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Source: US Dpt. of Health & Human Services; www.womens.health.gov; Wall Street Journal The vast majority of women who are pregnant are also taking at least one prescription drug. In our modern, hectic and stressful society, antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications are among them. But are they really safe? The answer is we really don’t exactly know…exactly. There are [...] Source: US Food & Drug Safety Administration (FDA) With the holidays here and the new year fast approaching, some helpful reminders for all of you feeling a little “under the weather” or ill during the holiday season. There are OTC medications for just about everything these days, but I suspect most of you barely read food [...] Source: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) (Now available on Twitter, btw); with a nod to BBC Health for finding it too. An exercise study of those aged 45 to 55 of medically average weight found that damage to cartilage and ligaments was caused by those who perform high impact exercises. Shocking, I know. Knees [...] Source: US Food & Drug Safety Administration (FDA) McNeil Consumer Healthcare and FDA notified consumers of a nationwide recall of certain Tylenol products as a precautionary measure because of potential manufacturing problems. The company initiated a recall of certain oral suspension products distributed between March 2008 and May 2008 due to the potential of bacteria in [...] The FDA empaneled some 37 experts to assist in the reduction of deaths due to acetaminophen overdose. Huh? Tylenol? Yes, Tylenol. Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of liver failure in the United States causing 200 deaths annually with 56,000 in the ER. One of the main recommendations of the panel was to lower the current [...] |
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