Interview With Dr Patrick, Author of Trends in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Interview with Dr Patrick, Author of Trends in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures United States, 2000-2009 Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, Robert E. Schumacher, MD, Brian D. Benneyworth, MD, MS, Elizabeth E. Krans, MD, MS, Jennifer M. McAllister, MD, Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP JAMA. 2012;307(18):1934-1940 Published online April 30, 2012. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.3951
Mother, a child abuser, sought in 'very disturbing' case involving drugs
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The boy was in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Utah Hospital for approximately six weeks, the prosecutors said, describing a treatment that included giving him morphine to lessen the symptoms of drug withdrawal. A doctor who …
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Socialized Healthcare Update: Sick UK babies put on "death pathways"
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The Daily Mail has learned the process of “withdrawing food and fluid by tube is being used on young patients as well as severely disabled newborn babies.” In other words, patients — young and old — are slowly starved and dehydrated to death. One …
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Windsor spearheads new approach to get moms-to-be off OxyContin
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Babies born to mothers who use drugs while pregnant, as well as those born to mothers stabilized on methadone, can develop what's known as neonatal abstinence syndrome after birth. According to the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network, the …
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