Tag Archives: painkillers

Acetaminophen Warning

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It was only recently that some of the dire consequences of taking overdoses of OTC drugs were examined by the FDA. In particular, acetaminophen which is found in such over the counter medicines as...
    






Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling?

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Peter Shumlin, the Democratic governor of Vermont, brought heroin addiction to the front burner of national news by devoting his entire State of the State address last week to his state’s dramatic...
    






2,000 mice deployed on Guam to kill invasive snake species

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The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), native to Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, was first seen in Guam sometime in the 1950s. Over the years, their numbers grew drastically,...

Hydrocodone Dispensation being Limited by FDA

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In what looked to be a radical step in the right direction, the FDA has finally decided to severely curtail the sale of hydrocodone painkillers. The addiction that this drug causes is in the same...