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Narcotic Usage — Too Much or Too Little?

Joe Paduda

Joe Paduda

Overdose with prescription drugs is one of the most serious and fastest-growing problems in this country, according to the director of the CDC. The problem is showing up in a doubling of emergency room admissions due to prescription drug abuse, driven primarily by oxycodone, methadone, and hydrocodone.

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The Risks and Rewards of Medical Imaging

Advances in imaging technology in the last generation have made it possible to "see" inside the human body with extraordinary clarity and detail. Are Americans getting too much radiation from this medical imaging? According to recent headlines, the answer is: maybe.

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Fatal Work Injuries Declined in 2009

The Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, has issued a preliminary count of fatal work injuries in the U.S. 2009. The data showed a total of 4,340 fatal work injuries, down from a revised total of 5,214 in 2008. This latest decrease continued a trend that began in 2007.

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Colorado Committee Quashed Restrictive Workers' Compensation Surveillance Bill

A bill that would have chilled the use of surveillance in Colorado workers' compensation fraud investigations quietly died in a state Senate committee during the 2010 General Assembly. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud says that's good news for the workers' compensation industry.

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