| Disney Announces Ultimate Band for Nintendo Wii, DS
With Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3 already stealing center stage in the band-game "genre," Disney's hoping to provide a bit of an opening act for casual gamers. Disney Interactive today unveiled Ultimate Band for the Nintendo Wii and DS. Unlike Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3, Ultimate Band will require no peripherals. Instead, players will be able to build their own band or jam alone using the Wii controllers and the DS stylus. Ultimate Band for Wii allows players to advance through a music career from playing in a neighborhood garage to performing in front of an international audience. Using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, fans can play the drums, bass guitar, lead guitar or even take on the role of the front man. Players can also create and customize characters that reflect their own unique personalities and attributes.
Norman S.Miller: Real issue is how doctors handle pain medication
As the American Academy of Family Practice publicly declared that addiction to prescription opioid medications is a "myth," particularly when prescribing for pain. Because the physician is the major supplier of prescription opioid medications (painkillers), the epidemic of escalating medical drug use as Americans use 80 percent of the world's supply of all opioids and 99 percent of hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab). In addition, hydrocodone is the most commonly prescribed medication in the U.S. .
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