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Jan 31, 2008 By: Roxana Hegeman The Associated Press HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — Patients of a Kansas physician accused of running a “pill mill” plan to protest the state’s decision to suspend his license [...]

Indicted Kan. Doctor’s License Suspended

Jan 30, 2008By: Roxana HegemanThe Associated PressWICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A state hearing officer suspended the license of a physician accused of running a "pill mill'' that caused the overdose deaths of four patients, saying Tuesday that the doctor poses a danger to the public's health and safety.Administrative Judge Edward Gaschler said in his order [...]

Court overturns DEA’s revocation of pharmacy’s controlled substance registration

Jan 24, 2008 Author Unknown Javma News The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has vacated the Drug Enforcement Administration’s revocation of Wedgewood Village Pharmacy’s certificate of registration to dispense or compound controlled substances. The revocation had not affected the pharmacy’s license or ability to compound other prescription drugs [...]

Kansas: Clinic asks court for help to fight forced closing

Jan 23, 2008 By: Roxana Hegeman The Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. — Patients of an embattled Haysville physician plan to ask a Kansas court Wednesday to block his clinic’s forced closing and appoint a “special master” to oversee its finances [...]

Beating Back the Stigma of Pain Treatment

Jan 16, 2008By: Lauren CoxABC News Medical UnitIf celebrity gossip were the stock market, Paula Abdul's shares would be on a solid uptick.Her hit program "American Idol" started Tuesday — with no writers needed — and TVguide.com reports that she's in talks to sing at the Super Bowl halftime show. Abdul, who has endured more [...]

Pain relief group sues to keep state board from taking Schneider’s license

Jan 18, 2008 By: Deb Gruver The Wichita Eagle The Pain Relief Network this week sued the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, hoping to prevent it from yanking Haysville physician Stephen Schneider’s medical license [...]