Day: January 28, 2013
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Prescription-painkiller epidemic is spurred by societal shift, experts say: People think every problem has a pill for an answer
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The prescription-painkiller epidemic stems partly from an evolution of society’s views toward pain and how to deal with it, said experts at “The Different...
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Experts explain changes to state prescription-tracking system
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Kentucky All-Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting system, the key to fighting doctor-shopping for painkillers in the state, has undergone several changes since the legislature...
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Ky. parents strongly favor increasing school dropout age, a step that could make future high-school students healthier
A statewide poll has found that Kentucky parents overwhelmingly favor increasing the state’s school dropout age, and doing so might help future high-school students’ health, according to the Foundation for a...
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FDA likely to make hydrocodone painkillers harder to prescribe
Prescription painkillers containing hydrocodone should be placed in a more restrictive federal category, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel of experts voted on Friday. The changes would be an effort to...