Washington state reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

Since the 2000s, drugmakers, wholesalers, pharmacy chains and consultants have agreed to pay more than $50 billion to state and local governments to settle claims that they played a part in creating the opioid crisis

A new fountain of youth?

Boomers will be spending billions to counter aging

NEW YORK - Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surgeons eager to capitalize on their "forever young" mindset, whether it's through wrinkle creams, face-lifts or workout regimens.

Movers & Shakers May 29, 2010

American Heroes Parade applications due

Doctors finding hurdles to using pills to treat COVID-19

For patients with transportation, the drugstore chain CVS Health has started “test to treat” programs at its nearly 1,200 stores

Even if you're careful drugs can end up in water

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

An across-the-board solution

Drug stops HIV among heterosexual couples, not just gays

ATLANTA - An AIDS drug already shown to help prevent spread of the virus in gay men also works for heterosexual men and women, two studies in Africa found. Experts called it a breakthrough for the continent that has suffered most from AIDS.

Ask your audiologist...

Are mail order hearing aids any good?

Movers and Shakers March 30, 2011

Cd'A Allegra Network members

New phase in AIDS fight

Government expected to endorse pill to prevent infection

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HEADACHES… They're not all in your head

Over 45 million people suffer from headaches and take numerous over the counter or prescription medications for temporary relief.

Entertainment Briefs for May 6, 2010

Michaels released from hospital

Man charged with felony drug possession

Police arrested a man with a history of felony convictions this week after they allegedly found illegal pain pills in his car.

Pick up your prescription

The list is long and you just need to pick it up. It's written, signed and already filled and ready for you to stop and get on your way home. When you pick it up it reads: Exercise daily. 30 minutes of cardio and 3 to 4 days of week of lifting weights. What? I don't get to just take a pill and that will take care of all of this. What if you got a prescription like this and it was the only medicine you ever needed?

Headaches... they're not all in your head

Over 45 million people suffer from headaches, and take numerous over the counter or prescriptive medications for temporary relief. Many of these headaches are not due to problems within the head, but rather involve issues with the cervical spine and the surrounding muscles.

Waking up to wellness

MaryJane's Everyday Organic

While perusing the health news segment in a popular magazine recently, I found myself cringing at the headlines. Insurance, radiation, prescription drugs and myriad gloom-and-doom medical findings - the topics sent shivers down my spine! How, I wondered, is any of this "health" news? Even as our collective consciousness is blooming with enthusiasm for more nutritious food, safer homes and healthier habits, it seems that an alarming number of people are still outsourcing the care of their bodies to the medical industry. In large part, it's a matter of convenience. Instead of investing time and effort into restoring one's natural health, it's easier to ask a doctor to prescribe one (or more) of the many pills touted as quick cures. I think there is also a significant fear factor involved here. Over the past century or so, modern medicine has managed to convince us that physicians hold the key to creating wellness, and if the average Jane wants access to her own health, she must come crawling into the doctor's office with her pocketbook open for business.

HEADACHES… They're not all in your head

Over 45 million people suffer from headaches, and take numerous over the counter or prescriptive medications for temporary relief. Many of these headaches are not due to problems within the head, but rather involve issues with the cervical spine and the surrounding muscles.

Police warn of deadly counterfeit pills

Pattern of teen overdoses under investigation

Pattern of teen overdoses under investigation

Dispose of unwanted drugs Saturday

Blue Cross of Idaho and the Panhandle Health District are partnering for the first time for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Police: Woman set fire to ex’s kitchen

A woman is in jail after she allegedly set fire to her ex-girlfriend’s kitchen.

RULING: God would agree

I thought that Karl Eastlund, of Planned Parenthood, was deceptive, which should be expected from a Planned Parenthood representative. More than once he said that Hobby Lobby was denying their employees from getting birth control pills.