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Drug industry pays for Mo. cold medicine database

2010-03-08T13:18:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Drug industry to pay for Mo. database tracking purchases of cold medicines used to make meth</div><div><p>Missouri selected a company Monday to develop a database for tracking purchases of cold medicine that can be used to make methamphetamine.</p><p>Since 2005, Missouri has kept a paper log that law officers can check later to track purchases of cold medications containing pseudoephedrine. A 2...

FDA Considers New Restrictions On Pain Relievers Containing Acetaminophen

2010-02-25T11:31:09Z

CHICAGO - JUNE 30: Theraflu cold medicine is sold over-the-counter at a drugstore June 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Theraflu contains acetaminophen, an active ingredient found in many pain killers and cold medicines. Today the Food and Drug Administration's advisory ...

The Common Cold - Six Easy Ways to Resolve it Quickly

2010-02-22T18:26:51Z

Author: Madeleine Innocent

The common cold, although not serious, can affect your day’s performance, your energy and it is inconvenient. People also have a habit of shunning you as they don’t want to catch it.

Basically, any ailment shows that your immune system is struggling. So the last thing you need to do is to make it struggle still more, by taking over-the-counter drugs. All these do is mask the symptoms by suppressing them.

If, on the other hand, you t...

Cornhole Fights Flus and Colds??

2010-02-23T00:23:34Z

Would you believe it? Simply playing a few games of Cornhole can ward off colds or the flu ? even the swine flu. Well, that?s not a scientific claim for Cornhole, but follow us and you?ll see why Cornhole is good for your health ? body, mind and soul, too, we think.<br><br>Lots and lots of research has shown that a healthy diet and natural sunshine boost our immune system so our bodies are able to fight of the flu, colds, and other germy invaders naturally. The hea...

Other viruses abound in flu season, tests show

2010-02-23T11:59:27Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several flu-like viruses are more common than usual this flu season in the United States, adding to the misery and confusion caused by H1N1 swine flu, one lab company said on Tuesday.</p><p>Kansas City, Reuters) - Several flu-like viruses are more common than usual this flu season in the United States, adding to the misery and confusion caused by H1N1 swine flu, one lab company said on Tuesday.</p><p>Kansas City, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to Procter &amp; Gamble notifying the company that its Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and Reuters) - Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia -- the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold virus, doctors said on Tuesday.</p><p>Hundreds of children treated at Missouri town is now forcing consumers to get a doctor's prescription for the common over-the-counter cold medicines, which contain a key ingredient used in the making of meth. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Vitamin C, Echinacea, And More Can Be Complementary Agents to Colostrum

2010-02-26T07:20:28Z

There are many supplements and herbs that compliment the supplementation of colostrum. Among these are Echinacea, vitamin C, garlic, goldenseal, pau d?arco, astragalus, and beta carotene (vitamin A).<br><br>Echinacea is one of the most well-known and respected herbal supplements when it comes to the maintenance and strengthening of the immune system. Various Echinacea species have yielded an impressive variety of chemical constituents which possess pharmacological ...

NSAIDs help some cold symptoms, not others

2010-02-26T11:04:21Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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 (NSAIDs) for the common cold have concluded.</p><p>But NSAIDs prob...

Zicam Users File Class Action Lawsuit

2010-02-26T12:01:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Recalled cold remedy doesn't pass sniff test</div><div><p> Users of a recalled cold medicine have filed a pair of class action lawsuits, alleging that, instead of easing their sniffles, the medication permanently impaired their sense of smell.</p><p>On June 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned c...

Zicam nasal products recall starts

2010-02-26T17:22:35Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matrixx Initiatives has started to notify U.S. customers of its recall of nasal versions of its Zicam cold remedy, a week after U.S. regulators told the company to stop selling the products.&lt...

Matrixx: Zicam recall could cost $10 million, shrink company

2010-02-26T19:40:27Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recall of nasal versions of Matrixx Initiatives' widely used Zicam cold remedy products could cost the company as much as $10 million and ultimately shrink the company, the head of the consumer product maker said on Thursday.</p>&l...

Matrixx Initiatives Pulls Zicam Products

2010-02-26T19:38:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Company disputes FDA warning about nasal remedies</div><div><p> Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., the pharmacetical company that makes Zicam, has pulled two of its nasal remedies from the market, but isn't happy about it. ...

FDA Announces Use Of Zicam Nasal Spray Can Lead To Loss Of Smell

2009-06-17T15:50:05Z

CHICAGO - JUNE 17: Boxes of Zicam cold remedy sit in the storeroom of a drugstore after the company chose to remove the product from its stores following an FDA warning to consumers about using the product June 17, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. According to the FDA, Zicam, an o...