WASHINGTON — Army Master Sgt. Harold Kinamon entered a military hospital in Ohio for routine respiratory surgery to help him sleep better. The operation, in October 2005, progressed smoothly. He went home with nothing more than a raw throat and a painkiller contained in an adhesive patch on his skin.
Medicinal patches linked to deaths
Friday, August 31, 2007 | 10:42 a.m. CDT;
updated 11:36 a.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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