Pacific base officials caution about cough medicine abuse Stars and Stripes
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — With the approaching cold and flu season comes another health concern: children abusing over-the-counter cough suppressants.
Pandemic Flu Sumulation Test: Exercise in protection The News-Review
Sixty-year-old Dan is in a doctor's office feeling hot and flushed. He's been sick for days with a cough and other unsightly symptoms.
Parish faces litter epidemic 11/5 Lake Charles American Press
SULPHUR — Scraps of paper, broken beer bottles and empty cough medicine bottles are strewn on grounds, in parking lots and on sidewalk areas near Town Square.
Avian Flu Explained Medical News Today
Thomas Fekete, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at Temple University Hospital and professor of medicine at Temple's School of Medicine, answers questions about avian flu.Q: What do you think will happen with avian flu?A: Things could go three ways. The good scenarios would be either sporadic human cases as has happened over the past few years, or an ultimate fading away like SARS. [click link
Pharmacists: Keep an eye on expiration dates York Daily Record
Nov 5, 2006 — An online survey conducted by The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacies found more than 65 percent of people admitted to taking expired medications.
Medicine cheaper at Giant Eagle, too Akron Beacon Journal
Filling a prescription for at least some generic medicines is getting a lot cheaper -- even free. Giant Eagle announced Thursday that it will provide 56 generic prescription antibiotics and cough medicines for free for a limited time in all 93 of its Ohio stores.
TLC VS. M.D. Kansas City Star
Just in time for cold and flu season, let’s see how Dr. Mom’s advice stacks up against the doctor’s when it comes to treating some common afflictions.
Women Catching Up to Men in Lung Cancer Deaths Newswise
While men are more likely to die from lung cancer than women, the trend is starting to change. U-M experts say women are at high risk for developing lung cancer, particularly those women who smoke, and there is a greater risk of dying from lung cancer than from breast cancer.
Vaccinations offer best protection against flu, pneumonia Wausau Daily Herald
Of all the health shortcuts you take -- eating on the run, forgoing exercise, skimping on sleep -- neglecting to get immunized is one of the hardest to make excuses for, unless an allergy to eggs or other problem precludes it.
"Super Bug" Scares - Straight Facts About Antibiotic Resistance Medical News Today
With recent news about "super bugs," you may wonder if antibiotics are still effective, and whether they will work for you when you need them. You're not alone - there is a lot of confusion about antibiotics - what they do and don't treat, and why they sometimes stop working. It is important to know that antibiotics are effective only if they are prescribed and taken correctly. [click link for


Cough medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] This guideline has been referred to by many news articles in the lay press, which emphasize the economic impact of discouraging cough medicine use while
Doctors discourage use of cough syrup - Cold & Flu - MSNBC.com
New guidelines for cough treatment discourage the use of over-the-counter cough syrups.
666 Cough Syrup
I think it's called a "666 Cough Syrup," and I think that what was out there, um, has, I never knew of a cough syrup that was named after a number.
Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
For decades, teens have been raiding the medicine cabinet for a quick, cheap, and legal high from over-the-counter cough and cold medicines.
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Go Ask Alice!: Trippin' on cough medicine
(1) Dear Alice, I've heard some teens talking about the drugs they are doing and they keep mentioning DXing. What is it? (2) Dear Alice, I have recently
BURR online: Abusing Cough Syrup
Stymie has been abusing cough medicine about 10 times a year for the past 10 years. He usually drinks two four-ounce bottles of syrup and takes 10 capsules
BBC NEWS | Health | Cough medicines 'of little help'
Taking cough medicine does little to help recovery, US experts have said. The American College of Chest Physicians has published guidelines for its members