Archive for September, 2010

Health Care Law Helps Students Remain Covered

There’s a piece of the new federal health care law that allows students up to age 26 to stay on their parents’ health insurance longer, and that’s good news for many college students.

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Conference Call with Student-Journalists

President Obama takes questions from college and university student-journalists in a conference call about efforts to make college more affordable, expand financial aid, improve access to health insurance and create jobs for new graduates. September 27, 2010.

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How many supplements will result in a failed test?

What percentage of supplements available in a store like GNC will result in a failed test for PED’s in athletic leagues like MLB, NFL, NBA, etc? Do a lot of supplements have banned substances in them or are they mostly OK for players to use?

that is up to the league. for example DHEA is banned in the NBA but its not a illegal substance. I would recommend taking a deeper look into it by going to the MLB, NFL, NBA websites.


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How should drug companies respond to people who abuse drugs?

Which approach makes more sense to you? Should drug companies make drugs that are highly toxic if abused (shot up, ect) to discourage their abuse, or should they make drugs that are safer even if abused, not because you want them to be abused but because you believe in harm reduction? If making the pills more toxic turns out to not dissuade everyone from abusing these drugs, it is ethical to be increasing the harm these people experience when that harm could be reduced?

Many binders and time release formulations are dangerous to people who shoot up. They shouldnt be shooting up anyway, but if we are further endangering their lives are we doing the right thing?

Another thing is additives like tylenol in Vocodin and Percocet. Despite what they tell you, the tyenol does not add significantly to the pain relief. Tylenol is good for minor aches and pains and it worthless for moderate to severe pain. It doesnt make enough of a difference. Its put in there however to make people sick if they take too much of the opiate. Too much tylenol will destroy your liver and is more toxic than the hydrocodone. Hydrocodone is dangerous if you take more than you have a tolerance for but is comparably non toxic if you use the right dosage. If you increase your dose of hydrocodone to tolerance, you will eventually destroy your liver with the tylenol rather than from the opiates. Many doctors are now switching to norco instead of vicodin because it contains less of the harmful tylenol which should never ever be shot…but it happens and people die.

So, should we err on the side of preventing drug abuse by making it scary by adding stuff that can kill you, or should we err on the side of compassion and harm reduction even when these people are breaking the law by abusing their medication?
"How about we manufacture drugs that do the optimum good for the patient and let the docs do what they do best"

That would be nice. However, the DEA breaths down the neck of doctors and drug companies in the name of trying to prevent drug abuse, and because of this many doctors are afraid to do their job and end up letter legitimate pain patients suffer. Drug companies are also pressured to cater to the DEAs wishes rather than just focus on making the best medications for pain they can make.

First off. They should crack down on pill docters cause that is most of the cause of these kinds of drugs.
Also i have alot of friends that get xanax from physcatrists. They go in there and say that there family doctor perscribes them this and they do not check.
Really they have done all that they can do for this. Making them illegal makes people want to do it more, thats just the way life works. My answer if its not affecting you
dont worry about it.

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The Top 3 Best Muscle Building Supplements

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Drug problems

Dave talks about how people deal with drugs

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Children and Insurance

Katie Couric reports on the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and the upcoming implementation of the Patients Bill of Rights, which is being contested by many insurance providers.

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Evening News Online, 09.22.10

Wednesday: Lawmakers were unwavering during an egg recall hearing; Plus, the GOP attempts to sway voters with a “Pledge to America;” And, CBS Investigates the U.S. food safety system.

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