If Obesity is a Disease – What Are the Work Comp Consequences?

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Prior substance abuse, alcohol and drugs, were also considered personal failings, rather than disease, until they began to be described as “obsessive-compulsive disorders”, often resulting in hospitalization at medical facilities. And sympathy for the …
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In Oregon, school funding, sentencing changes pass

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A big test could come today, when lawmakers are scheduled to vote on tax increases for some businesses and wealthy taxpayers and, if that passes, on a plan to cut pension benefits for government workers. Lawmakers … The combination would increase …
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Cardiome Pharma Corp. Announces Voting Results

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By resolution passed by show of hands, the Cardiome's Stock Option Plan was ratified, confirmed and re-approved, all unallocated options under the Stock Option Plan were approved, and the Company was granted the ability to continue granting options …
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Medication misuse continues

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America has a serious drug problem, but it's not the one you might be thinking about. The problem is not illegal drugs or drug abuse, but rather an alarming percentage of Americans who do not take their prescriptions as instructed. Approximately 125 …
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