Medical progress and the advancement of science depend on a number of factors. Some discoveries take years and years to prove, others are serendipitous (but much rarer these days). Almost all breakthroughs require tremendous amounts of money and research, highly qualified experts, and institutional and academic support. One important factor, which may not always be […]
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT: Using Real Time Data and Education to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has declared that the United States is in the midst of an epidemic of prescription drug overdose deaths. Deaths from prescription drugs now outnumber deaths from heroin and cocaine combined. Over the past decade, prescription drug-induced deaths have approached motor vehicle deaths as the leading cause of all injury […]