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9 hrs ago | The Post Chronicle

NSAIDs Help Some Cold Symptoms, Not Others

If you're suffering from a cold, Motrin, Aleve and similar drugs can help you feel better, the authors of the first review of the medical literature on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the common cold have concluded.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Naproxen (generic), Aleve, Naprosyn, Common Cold, Health, South Korea, World News, Pain

Fri Jul 10, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

New research to reduce drug side-effects

They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Inflammation, Arthritis, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

NBC Action News

Sunburned? Save your skin, save the pain, save your money

It seems simple: Protect your skin with sunscreen to avoid sunburn. But sometimes you might forget, and it's hours before it becomes evident you're burned.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Medication

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Newswise

Sport Creams, Heat Rubs Not So Hot for Treating Muscle Pain

Popular over-the-counter creams, heat gels and other rub-on or spray-on remedies for sports injuries and arthritis aches are unproven and a waste of money, said the author of a new systematic review.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Arthritis, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Drugs.com

Health Tip: Negative Body Image Can Affect Your Health

FDA notified healthcare professionals that it is taking several actions to reduce the risk of overdose in patients using pain... July 1, 2009 FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it has required the manufacturers of the smoking cessation aids... Lantus July 1, 2009 FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Lantus, Insulin Glargine (generic), Medication, Diclofenac (generic), Voltaren, Cataflam

Newswise

NSAIDs Can Reduce Common Cold Symptoms

The common cold is the most pervasive recurring illness on earth. For years, people have turned to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, to relieve pain, fever and other symptoms related to the miserable feelings brought on by the common cold.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Naproxen (generic), Aleve, Naprosyn, South Korea, World News

ScrippsNews

Thomasson: Only Thomas failed to see the obvious

Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 13:30. It sometimes takes the obvious for the U. S. Supreme Court to reach unanimity whether it is agreement that Richard Nixon turn over the Watergate tapes or something less spectacular but enormously far reaching as was the case recently in dealing with the travails of a 13-year-old, six years after the ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, Family, Teenagers, Medicine, Medication

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Juneau Empire

Outside editorial: Another Tylenol scare

The following editorial first appeared in the Chicago Tribune: Twenty-seven years after the still-unsolved Tylenol murders comes a fresh warning that over-the-counter painkillers can kill.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Opinion

The Honolulu Advertiser

Everyday drugs aren't risk-free

Did you know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site says drugs like ibuprofen , Celebrex, indomethacin and diclofenac can cause potentially fatal heart attacks or strokes? The risk is usually low when using these nonster-oidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, to reduce pain, redness, swelling and heat, but the risks increase with ...

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Diclofenac (generic), Voltaren, Cataflam, Celebrex, Celecoxib (generic), Indomethacin (generic), Indocin, Stroke, Health

Mon Jul 06, 2009

The Washington Post

FDA panel: Lower maximum daily dose of Tylenol

In this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo, Tylenol drugs are shown in the drug department at Costco in Mountain View, Calif.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Pain

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Gadsden Times

Caught in `war's' crossfire

Published: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 6:01 p.m. Gil Kerlikowske, President Barack Obama's drug czar, recently told the Wall Street Journal that the term "war on drugs" was outdated and he wanted it terminated.

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Related Topix: Drugs, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Medicine, Opinion

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Newsday.com

Experts want smaller doses of Tylenol to prevent liver injury

Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Drugs, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic)

WFTS

Take care of your skin this weekend

Siesta Beach in Sarasota Taking Action for Your Health Reported by: Denise Naughton, KNXV Fun in the sun is the name of the game when it comes to summer, and here in the Tampa Bay area, it doesna t take too much time to overdo it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Inflammation, Health, Pain

Fri Jul 03, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Acetaminophen dose change recommendations and what they would mean to pain sufferers

A Food and Drug Administration panel made several recommendations to limit the use of acetaminophen, a popular painkiller available over the counter in products such as Tylenol and Excedrin, and in prescription drugs.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Health, Pain, Food and Drug Administration, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

Reason Magazine

A Bare Minimum of Student Privacy

Public schools are filled with eager, fresh-faced youngsters, and prisons contain many rough-looking adults with uninviting personalities.

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Related Topix: US News, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Medicine, Medication

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Online Sun

1.6m Brits are hooked on pills

Britain's strongest painkiller available without a prescription. At least 30,000 are hooked on this or similar pills, according to the Parliamentary report.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Indie, Codeine, Morphine (generic), MS Contin, Kadian, Health, Pain, Valium, Valrelease, Diazepam (generic)

KVIA

If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?

Banning the popular painkillers Percocet and Vicodin, which a U.S. health advisory panel has urged, would not be as drastic as it sounds, some medical experts contend.

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Related Topix: Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Medicine, Medication, Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic), Food and Drug Administration, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

590ktie.com

Looking for Advil in All the Wrong Places

It turns out that strip-searching a 13-year-old girl suspected of bringing ibuprofen to school is unreasonable.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, US News, US Supreme Court, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Safford, AZ, Naproxen (generic), Aleve, Naprosyn, Opinion

Wed Jul 01, 2009

NPR

Are You Over The Acetaminophen Limit?

Extra Strength Tylenol is one of several common painkillers containing acetaminophen, an ingredient that is toxic in high doses.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Healthcare Law, Law, Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic), Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

TIME.com

FDA Advises Lower Dosage for Popular Painkiller

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended on June 30 that the maximum over-the-counter dose of the popular pain reliever acetaminophen be lowered and that the current maximum single dose of the drug be available by prescription only.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Pain, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone (generic)

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