Utah panelists support health care overhaulSalt Lake TribuneBy pamela manson President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation led to numerous lawsuits filed by organizations and states — including one by Utah and 25 other states — claiming a requirement that…
Guns & Drugs Don't MixSalt Lake City WeeklyBy Bob Sawatzki Posted // February 3,2012 – The “War on Drugs” has entered a new phase in Utah, pitting hometown, combattrained young men against each other in a backyard battle. Officer Jared…
Petoskey News-Review Report: Electronic health records still need workSalt Lake TribuneAP Washington • America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according…
Effort to develop Alzheimer's drug collapsesSalt Lake TribuneBy LINDA A. JOHNSON AP In a major setback for patients and doctors, drugmakers Pfizer Inc. and Medivation Inc. have halted development of a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment after the drug for a…
Utah working to curb 'epidemic' of prescription drug abuseFox 13 Now – Salt Lake CityMore people die from prescription drug overdoses than in car crashes each year in Utah and experts say prescription medication abuse has become an epidemic in…
After mom beats drugs, family together for first Christmas in Lake Worth homePalm Beach PostMelissa, who became addicted to drugs as a teenager, said this Christmas is about celebrating a new beginning for her and her children, especially her daughter,…
Appeals court denies prescription license to convicted doctorSalt Lake TribuneDespite knowing that the DEA was investigating his office, MacKay gave the undercover patient prescriptions for 90 tablets of OxyContin, 120 tablets of oxycodone, 30 tablets of Ambien and 60 tablets…
Jurors who convicted MacKay: 'He became a drug dealer'Salt Lake TribuneThey also found MacKay guilty of two counts of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, three counts of use of a communication facility in a drug trafficking offense,…
Deseret News Utah doctor gets 20 years in prison in prescription pill caseSalt Lake TribuneLost in the campaign to promote MacKay's character, Wirick said Monday in a standing-room only courtroom, are the victims whose lives MacKay destroyed by carelessly prescribing…
Syracuse fire chief charged with prescription fraudSalt Lake TribuneCottrell, 46, was charged in 2nd District Court with two counts of illegally obtaining a prescription under false pretenses. Cottrell received at least two prescriptions for controlled substances from different medical providers…
Syracuse fire chief charged with prescription fraudSalt Lake TribuneCottrell, 46, was charged in 2nd District Court with two counts of illegally obtaining a prescription under false pretenses. Cottrell received at least two prescriptions for controlled substances from different medical providers…
Utah officials throw support to doc convicted of prescription drug offensesSalt Lake TribuneAsked why he wrote a letter on MacKay's behalf, knowing that a jury had convicted the man for crimes that included responsibility for the death of a patient…
Elected officials throw support behind Brigham City doctor convicted of …Salt Lake TribuneAsked why he wrote a letter on MacKay's behalf, knowing that a jury had convicted the man for crimes that included responsibility for the death of a patient…
USA Today Californians urged to get flu shots; vaccination rates for health care workers …Lake County NewsState public health officials are urging Californians to get immunized against influenza as part of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which this year takes place…
USA Today Californians urged to get flu shots; vaccination rates for health care workers …Lake County NewsState public health officials are urging Californians to get immunized against influenza as part of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which this year takes place…
Plain Dealer Utah ranked nation's 7th healthiest stateSalt Lake TribuneBy heather may Utahns' health isn't declining or improving: The state is the nation's seventh healthiest state, according to the 22nd annual America's Health Rankings. That's the same rank as last…
AP Newsbreak: Medicare's drug coverage gap shrinksSalt Lake TribuneBy RICARDOALONSO-ZALDIVAR AP Washington • Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. The "doughnut…
Orlando Sentinel Lake jail officer accused of bringing drugs to jail is moved to Marion CountyOrlando SentinelDetectives arranged a Wednesday phone call between Doll and an informant, who promised to give Doll the 60 pills and food to give to…
Save up to 80% on your favorite medications!GENERIC PHARMACY.net Midvale zooms in on prescription drug abuseSalt Lake TribuneUtah is one of the top 10 states for non-medical use of prescription drugs, according to county data. A 2006 national survey for…
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