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The Sun's false comparison on Plan B
The Baltimore Sun editorial, "Plan B restrictions — better, but not best," (May 2) attempted to draw comparisons between two very different over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and ultimately provided an inaccurate and misleading characterization of a...
Tags: Consumers, Drugs and Medicines, Acetaminophen (drug)
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1,782 pounds of old, unused medicines turned in for disposal in Harford
Nearly 1,800 pounds of unused and expired medication was turned in Harford County by more than 500 people during the Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 27. The 1,782 pounds of medicine turned in was properly disposed of and...Tags: Havre de Grace, Harford County, Behavioral Conditions, Maryland State Police, Prescription Drugs
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Plan B restrictions — better, but not best
In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...
Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Food and Drug Administration, Birth Control, Plan B (drug)
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Bright Minds: Sheri Lewis, global disease surveillance
When Sheri Lewis joined APL in 2001 as a public health analyst, an electronic disease surveillance system was just being developed at the lab. The impetus, she recalls, was Sept. 11 and the letters containing anthrax bacteria spores that were mailed the...
Tags: Biology, Colleges and Universities, Ellicott City, Drugs and Medicines, Loyola University Chicago
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Allergen drops can be alternative to shots, drugs, Hopkins report says
Taking drops of allergens under the tongue can be an effective alternative to allergy shots for preventing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness common this time of year among allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins doctor's review of dozens of...
Tags: Allergies, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Research, American Medical Association, Health Organizations
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Liquor stores are the tinder for today's 'quiet riots'
I am in total agreement with writer Julius Colon's letter about the problem of nonconforming liquor stores in Baltimore ("Park Heights wants fewer liquor stores," June 26). His warning about the proliferation of liquor stores in his community and the...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Riots (1992), Rodney King
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Baltimore among areas hardest hit by organized retail crime
Baltimore is among the regions hardest-hit by organized retail crime, a growing national problem in which gangs steal and sell goods, a retail trade group reported Tuesday. A survey by the National Retail Federation shows that almost no retailer is...Tags: Criminals, Kmart, Nordstrom, National Retail Federation, Maryland State Police
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Police collect 506 pounds of unused medication
More than a quarter of a ton of unused medication was collected Saturday, April 28 by Howard County police as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Take-Back Initiative. This year's turnout, which brought in 506 pounds of unwanted or...Tags: Ellicott City, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Datebook
Sunday, April 22 'Next to Normal' Red Branch Theatre Company presents this rock musical about a family trying to take care of itself the best way it knows how at 3 p.m. today at the Drama Learning Center, 9130-I Red Branch Road in Columbia. Tickets are...Tags: Clarksville, Anglicanism, Christianity, Teaching and Learning, Culture
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Police arrest 3 men in 'Operation Cheap Smokes'
RedEyeWhat would you do with $3,469 worth of Rogaine, Crest white strips, and over-the-counter medicine? A Buffalo Grove man was caught selling the items, which were stolen property, and others to bodega owners and eBay users, state prosecutors said Thursday....Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Theft, eBay Inc., Rogaine (drug)
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Aspirin not always best treatment for many individuals
An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should weigh as they assess whether a patient would benefit from a daily dose of...Tags: Diabetes, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Cardiologists
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Health care costs push off baby boomers' retirement plans
The Providence JournalMore baby boomers are pushing back their retirements and working longer, even as the recovery of the stock market replenishes portfolios that were depleted during the recession. The reason: health care expenses. The cost of medical care for a 65-year-...Tags: Medicare, Retirement, Health Insurance Cost, Government Health Care, Healthcare Policies
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