Princess Health and Kentucky is cracking down on Suboxone, a heroin substitute that has become a big part of the illegal trade in painkillers.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky is cracking down on Suboxone, a heroin substitute that has become a big part of the illegal trade in painkillers.Princessiccia

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A drug that was supposed to help people get off heroin has "created a new...

Princess Health and Princess Health andNew rule allows Medicare to drop doctors for irresponsible prescribing.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andNew rule allows Medicare to drop doctors for irresponsible prescribing.Princessiccia

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Medicare physicians who prescribe drugs in abusive ways can now be expelled by the...

Princess Health and Legislature sends fix of last year's pill-mill bill to Beshear.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Legislature sends fix of last year's pill-mill bill to Beshear.Princessiccia

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"After more than a year of debate, a bill that would revamp Kentucky�s prescription-drug...

Princess Health and House sends Senate pill-mill and Medicaid managed-care fixes.Princessiccia

Princess Health and House sends Senate pill-mill and Medicaid managed-care fixes.Princessiccia

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The state House yesterday approved without dissent two bills aimed at improving...

Princess Health and House panel approves bill easing rules of 2012's pill-mill bill.Princessiccia

Princess Health and House panel approves bill easing rules of 2012's pill-mill bill.Princessiccia

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They could call it the pill they're taking to fix the pill-mill bill.A state House...

Princess Health and Beshear calls for action to improve state's health, but says only that 'It's time for us to begin looking seriously' at a smoking ban.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Beshear calls for action to improve state's health, but says only that 'It's time for us to begin looking seriously' at a smoking ban.Princessiccia

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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsHis priorities were education and tax reform, but...

Princess Health and FDA likely to make hydrocodone painkillers harder to prescribe.Princessiccia

Princess Health and FDA likely to make hydrocodone painkillers harder to prescribe.Princessiccia

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Prescription painkillers containing hydrocodone should be placed in a more restrictive...