Jeff Gottfurcht has returned safely to base camp after doing his first rotation. He spent two nights at camp 1 (19,500ft) and two nights at camp 2 (21,000ft). He’s going to rest for a few days then head up for his second rotation through the ice fall and climb to camp 3 (23,500ft). He’s feeling [...]

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Initially, Florida Governor Rick Scott was not in favor of a state-wide prescription database, because he was concerned about how it would be funded; he did not want Florida taxpayers to foot the half-a-million-dollar-per-year price tag to keep it running. After it was determined that initial grant money would cover the cost of about a [...]

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Last week the Florida House passed a bill to create a database to track pain medication prescriptions. Initially, Governor Rick Scott and Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon were not in favor of the bill. Scott was initially concerned about patient privacy as well as potential costs to cover the program. But after long debates and [...]

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The National Office of Drug Control Policy released an outline of a national plan called Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis, will be put into place to combat prescription drug abuse. Following a National Survey on Drug Use, it was determined that 70% of Americans who abused narcotic prescriptions obtained them from friends [...]

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According to a 2007 report from the Division of Vital Statistics, the average life expectancy of an American is 77.9 years, and the number of seniors is growing. Approximately 6,000 Americans celebrate their 65th birthdays every day. People are living longer lives, and part of that can be attributed to medications and the advances in [...]

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