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Drugmakers promise to relabel cold remedies as wrong for kids under 4
The makers of cold and cough medicines said yesterday that they will stop marketing over-the-counter remedies to children under 4 - acting amid an extensive federal review of whether the drugs are safe and effective for children under 12. The...Tags: National Government, People, Health Organizations, Medical Specialization, Johnson & Johnson Incorporated
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Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75
The Associated PressMost people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, in a break with other medical and cancer...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Specialization, Cancer, Diseases, Death and Dying
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Cold medication not safe for kids under 4
The makers of cold and cough medicines announced Tuesday they are voluntarily warning parents not to give their products to children under the age of 4, a move negotiated in private with federal drug regulators over the past six months. Medications...Tags: Pediatrics, Medical Specialization, Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, University of Texas
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Study Underscores High Costs Of Addiction
Los Angeles TimesDrug and alcohol abuse sets people on a path toward heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses, and a study in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment reports that hospital costs for this medical fallout can be substantial — and could be...Tags: Medicare, Drug Trafficking, Western Medicines, Illnesses, Medical Research
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Cold Medicines Not Recommended For Kids Under 4
Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to children under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care. In a concession to pediatricians, who doubt the drugs do much...Tags: Health Organizations
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For high school linemen, what is too big?
South Florida Sun-SentinelOffensive linemen aren't supposed to smile. They're the toughest guys on a football team. They intimidate. Protect quarterbacks. Open holes for running backs. But there are times Northeast's Michael Flash walks to the line and smirks. He knows that...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Physical Fitness, Health Organizations, Medical Specialization, Illnesses
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Cuomo: Suffolk nursing home workers mistreated patient
michael.amon@newsday.comFour nursing home workers, caught apparently mistreating a patient on a hidden camera, were charged yesterday with falsifying records and endangering a resident at a Suffolk facility with a checkered history, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said. It is the...Tags: Western Medicines, Medical Services, Long Term Care, Trials, Islip
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Women flock to FAU football clinic
Sports EditorFlorida Atlantic University's National Alumni Association recently hosted the 2008 Ladies Football Clinic at the Tom Oxley Athletic Center. The three-hour clinic drew more than 35 women to FAU's Boca Raton campus. Owls coach Howard Schnellenberger...Tags: University of Miami, Diabetes, People, David Frost, Teen-agers
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Give TLC, not cough and cold meds
The Associated PressDon't give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care, doctors said. In a concession to pediatricians, who doubt the drugs do much good...Tags: Family
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Debate Swirls Over Generic Drugs' Quality
Los Angeles TimesIn the contentious debate over insuring Americans' health, the value of generic prescription drugs is a rare point of consensus. Patients, physicians, employers, politicians — all hail generics as powerful treatment for a swelling health-care tab....Tags: Western Medicines, Health Organizations, Health Treatments, Pharmaceuticals, Prescription Drugs
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Family of inmate who killed himself sues Cook County Jail
Chicago Tribune reporterThe family of an inmate highlighted in a scathing critique of the Cook County Jail has filed a lawsuit alleging the man's suicide could have been prevented with proper medical care and cell supervision. Nicholas Grossi, 25, had a little more than a week...Tags: New Year's, Western Medicines, Drug Trafficking, Trials, Suicide
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