June 7, 2016

Opioid Overdose

Sales of prescription opioids in the U.S. nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2014,1 but there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain Americans […]
June 5, 2016

E. coli outbreak prompts massive General Mills flour recall

Federal and state health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O121 that has caused 38 cases of illness across 20 states, the Centers for […]
June 2, 2016

Every day, 52 people die from opioid pain medications.

Every day, 52 people die from opioid pain medications. Every year, 47,000 die from a drug overdose, mostly from prescription pain medications. Opioids are being overprescribed. […]
April 21, 2016

Prince, Singer and Superstar, Dies at age 57

The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has died at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57. Police were summoned to his Paisley […]