Painkillers as killers

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It's nothing new: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called it an epidemic, announcing four years ago that prescription medication, most of it painkillers, surpassed illegal drugs in fatal overdoses. Some Medicare administrators and …
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Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz tied to performance-enhancing drugs

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Nelson Cruz could be facing suspension and the Texas Rangers' outfield plans for 2013 have become clouded after Cruz was tied to a South Florida anti-aging clinic that allegedly supplied performance-enhancing drugs to six major leaguers. The right …
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Man charged in Chesterfield double homicide out of hospital, denied bail

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He has been released from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center after being shot and is being held at Riverside Regional Jail. He is expected to make a full recovery, according to authorities. … During psychiatric treatment, Bland was …
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When Lyme disease symptoms stick around

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Patients who say they have it and their “Lyme literate” medical doctors are at odds with those who set protocol for treatment of Lyme disease, such as the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A …
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