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April 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Americans Cutting Back on Prescription Drugs,
Doctor Visits: Study
As they struggle to pay for health care, American patients are using
fewer prescription drugs and visiting doctors less often, a new study
finds.
From 2010 to 2011, the number of prescriptions issued to U.S. patients
fell by 1.1 percent and the number of doctors visits declined by 4.7
percent, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, The
New York Times reported.
The health industry research group also found that visits to emergency
rooms increased by 7.4 percent. This is likely due to more people losing
health insurance because they’re out of work, the study authors said.
Older Americans were most likely to cut back on their use of medicines.
Prescriptions for patients 65 and older declined by 3.1 percent in 2011,
with the biggest declines in prescriptions for drugs to treat high blood
pressure and osteoporosis, The Times reported.
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Rising Painkiller Drug Sales Lead to Addiction
Concerns
Soaring sales of two types of prescription painkillers in certain areas
of the United States have triggered concerns about an addiction epidemic
fueled by a push to relieve patients’ suffering.
From 2000 to 2010, there was a dramatic increase in the distribution of
oxycodone, the key ingredient in OyxContin, Percocet and Percodan,
according to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration data. In some areas,
sales increased 16-fold, the Associated Press reported.
The DEA data also revealed that the distribution of hydrocodone, the
key ingredient in Vicodin, Norco and Lortab, is rising in Appalachia and
the Midwest.
The increases in the use of these opioid painkillers have coincided
with rising number of overdose deaths, pharmacy robberies and other
problems in Florida, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and other states, the
AP reported.
In 2008, opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hyrocodone caused
14,800 overdose deaths and that death toll is rising, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention says.
The increased use of these prescription drugs is partly due to pain
issues in the aging U.S. population and doctors’ greater willingness to
treat pain, Gregory Bunt, medical director at New York‘s Daytop Village
chain of drug treatment clinics, told the AP.
He added that sales of the drugs are also rising due to addiction.
Users become dependent on the painkillers and start “doctor shopping” in
order to continue receiving prescriptions for the drugs.
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Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 93 People in 19
States: CDC
A total of 93 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia have
been sickened with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Bareilly, the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Ten of the ill people have been hospitalized. There have been no
deaths.
The number of people affected in each state are: Alabama (2), Arkansas
(1), Connecticut (4), District of Columbia (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (8),
Louisiana (2), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (4), Mississippi (1), Missouri
(1), New Jersey (6), New York (23), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2),
Rhode Island (4), South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Virginia (5), and
Wisconsin (8).
The CDC has previously tied the outbreak to sushi/sashimi, but no one
food source has yet been conclusively pinpointed as the source of illness.
The CDC said it and Food and Drug Administration are working together to
investigate the outbreak and will provide updates as soon as they are
available.
Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal
cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. Most people recover within 4 to 7
days without treatment, but some cases are deadly if not treated with
antibiotics. The elderly, the very young and people with compromised
immune systems are most at risk of a severe illness from salmonella
infection.
If you suspect you have eaten contaminated food, the CDC recommends
contacting your doctor. “CDC will update the public on the progress of
this investigation as information becomes available,” the agency said.
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