Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine—clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators—to understand the causes behind avoidable mortality in legitimately treated patients. Studies reporting on statistics, causes, and adverse events involving opioid treatment are now available in a special supplement of Pain Medicine, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). Opioids are prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain and include extended-release opioid ...

BOSTON—The rehospitalization of senior patients within 30 days of discharge from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) has risen dramatically in recent years, at an estimated annual cost of more than $17 billion. A new study from Hebrew Rehabilitation Center (HRC), an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, demonstrates improvements in discharge disposition following a three-pronged intervention that combines standardized admission templates, palliative care consultations, and root-cause-analysis conferences. The study, published in the June issue of the Journal of the American ...

Betsafe players at RakeTheRake can win a great technology prize or online tournament buy-ins in a special $5000 promotion to mark the relaunch of RakeTheRake.com. There are $100,000k+ of re-launch promotions on offer until the end of July, all with unique prizes, and are offered in addition to the regular $500k+ of monthly promotions at RakeTheRake.com. Betsafe players who meet the promotion criteria will be entered into a qualifier freeroll on Sunday 4 September, with a 9 player final table on Sunday 11 September, and will be able to select from a prize table, depending ...

An Emory University study suggests that the brain activity of teens, recorded while they are listening to new songs, may help predict the popularity of the songs. "We have scientifically demonstrated that you can, to some extent, use neuroimaging in a group of people to predict cultural popularity," says Gregory Berns, a neuroeconomist and director of Emory's Center for Neuropolicy. The Journal of Consumer Psychology is publishing the results of the study, conducted by Berns and Sara Moore, an economics research specialist in his lab. In 2006, Berns' lab selected ...

No one wants to expect that they will be in a car accident, but for most people it will happen at least once in their lifetime. With an average of over 50 million injuries from motor vehicle collisions worldwide each year, the odds of being in an accident are high. While practicing safe driving techniques might minimize your chance of being in a car accident, it is still a good idea to be prepared in case it does happen to you. To create a car accident kit, you will need the following items: A flashlight. If the accident happens at night, you want to be able to examine ...

Sensational Brooklyn chess coach Christian Whitted (also known as "Mr. Christian") along with some of New York Chess & Games' favourite chess teachers: Ms. Ariel, Mr. Ben, Mr. Daniel and Mr. G, will deliver a special Summer Camp preview for all to enjoy at the 2011, KidsClass Brooklyn Summer Camp festival. All families and children are invited to attend the free event which takes place Saturday, June 18th between the hours of 12:00pm and 3:00pm at the International School of Brooklyn, located at 477 Court St. between Nelson and Luquer St. Mr. Christian ...

More and more often, the IRS is using its power to garnish wages and bank accounts to collect unpaid back taxes from account-delinquent taxpayers. This is the situation that Ms. Ward (Crisfield, MD) found herself in when she came to the Blue Tax offices. Ms. Ward was being garnished by the IRS due to a back tax debt in the amount of $28,000. The team at Blue Tax set out to get the garnishment released by negotiating a resolution that did not negatively influence her standard of living. This wasn't Blue Tax's first visit to this rodeo - they had every confidence that ...

Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in North Texas. With more than 400 projects to its credit in North Texas, Turner's DFW operations employ more than 150 full-time construction staff and are responsible for more than $400 million of construction work each year. As a leading construction firm that has transformed cities worldwide since 1902, Turner has been helping build the foundation of Texas since 1919 when it constructed the 94-building complex for Humble Oil Company (now Exxon Mobil). Turner officially ...

Responding to customer demand, Netcars has developed a selection of simple yet effective website designs, which will display and encourage sales, for those small independent used car dealers who do not already have a website. Dealers simply list all their stock on Netcars.com and in return, will receive a fully functional website. In addition, all phone calls and emails from potential customers can be tracked and recorded and the website will have built-in Google analytics to monitor activity and referrals. Reg Rix, managing director of Netcars.com, said: "More ...

VMart-Fusion Design was founded by Mr.Terrence Doh in the City of New York at MidTown Manhattan on the premise that clothing and accessories should be elegant, glamorous and therapeutic, while made accessible to the mass at affordable price. The front alphabet "V" of "VMart-Fusion Design" rightly reflects the virtuous manner of VMart-Fusion Design in featuring an eco-friendly premium online consignment store, retailer & distributor of mid-to-high-end clothing, luxurious items, leather goods, eyewear, cosmetology, footwear, fashion accessories, ...

Dylan DilinJah, one of the premier artists of Diddy and MTV's hit series Making Da Band, is reintroducing himself to the world as a Caribbean Hip Hop artist ready to stand on his own. To help him with this task, Dylan has engaged publicist, booking agent and casting director, Aundrea Jackson of Nicole Doree and Ghost Model LLC. Aundrea Jackson will work hand in hand with Dylan's current record label, Expat Records, to ensure that Dylan's career reaches the pinnacle of success. This new musical movement fuses the sounds of the Caribbean with classic Hip Hop to bring about ...

Please join Mini Pharmacy on June 24th for the ADA's 71st Scientific Sessions at the San Diego Convention Center. Check out the info page now at http://professional.diabetes.org/Congress_Display.aspx?TYP=9&CID=82452 for more details about itinerary planning and what a day at the event will be like. Richard Fox, owner of Mini Pharmacy, says "If you are involved in diabetes research or the delivery of diabetes care and services, don't miss this chance to join your colleagues in San Diego, California, at the world's largest and most prestigious diabetes meeting. ...

The Bad Beat Jackpot on the IPN has hit record levels and is now approaching EUR750,000 (Over $1 Million). Any player to get a hand of Quad 10's or higher beaten on one of their Bad Beat Jackpot tables is guaranteed to take home over EUR250,000. Competitors on the table dealt cards when the hand hits and fold, stay and bank a payday of over EUR16,000. This exceeds the previous Bad Beat Jackpot record on the IPN of over EUR600,000. The International Poker Network is operated by GTECH G2, and can be played at some of the world's leading online poker sites ...

GolfLogix has unveiled its new online golf community with added features and a new look and feel. It is one of the most comprehensive online golf communities available and it is FREE. In the past year, the community has grown to more than one million members and continues to increase daily, making it the #1 online golf community. The new site has an application approach with large icons that allow golfers to easily navigate from page to page. They can quickly see their stats page, switch to the friends page, click to update their equipment, or visit the pro shop. Each icon ...

RESULTS ACHIEVED Osceola County Impact Fees to drop by $7,966 Residential Construction Included Both commercial and residential construction will be included in the revised impact fee moratorium (on Road, Library, and Fire fees). 44% Decrease on Single Family Homes This economic stimulus measure will reduce impact fees on single-family homes by 44% from $18,173 to $10,207. ABOUT DPFG Development Planning & Financing Group, Inc. (DPFG) is a diversified national real estate consulting firm that delivers a multitude of service lines to a variety of business ...

Mellonaid won a Gold Award in the website category for its self-promotional website, which can be viewed at http://www.mellonaid.com. Being a Gold Winner is only awarded to the top 10% of entries. The Creativity International Awards, running 41 years, is one of the longest standing independent international advertising and graphic design competitions. Every year, Creativity International receives hundreds of entries from agencies around the world. Entries include all types of Interactive & Media Design. In addition to being featured on the Creativity International ...

All five Brookfield Homes new home neighborhoods are included in the competition for "Best New Home Community" in the San Diego's Best 2011 Union-Tribune poll. In addition, Brookfield Homes is nominated for "Best New Home Builder" in the 15th annual readers' poll. As part of the Real Estate category, Brookfield Homes is among nine nominees for Best New Home Builder. For more than 50 years, Brookfield has been building quality homes. The company believes strongly in quality control, so each home built is put through a rigorous 147-item quality control ...

One year ago four young Americans joined the masses pouring into Haiti to assist with post-earthquake relief efforts. But these men - Matt Jones, Andrew Jones, Jonathan Rose and Christopher Matticola - arrived in Haiti with rules: For 28 days they would spend just $1 per day on food, supplies and drinking water and live in one of the tent cities that had sprung up around Port-au-Prince following the earthquake. "We decided consciously that we didn't know enough about Haiti, and in order to do long-term development, we needed to ask what the people of Haiti really ...

A monumental circa-1890 R.J. Horner figural carved mahogany 12-piece dining room set - consisting of a dining table, sideboard, china cabinet, server and set of eight dining room chairs - soared to $100,300 at an Exceptional Cataloged Antique Auction held on Saturday, May 21, by Fontaine's Auction Gallery, at the firm's showroom in Pittsfield. The set was the top lot in a sale that grossed just over $1.4 million. Over 500 lots crossed the block, in categories that included antique furniture, vintage lighting, fine art, decorative accessories, period clocks, estate jewelry, ...

The National Insurance Crime Bureau has announced that it will hold its 2011 Cargo Theft Conference at the College Center in the Complex for Economic Development at Trident Technical College in North Charleston, South Carolina. The conference will be held Wednesday August 17 and Thursday August 18, 2011. The National Insurance Crime Bureau invites Law Enforcement Officers, Insurance Personnel and Representatives from the Cargo Transportation and Shipping Industry for this day and a half conference. During the conference you will see presentations from cargo security experts, ...

Rochester Hills, MI June 9, 2011 -- Enterprise Remote Control 5.0 allows IT Staff to administer and remotely control Windows machines from anywhere. Controlling hundreds or thousands of computers is easy with its unique computer search engine. Administrators no longer need to dig through address books, or lists of computers. Co-founder Steve Wiseman says, "This new product of ours allows you to control machines from anywhere. If if it is on the Internet, you can find it. Just type in the users name, and the Enterprise server will find it in seconds." The ...

Drainbusters recently celebrated 10 years of serving Westerville and Central Ohio in keeping homeowners and business owners free of clogged pipe lines. They have strived to ensure that their local customers have a easy and memorable experience. They service Columbus, Ohio and the entire Central Ohio area, providing a wide variety of drain cleaning services including Kitchen and Bathroom Drains, Color Video Camera Inspections,Pipe Location,Floor Drains, Downspouts, Drain Cleaning and Water Jetting. Imagine moving into a new home and having your sewer back up in the first ...

Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC (THT) today announced that the company has received a purchase order for its HSH Infrared Fast Fire Furnace from Narec, the national center for the UK dedicated to advancing the development, demonstration, deployment and grid integration of renewable energy and low carbon generation technologies. The model of the furnace purchased is HSH2503-0509, which will be used in Narec¡¯s solar cell metallization process. Delivery and installation are expected to be completed by late July this year. This furnace features 100 to 850¡ãC working temperature ...

One San Diego Company is making it easier than ever to use, transport and protect the iPad Tablet. iBaggs announced the launch of its first products, The Traveler and Traveler Plus: Two quality, multi-purpose mobility bags that easily convert to a case, for the iPad 1 & 2, while providing optimal mobility and protection for on-the-go iPad users. Worn over the shoulder, with the adjustable shoulder strap, "it's a bag," and without, "it's a case;" with complete access to all the iPad features, while simultaneously protecting the iPad from scratches, ...

Graduates from CollegeAmerica will don caps and gowns Saturday, June 18, to receive their college diplomas. The graduates join the thousands of alumni who have received career training from CollegeAmerica through degree programs in healthcare and information technology. The ceremony will begin with an address from the class valedictorian, Neomia Valenzuela. This year's graduating class has 115 students. Among the outstanding graduates is Jessica Hewitt. Hewitt's father passed away when she was half-way through her degree program, leaving her to run the family's business. ...