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Indian neurosurgeon gets top Canadian award
Toronto News.Net Thursday 2nd July, 2009 An internationally recognised Indian Canadian neurosurgeon is among 60 people honoured with the Order of Canada this year.

FDA May Ban Common Painkillers
BREAKING NEWS: A federal advisory panel has recommended that the FDA ban Vicodin and Percocet -- two painkillers used widely by people with fibromyalgia and a multitude of other chronic pain conditions -- as well as several other similar drugs.

FDA told to alter Tylenol dosage
Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkillers, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating acetaminophen in prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.

Orexo announces that Abstral is ready for launch in France
Uppsala, Sweden, 30th June, 2009 - Orexo announces that ProStrakan Group plc Orexo's partner for Abstral in Europe and North America, today confirms that it has completed the reimbursement pricing process with the French authorities for its pan-European breakthrough cancer pain product, Abstral, earlier than expected and, as a result, plans to ...

European Medicines Agency Recommends Withdrawal Of Dextropropoxyphene-containing Medicines
Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT Finalising a review of the safety and efficacy of dextropropoxyphene-containing medicines, the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use concluded that their risks, particularly the risk of ...

Ex-Wilco guitarist Bennett overdosed Tests show the 45-year-old musician died from fentanyl
Former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, a coroner said Tuesday, and authorities are viewing his death as accidental.

Autopsy Reveals Cause of Jay Bennett's Death
Coroner Duane Northrup announced yesterday that the cause of Jay Bennett's death was an overdose of the pain killer fentanyl, according to the Chicago Sun Times .

Coroner: Wilco's Jay Bennett Died of Overdose
The results are in, and sadly, it all sounds too familiar. Jay Bennett , the former keyboardist-guitarist of Chicago alt-rockers Wilco , died last month of an accidental overdose from a prescription painkiller, a medical examiner has ruled.

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