old law that allows pharmacists to "compound," or create unique variations of existing drugs for patients.
But that law, and the FDA's lack of authority over the practice of compounding, may draw new scrutiny in the wake of a well-publicized mistake at Franck's that killed two dozen prized polo ponies in 2009 and the production of contaminated solutions that reportedly damaged the vision of 33 eye surgery patients in recent months.
Compounding pharmacies make medications and other medical preparations from scratch.
06/02/12 Patients feared 'harmed' as US faces scarcity of drugs Source: GMA At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track their stock of drugs in short supply - a task that takes several hours each day.
06/02/12 Drug take back program planned in Wapak Source: Van Wert Voice - Van Wert OH The Grand Lake Health System, in conjunction with the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, is offering a drug take back day, providing a safe way of disposing unwanted or unused medications.
06/02/12 Man wanted in Metairie drug store robbery Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA An arrest warrant has been issued for a 37-year-old Jefferson Parish man who police said stole narcotics from a drug store.

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