People with back injuries treated with opioids off work longer: study

Disability claimants who are off work because of low back pain stay off longer if they're being treated with opioids, according to a new study out of McMaster University....

Painkillers linked to hundreds of deaths....

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/people-with-back-injuries-treated-with-opioids-off-work-longer-study-1.3206219

Common drugs may interfere with spinal or brain injury recovery

The use of certain common medications could delay the recovery of patients with a brain or spinal cord injury, says a research team at the University of East Anglia and other universities in the United Kingdom. The findings were published on August 9, 2015, in the journal Brain Injury...

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http://www.examiner.com/article/common-drugs-may-interfere-with-spinal-or-brain-injury-recovery

Medical marijuana seems to help chronic pain patients: Study

TORONTO -- A benchmark study has found that patients who use medical marijuana to treat chronic pain don't have more serious side-effects than sufferers who don't use the herb....

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http://www.torontosun.com/2015/09/29/medical-marijuana-seems-to-help-chronic-pain-patients-study

OTLA: Updated study shows Ontario auto insurance is "fundamentally broken"

TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - An updated study released today provides alarming new data on auto insurance in Ontario.
The study, conducted by York University Schulich School of Business Professors Fred Lazar and Eli Prisman, reveals that consumers likely overpaid by $1.5 billion in the last two years alone. This includes overpayments of $700 million (or about $100 for each insurance policy) in 2014 on top of the $840 million ($120 per policy) in 2013......

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http://news.morningstar.com/all/canada-news-wire/20151015C7206/otla-updated-study-shows-ontario-auto-insurance-is-fundamentally-broken.aspx