The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has agreed to pay the United States $4.3 million to settle a lawsuit involving allegations of drug diversion violating certain provisions of the Controlled Substances Act, the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances, including prescription drugs, is
Makers of e-Cigs, Liquid Vapes Potentially Targeting Children Pull Products
PAX Labs introduced its electronic cigarette, called JUUL, in June 2015, and although the marketing campaign wasn’t specifically geared toward teens, a former senior manager said that he and others in the company were well aware it could appeal to them. After the device hit the streets, teenagers immediately began posting images of themselves “JUULing”
Thousands of Embryos Destroyed in Fertility Clinic Malfunction, Lawsuits Filed
Nursing Home Disregards Its Residents’ Lifesaving Medical Wishes
For Three Years Inmate with Lymphoma was Treated for Psoriasis
Alcohol and drug rehabs usually don’t allow the use of cannabis, whether smoked, vaped, eaten or applied topically. (One exception—there may be more—is a substance abuse clinic that uses marijuana as a sort of medication-assisted treatment.) That’s perhaps not surprising. The last thing an addict needs is anything addictive and harmful.
General Mills’ Cereal Bars Are Not 100 Percent Natural
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Some popular Type 2 diabetes drugs could have a deadly side-effect, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They have been linked with Fournier’s gangrene, a flesh-eating bacterial infection of the genital area. Twelve patients are known to have developed the condition, and there may be even more, the agency noted. All were hospitalized and