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Last duck-billed dinos lived in European continent before mass extinction In a new research, Spanish scientists have determined that the hadrosaurs, the so-called duck-billed dinosaurs, were the last of their kind to inhabit the European continent before disappearing during the K/T extinction event that occurred 65.5 million years ago.

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.

Main Category: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Also Included In: Pharmacy / Pharmacist ; Compliance ; Public Health Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST Federal Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg announced a new "Safe Use" program for drugs on Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.

Women with asthma who take birth control pills may have fewer problems than those who do not, according to a new study.

U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be deadly.

Last Friday night, my daughter took two bites of her dinner and then put her head down in her dad's lap.

With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt the effect of the shot and have a negative effect on the immune system.

Aspirin is one of the most effective drugs available for high body temperature, pain and other problems.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What makes a strep throat something special? Is it more serious than other sore throats? How do you tell if it is strep throat? - L.W. Almost half of all sore throats are caused by viruses.

MODERN VACCINES have eliminated the most common childhood illnesses and have dramatically improved infant mortality rates in the past 50 years, but parents often are alarmed by the number of vaccines their children must receive.

Cats are curious animals who like to investigate, which leads to all sorts of accidents including poisoning.

" The vast majority of these cases are mildcases of influenza-like illness that really could be managed athome without even coming to the emergency department," Dr.

We're going to see sniffles, fevers and coughs more and more as we get closer to winter... typically known as cold and flu season.

People who develop flu symptoms shouldn't head for a doctor's office or hospital, two Monroe County doctors said Monday.

Over the past week reports of illness from the flu have increased in Madison County.

FERNLEY--Consumers still aren't getting the message about the danger of taking too much acetaminophen.

Steele County Public Health continues to answer questions relating to novel H1N1 influenza.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued a consumer alert today warning Arkansans of the risks of buying swine flu treatments over the Internet.