OxyContin maker Purdue says it will stop marketing opioids to U.S. doctors

Published: 11/02/2018

OxyContin maker Purdue says it will stop marketing opioids to U.S. doctors

Source: WWW.CBC.CA

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The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin said it will stop marketing opioid drugs to doctors, bowing to a key demand of lawsuits that blame the company for helping trigger the current drug abuse epidemic.

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Israeli airstrikes in Syria – a ‘dialogue by fire’?

Published: 11/02/2018

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has pounded a dozen targets in Syria and one of its own fighter jets crashed under anti-aircraft fire, sparking fears it may wade deeper into the conflict. But is Israe ... Read more

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Johann Johannsson, composer of haunting film scores, dead at 48

Published: 11/02/2018

Johann Johannsson, the award-winning Icelandic composer whose haunting yet minimalist scores instilled depth in films full of abstraction, has died, his manager announced Saturday. Johannsson was foun ... Read more

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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro blames Barack Obama for Rob Porter wife-beating scandal

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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro suggested that former President Barack Obama was to blame for the scandal surrounding ex-Trump aide Rob Porter. Porter never received full security clearance and was ousted ... Read more

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16 flu deaths in Salt Lake County this season

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Sixteen people have died from the flu this season in Utah's most populous county, health officials said Friday. Read more

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Samoas clean up after being swamped by cyclone

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The clean up is continuing in the two Samoas after Tropical Cyclone Gita hit on Saturday morning. Read more

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Ab 18th Century artefact has given up a special secret – two intimate portraits of French philosopher Voltaire and his married mistress Emilie du Chatelet were cleverly hidden inside. Read more

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MU’s highest authority too can’t relax 50% attendance rule: HC

Published: 11/02/2018

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Published: 11/02/2018

SINGAPORE: A 39-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty, the police said on Sunday (Feb 11). A 28-year-old woman reported on Saturday that she had ... Read more

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Japan’s JustInCase snags another seed round to launch P2P insurance for mobile repairs

Published: 11/02/2018

See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based insuretech startup JustInCase announced on Wednesday that it has raised additional seed funding from 500 Startups Japan and Naoki Aoyagi. Aoyagi is the ... Read more

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Disappearing act: As the vinyl industry resurges, used records are vanishing under the weight of new reprints

Published: 11/02/2018

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Five injured as Tenerife pleasure boat bursts into flames

Published: 11/02/2018

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Source: dailymail.co.uk
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Published: 11/02/2018

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Source: www.latimes.com

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Published: 11/02/2018

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Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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