Vicodin reclassified; organ donation

Published December 25, 2013

Vicodin reclassified; organ donation

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Vicodin, a combination of the powerful opioid pain reliever hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen, is being reclassified as “possibly” highly addictive and prone to abuse, and will now be considered a schedule II drug. The current rash of abuse of …
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FDA Targets Antibiotics in Meat

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Now, the agency has announced that it will ask pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily stop labeling drugs important for treating human infection as acceptable for those uses in animal production. If the companies sign on, use of those antibiotics to …
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Medical Marijuana Bill in Minnesota Part 2

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In the couple years the center has been open, Nathan Joyal says he's seen this plant help people with a number of ailments. "Appetite control, treating anxiety conditions, PTSD, they have back pain, digestive conditions." said Joyal. Around the country …
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