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...campus with a hefty ultra-competitive pre-med population, it is easy to forget that some Harvard students will grow up to inspect wisdom teeth rather than clogged arteries and upset stomachs. Pre-dental students, unlike their doctor-hopeful peers, have to deal with a campus that doesn’t always know that they exist...
...doctor for one annual physical, but usually you see the dentist for a checkup twice a year,” said Chen...
...then to 3,750 in 2008. The last figure is equivalent to about 10 reported deaths a day. That's more than the number of fatalities from street drugs like cocaine and heroin. It doesn't help that in Florida, you don't need to be a doctor to run a pain-management clinic, Lamberti says. "You need a background check to get a liquor license - you can't be a convicted felon and open up a bar - but you can be a convicted felon and open up a pain clinic...
...than ever. Florida legislators have already passed a law that is supposed to create a database to track pain-pill purchases - as 38 other states already have. And there's more legislation in the pipeline this year, including laws that would make it illegal for anyone other than a doctor in good standing to run one of the clinics, ban advertising by the clinics and limit how much pain medicine can be dispensed at one time...
...Still, the Greek government has so far managed to retain broad support despite the harsh austerity measures and street protests. And even Kontiza - whose husband, a doctor with the military, had his pay cut - says she realizes the government was left with few options for a crisis of this magnitude. But the salary cuts and taxes are starting to bite, and that's souring the mood. Greeks are feeling poor - again - and cutting back their spending. According to the National Confederation of Greek Commerce, retail sales are down 15% to 20% so far this year. Support for the government could...