Mum 'may have hastened' her young son's death when she gave him a morphine overdose
Antonya Cooper confessed decades after her seven-year-old son Hamish's death to administering a large dose of morphine ...
Death of boy ‘may have been hastened’ by morphine given by his mother – inquest
Antonya Cooper’s son Hamish had been suffering from stage 4 neuroblastoma – a rare childhood cancer – and was seven when he ...
Marianne Faithfull, drugs and unwavering honesty: How ‘Sister Morphine’ captures The Rolling Stones at their darkest
The rock 'n' roll lifestyle looks fun, but it can take it's toll, which is what inspired one of Rolling Stones darkest songs, ...
Medscape1d
A Patient Preference Study Comparing Two Extended-Release Morphine Sulfate Formulations for Cancer Pain
Objective: To compare pain control, patient preference and tolerability for two extended-release formulations of morphine sulfate, Kadian ® capsules (administered once daily) and MS Contin ...
Medscape6d
Inhaled Morphine for Palliation of Dyspnea in End-stage Cystic Fibrosis
Purpose. The successful use of inhaled morphine to relieve dyspnea in a patient with end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is described. Dyspnea, the sensation of breathlessness or labored ...
Federal judge dismisses case against Tulsa couple who sold poppy seeds
The ruling states the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act "does not distinguish between seeds that have different levels of ...
The Gazette18d
State: Cedar Rapids nurse stole and consumed patients’ morphine while on duty
A licensed practical nurse who worked that night told inspectors she had seen the registered nurse in the medication room with an opened bottle of Ativan or morphine that she had spilled ...
KWCH23d
Police looking for thief after $400 in morphine stolen from Winfield pharmacy
WINFIELD, Kan. (KWCH)—The Winfield Police Department continues to investigate a pharmacy theft early this week in which a thief broke into the building and stole morphine pills valued at about $400.