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In Burbank, 234 pounds of prescription drugs collected at Saturday event
Burbank police collected 234 pounds of prescription drugs Saturday at a take-back event that was held in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration in an effort to curb pill abuse and drug theft, police said. The haul is 76 more pounds than...
Tags: Google+, Prescription Drugs, Drug Trafficking, Pharmaceuticals
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Burbank Police to host drug take-back
Burbank police want your old prescription drugs, no questions asked. In an effort to curb pill abuse and drug theft, Burbank police, in partnership with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, are asking residents to drop off expired, unused,...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Drug Trafficking, Google Inc., Pharmaceuticals
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Burbank's Omnicare facility to close its doors
Omnicare – a business that provides pharmaceutical services to long-term care institutions – will close its Burbank facility next month. Company spokesman Ed Loyd said Omnicare's Burbank facility, located at 7565 San Fernando Road, will shut...Tags: Target, Omnicare Incorporated, Long Term Care, Google Inc., Drugs and Medicines
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Law would make gun makers accountable
Adam Schiff is on the right path with his legislation Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence (Burbank Leader, Jan. 16). All our lives, from the time we are children, we hear we must be accountable for our actions, but for some reason that has not...Tags: Adam Schiff, Crime, Law and Justice, Pharmaceuticals
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Schiff hails legislation for DNA collection of those arrested for felonies
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Monday hailed the bipartisan support of a bill that would award grants to states that start programs to collect DNA samples of people arrested on suspicion of violent felonies. The legislation, which is headed to...
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Criminal Laws, Adam Schiff, Crimes, Barack Obama
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Schiff hails House vote on DNA collection
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) this week applauded a vote by U.S House of Representatives to approve a bill that would award grants to states to implement DNA collection for people arrested for felonies. Originally introduced in 2010, the bill bears the...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Criminal Laws, Adam Schiff, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Taylor trial: Witness says investigation didn¿t show evidence of officer's interference
The attorney for a former Burbank deputy police chief who claims he was fired because he complained about internal issues questioned the validity Thursday of an outside investigator's report that played a role in his client's termination. The former...Tags: Prosecution, FBI, Witnesses, Theft, Lawyers
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All cooped up: a guest cottage for chickens
Like underfunded pensions and red-light cameras, the chicken coop is a growing trend in urban America. Chickens are a great source for fresh eggs and garden fertilizer (their nitrogen-rich waste matter is perfect for a compost heap). An urban farmer...Tags: Fertilizer
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Valley Police Beat: Driver swims to safety after truck lands in canal
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — A man freed himself from his truck and swam out of the Highline Canal near Highway 78 after his truck fell in during an early-morning accident Friday, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The man, identified as Alejandro Cortez,...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Highway Transportation, Pharmaceuticals
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: DePaul University, Tour Operations Industry, Psychologists, Wrigley Field, Health and Medical Professionals
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Woman charged with poisoning burritos, feeding them to family
A 41-year-old Lower Macungie Township woman was charged with poisoning burritos with prescription medication and feeding them to her husband and daughter Tuesday night, according to court records. The husband and daughter were taken to a hospital after...
Tags: Fogelsville, Prosecution, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Conditions
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How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...
Tags: Health Insurance, Yale University, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, High Blood Pressure
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