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The FDA and Painkillers: What's Safe Now?
Published July 3, 2009, 1:15 am, Time Magazine
The recent recommendation by an FDA advisory panel to do away with acetaminophen-containing prescription painkillers raised many questions for consumers. Here are some answers
FDA weighs options to reduce painkiller overdoses
Published July 2, 2009, 8:57 pm, Culpeper Star-Exponent
Despite decades of educational campaigns, bolstered warnings and other federal actions, acetaminophen continues to be the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S.
FDA Panel Recommends Acetaminophen Restrictions
Published July 2, 2009, 4:01 pm, American Academy of Family Physicians
An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency remove prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen and powerful painkillers -- such as Percocet, which is formulated with oxycodone, and Vicodin, which is formulated with hydrocodone -- from the market because of the risk of liver injury associated with misuse of the products. The panel also voted to lower dosage recommendations for ...
Boomeritis: Act young older, get old faster
Published July 2, 2009, 7:55 am, KIVI Boise
Somewhere along the line, your hips (or knees or shoulders) started to ache. Then they began to hurt. Now you're so creaky that even a chop shop wouldn't take you. It's not old age -- but it is a symptom of aging.
Boomeritis: Act young older, get old faster
Published July 2, 2009, 7:54 am, KMIR 6 Palm Springs
You've spent the past few decades running, dunking and pedaling. You planned to spend the next few decades swinging, smashing and pivoting. Retirement? You thought you'd do a little bit of all those things, plus maybe hip-hop lessons and that cross-country trip on the Harley.
Ask Dr. Gott: Old cure still works on gout
Published July 2, 2009, 1:56 am, The Monterey County Herald
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 72-year-old man who suffered from gout for years. I tried the cherry cure, stayed off beer and booze for a while, tried other remedies and still got gout. An intern suggested I ask my doctor to give me a prescription for allopurinol, 100 milligrams.
Old gout remedy still good
Published July 2, 2009, 1:13 am, The Scranton Times-Tribune
Q: I am a 72-year-old male who suffered from gout for years, and I mean suffered. My big toe would swell up to twice the normal size. My doctor prescribed colchicine with directions to take one every four hours until I got diarrhea. Then I was to discon
Oldie but goodie medication works for bouts of gout
Published July 2, 2009, 12:28 am, Tulsa World
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 72-year-old male who suffered from gout for years. My doctor prescribed colchicine with directions to take one every four hours until I got diarrhea. Then I was to discontinue ...
Oldie but goodie works for gout - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 PST
Published July 2, 2009, 12:24 am, The Spokesman-Review
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 72-year-old male who suffered from gout for years, and I mean suffered. My big toe would swell up to twice the normal size. My doctor prescribed colchicine with directions to take one every four hours until I got diarrhea. Then I was to discontinue the medicine until the diarrhea stopped. Once it did, I’d begin the regimen all over again. I tried the cherry cure, stayed off ...
Treatment surprise cure for gout
Published July 1, 2009, 9:05 pm, Erie Times-News
Q I am a 72-year-old male who suffered from gout for years, and I mean suffered. My big toe would swell up to twice the normal size. My doctor prescribed colchicine with directions to take one every four hours until I got diarrhea. Then I was to discontinue the medicine until the diarrhea stopped. Once it did, I'd begin the regimen all over again.
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