28 States Ask FDA to Rethink Painkiller Approval

28 states ask FDA to rethink painkiller approval
The letter from 28 states attorneys general asks the FDA to revoke the drug's approval or require manufacturer Zogenix to quickly reformulate the drug so it is more difficult to abuse. Zogenix has said publicly it is working on a harder-to-abuse … Read more on Charlotte Observer

Missouri carries out 2nd execution in 3 weeks
It was the second execution in Missouri in three weeks after a nearly three-year hiatus. Racist serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin was executed Nov. 20. The executions also were the first since Missouri switched from a three-drug protocol to use of a … Read more on Charlotte Observer