News

[Guest guest]

Hi

We have a discussion coming up in Nov end on Netrum on

Pharmacovigilance in children (see data base). Hold your salvo on

this topic till then.

Vijay

>

> Dear friends

>

> OTCs may give a false feeling to the patients that they are the

king, but

> are they informed enough to make the right choice? Just ponder on

this

> news...

>

> SATURDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health experts on

Friday urged

> the federal Food and Drug Administration to consider banning the

sale of

> over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children.

>

> The recommendation, from FDA safety officials, would apply to

decongestant

> use in children under 2, and antihistamines in those younger than

6,

> according to agency documents released Friday, the *Associated

Press*reported.

>

> The products include approximately 800 popular medicines that are

sold in

> the United States under names like Toddler's Dimetapp, Triaminic

Infant and

> Little Colds, *The New York Times* reported.

>

> A group of outside experts advising the FDA will consider the

recommendation

> during a meeting on Oct. 18 and 19, and will then offer an opinion

to the

> full agency.

>

> In the safety review released Friday, the FDA experts recommended

that all

> infant cough and cold products be removed from the market. They

also

> recommended that the sizes of the droppers, cups and syringes

packaged with

> products be standardized to reduce the possibility of confusion and

> overdose, the *Times* said.

>

> An FDA review of records filed with the agency between 1969 and

September

> 2006 found 54 reports of deaths in children associated with

decongestant

> medicines made with pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine or ephedrine.

It also

> found 69 reports of deaths associated with antihistamine medicines

> containing diphenhydramine, brompheniramine or chlorpheniramine,

the *AP*said.

>

> Most of the deaths were children younger than 2.

>

> The Consumer Healthcare Products Association, which represents

makers of

> over-the-counter medicines, backs the recommendation that the cold

and cough

> treatments not be used in children younger than 2. As for

antihistamines,

> the group recommends adding a warning that the drugs not be used

to sedate

> young children, the *AP* said.

>

> Also Friday, FDA officials announced a crackdown on drug companies

that make

> unapproved prescription drugs containing the narcotic hydrocodone,

which is

> used as a cough suppressant and pain killer.

>

> Hydrocodone is one of the strongest drugs used to treat pain or to

suppress

> cough. It's also widely abused and, if improperly used, can lead

to illness

> and death. Overdoses of hydrocodone can cause breathing problems

or cardiac

> arrest and can impair motor skills and judgment, U.S. Food and Drug

> Administration officials said.

>

> " The FDA is announcing an action to stop the illegal marketing of

any

> unapproved drug product containing hydrocodone, " Deborah M. Autor,

director

> of the agency's Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation

and

> Research, said during a Friday teleconference.

>

> Some pain-relief products containing hydrocodone, such as Vicodin,

are

> FDA-approved. But most of the drugs with hydrocodone now marketed

to

> suppress coughs have not been approved, officials said.

>

>

> --

> Dr Chetna Desai

>

[Guest guest]

It's been a busy week here in South River, learning my new job...lol

Aran

-- News

It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon.

[Guest guest]

Oh I know, could the news be anymore negative? My psychology teacher use

to always say, " Don't watch the news. " I'm too stressed out right now with

everything and the news makes me crazy! People with adrenal fatique do not need

the news. When I was really sick last year everyone was dying, Farrah,

, swayze etc. everytime I turned on the t.v. and then my

boyfriend would come in with the death notices from the paper, I couldn't take

it! LOL........

> >

> > I accidentally bought refined CO oil, safe to cook with? Can I just put on

> > my skin or should I just throw it out, or maybe I'll polish my wood with it!

> > I don't want anything toxic on me or in me anymore. I'm a freak about it

> > now,LOL........

> >

> > Also, Bee I see u have makeup on in your pic, what kind do u wear? I

> > stopped dying my hair and wearing makeup, I'm going through withdrawals.LOL

> > Not a good before and after shot........LOL Sorry, I have to use humor to

> > get through all this or I'll go crazy!........Sooooo grateful to have all

> > here, cuz everyone else things I'm crazy about how sick I am. " A yeast

> > infection can cause all that? " or, " are u doing it for attention? " Yeah, I

> > luv feeling and looking terrible all the time.........That's okay when it's

> > all over I'll be clean and looking great and they will all be still popping

> > their 10 meds a day.....

> >

> > Jeanne

>

[Guest guest]

I went to see my internist yesterday, and lo and behold, after telling him how I

feel on the T3 plus the T4 that the endo had given me and that the symptoms I

had when I had to go off Armour are returning in force he said, " Why don't you

just take the T3 if it makes you feel better and not try to

make that doctor better? " I said, " I would, but I need someone to monitor and rx

for me and wasn't sure you would do that. " ..........and he said, " Yes, I'll do

that. I was rxing Armour for you, wasn't I? "

 

I couldn't believe my ears. Either he's getting smarter or has been doing more

research on this whole issue. That's the good news.

 

The not so good news is that he put me on 40 mgs of omeprazole (Prilosec)

because of the worsening heartburn that kicked over into GERD. I know it shuts

off the acid, but I'm still taking the digestive enzymes when I eat, so that I

shouldn't get constipated and have  intestinal problems along with this. I may

also increase my magnesium back to the 1000 mark.

 

The I hope it's not bad news is that I have been having a headache every single

day for over a

month. It's all over my head, waivers in intensity, but is always there. He said

we should wait till

the 5th of April, and then maybe schedule a head imaging at that time.  I would

rather have an MRI (don't want contrast) and he suggested a CT scan (which is

250 times more radiation than an x-ray). I am overdue for my mammogram too.

 

I am currently on 25 mcg of T3, and as of yesterday was taking 75 mcg of T4. I

took no T4 today, and would appreciate any input ideas on increasing this T3

only dose. Please keep in mind that I am an afib patient, and don't want to hit

my heart with a heavy dose. It's got to be gentle. Should I expect any side

effects or reactions from stopping the T4 cold?

 

Roni

 

P.S. My adrenals  and antibodies tested out normal a few weeks ago, so I'm not

going to  have to go into that at this time.

<>Roni

Immortality exists!

It's called knowledge!

 

Just because something isn't seen

doesn't mean it's not there<>

[Guest guest]

This thing is very puzzling because I haven't really been experiencing headaches

for a very, long time. I used to have migraines in my 20s and 30s, but almost

never get one now. This headache is not a migraine. It's all over my head nd the

pain is variable, but always there. I'm not going to try to diagnose myself,

because it's not something that I understand. In any case he wants me to call

him April 5th if it's still hanging around.

<>Roni

Immortality exists!

It's called knowledge!

 

Just because something isn't seen

doesn't mean it's not there<>

From: <res075oh@...>

Subject: Re:News

hypothyroidism

Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 10:52 AM

Roni, finding a doctor that will listen to you and work with you is

fantastic news; I'm so glad for you.

I don't know much about your other problems unfortunately; so I can't

really give any advice.  I do know that you can try a cold compress for

the headaches and see if that helps.  And if it doesn't you can try a

heating pad.  Either one might help or make it worse; or have no effect

either way.  But they can be discontinued immediately without having

drugs in your body that have to dissipate.  Aspirin typically was

helpful to me but I almost never have a headache anymore.

Best of luck,

..

..

>

>       Posted by: " Roni Molin " matchermaam@...

>       <mailto:matchermaam@...?Subject=%20Re%3ANews> matchermaam

>       <matchermaam>

>

>

>         Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:35 am (PDT)

>

>

>

> I went to see my internist yesterday, and lo and behold, after telling

> him how I feel on the T3 plus the T4 that the endo had given me and

> that the symptoms I had when I had to go off Armour are returning in

> force he said, " Why don't you just take the T3 if it makes you feel

> better and not try to

> make that doctor better? " I said, " I would, but I need someone to

> monitor and rx for me and wasn't sure you would do that. "

> ..........and he said, " Yes, I'll do that. I was rxing Armour for you,

> wasn't I? "

>

> I couldn't believe my ears. Either he's getting smarter or has been

> doing more research on this whole issue. That's the good news.

>

> The not so good news is that he put me on 40 mgs of omeprazole

> (Prilosec) because of the worsening heartburn that kicked over into

> GERD. I know it shuts off the acid, but I'm still taking the digestive

> enzymes when I eat, so that I shouldn't get constipated and have 

> intestinal problems along with this. I may also increase my magnesium

> back to the 1000 mark.

>

> The I hope it's not bad news is that I have been having a headache

> every single day for over a

> month. It's all over my head, waivers in intensity, but is always

> there. He said we should wait till

> the 5th of April, and then maybe schedule a head imaging at that

> time.  I would rather have an MRI (don't want contrast) and he

> suggested a CT scan (which is 250 times more radiation than an x-ray).

> I am overdue for my mammogram too.

>

> I am currently on 25 mcg of T3, and as of yesterday was taking 75 mcg

> of T4. I took no T4 today, and would appreciate any input ideas on

> increasing this T3 only dose. Please keep in mind that I am an afib

> patient, and don't want to hit my heart with a heavy dose. It's got to

> be gentle. Should I expect any side effects or reactions from stopping

> the T4 cold?

>

> Roni

>

> P.S. My adrenals  and antibodies tested out normal a few weeks ago, so

> I'm not going to  have to go into that at this time.

>

> <>Roni

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[Guest guest]

Roni Molin wrote:

>

>

> Thanks Chuck,

>

> That's what I'm doing. It's the wierdest thing. My feet and the rest of

> me had quite a bit of edema

> for about a week. Since I stopped the T4, today I've been running to the

> bathroom all day, and the edema has visibly depleted. I was wondering if

> the T4 could have caused it.

I don't see how, except as an allergic reaction to fillers. Have you

tried different forms of T4?

I suppose this could be an RT3 issue, but that usually just manifests as

hypoT until you get to very high levels of T4, which can cause toxicity

with RT3.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

You know, nobody here in Indiana, Land of the Overabundant Zucchini, would

be the least bit fazed by this. When you have bags full of zucchini you can

no longer persuade your friends, neighbors or the UPS deliveryman to take,

you throw those things at *anybody*. And after a couple weeks, people flee

if they even *see* you approaching with zucchini.<G>

Anne

[Guest guest]

I laughed so hard when I read that post about zucchini in Indiana. One year we

had the same problem here in NJ.I put zucchini in everything. I say only one

year, because we stopped putting in a garden after the competition from the

squirrels, ground hogs, rabbits, and deer became too much. We had planted over

30 tomato plants and got to eat exactly one and a half tomatoes. Never mind the

other veggies. The garden was fenced off top and bottom, like a state prison but

still the animals got in. We even fed them their own corn (actually had and

still have a deer lick and feeding stations), but still they ate everything. We

do have bear, coyotes, and other animals here in Hillsborough, but the bear are

the least of our worries. Now I know to keep zucchini handy! LOLNo longer having

a garden is one of the things that led me to sprouting. So easy, can be done

indoors all year, with minimal mess and fuss. Plus nutritionally sprouts are

superior to mature

veggies. Am sprouting my first broccoli sprouts and am very excited. Plus, the

Sprout Garden arrives today!Hope everyone has a peaceful weekend,marion in

central NJ

[Guest guest]

I think the smaller zucchini have less seeds. I have this spiralizer gadget that

does best with small zucchini. For those unfamiliar with it, it makes zucchini

into zucchini pasta. I notice that the bigger zucchini are a little more watery

too. I like to make zucchini chips in the dehydrator, zucchini bread, and so on.

But the small ones are my favorite too.marion

[Guest guest]

> I would LOVE to live where you live. People could approach me with

> zucchini, any size, any shape, and I would say 'THANK YOU "

Come visit me in Indiana. You'll be sick to death of zucchini very quickly.

> I eat this vegetable every single day. Around here it's now $.98 cents a

> pound. And there are BIG ones that are $.69 a pound. but I like he smaller

> ones but I have no idea why I like the smaller ones. Maybe it's because

> they are easier to store???

The smaller ones are juicier and firmer and have less of the spongy core

where the seeds are, so generally they're more desirable. I always go for

the young zucchini unless I'm stuffing them or making zucchini bread or

fried zucchini. The less juicy, larger slices are better for breading and

frying.

Anne

[Guest guest]

Oh, see I just learned something new about the smaller zucchinis. And since my

days of breading and frying ANYTHING are LONG behind me, I am into stir frying,

steaming, poaching, and using my CAROTINO oil. I was able to get a bottle.

It's a red oil full of anti-oxidants. I was lucky. I was able to find it.

So hopefully I'll live a long life filled with the anti-oxidant benefits of

sprouts and Carotino oil.

Take care

Melody

>

> > I would LOVE to live where you live. People could approach me with

> > zucchini, any size, any shape, and I would say 'THANK YOU "

>

> Come visit me in Indiana. You'll be sick to death of zucchini very quickly.

>

> > I eat this vegetable every single day. Around here it's now $.98 cents a

> > pound. And there are BIG ones that are $.69 a pound. but I like he smaller

> > ones but I have no idea why I like the smaller ones. Maybe it's because

> > they are easier to store???

>

> The smaller ones are juicier and firmer and have less of the spongy core

> where the seeds are, so generally they're more desirable. I always go for

> the young zucchini unless I'm stuffing them or making zucchini bread or

> fried zucchini. The less juicy, larger slices are better for breading and

> frying.

>

> Anne

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with n, the smaller zucchini are much better, having fewer seeds,

less moisture, and fewer seeds. I also make zucchini pasta, and zucchini chips

in the dehydrator. I don't make zucchini bread because of the use of sugar and

flour.

Eve

[Guest guest]

On my last post I meant to say small zucchini have fewer seeds, less moisture,

and are more tender than the larger zucchini.

Eve

[Guest guest]

Perhaps one of nature's answers to world hunger that has not been put in

place as it has no political, economic or research future for the people

who need a cause. I wonder if the seed is banned in under developed

nations? And how many seed varieties of Zucchini are stored in the seed

vaults of the frozen north to protect the future of mankind?

Just some thoughts in amusement on reading your comment. Your state

isn't the only one where it becomes difficult to give away the abundant

Zucchini year after year.

There was ny Appleseed. Maybe we need a ny Zucchini and care

packages to start sprouting instead of flooding markets with rice, beans

and wheat and destroying the income of local farmers; not to mention

feeding starving people peanut butter laced with vitamins to avoid the

final pains of starvation. Seeds as potential are a lot less attractive

to those who intercept contributions for political leverage or gain;

withholding or diverting contributions to special interests or selling

for a profit.

Now look, I've gone and made sprouting a political issue!!! Won't be

long before there is a need for Zucchini police and a government license

to sprout.

Tommy

>

> You know, nobody here in Indiana, Land of the Overabundant Zucchini,

would

> be the least bit fazed by this. When you have bags full of zucchini

you can

> no longer persuade your friends, neighbors or the UPS deliveryman to

take,

> you throw those things at *anybody*. And after a couple weeks, people

flee

> if they even *see* you approaching with zucchini.<G>

>

> Anne

>

[Guest guest]

n:

You have bears and coyotes? Why am I sounding so surprised? Over the summer,

my landlord put this cage on the roof (in the backyard where they grow all their

stuff), and he caught a raccoon. I actually saw a raccoon in my backyard in a

cage on the roof. And he was still wiggling. I found out they took him out to

the country and let him go. He had eaten all their grapes.

And n. YOU WILL LOVE YOUR NEW SPROUT GARDEN.

You'll come up with glorious combinations of sprouts.

Just remember to go over and talk to them. They like this.

lol

Melody

[Guest guest]

I talk to the sprouts, eat them, enjoy growing them, and love that my husband

likes them. Even my 17 year old niece likes them.and I LOVE that sprout garden.

I got it because of your videos Melody and because of hearing how well they work

for you and another person on the list, who had posted that they got theirs

because of you. thanks!

It is amazing how much I enjoy watching the sprouts grow. It is so nice to come

home and while rinsing them, check the trays to see how they have grown.

My sprout seed order arrives Monday--I can hardly wait! I am going to grow some

Arugula this week as well as more broccoli, and try some mixes.

n

n Rollings, PhDNJ Licensed Psychologist #4686www.DrnRollings.com

Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its

victim is human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in this

world... We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any

living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic

delight in killing we set back the progress of humanity.

Carson

From: Melody <eliz7212@...>

Subject: Re: News

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 7:08 PM

 

n:

You have bears and coyotes? Why am I sounding so surprised? Over the summer,

my landlord put this cage on the roof (in the backyard where they grow all their

stuff), and he caught a raccoon. I actually saw a raccoon in my backyard in a

cage on the roof. And he was still wiggling. I found out they took him out to

the country and let him go. He had eaten all their grapes.

And n. YOU WILL LOVE YOUR NEW SPROUT GARDEN.

You'll come up with glorious combinations of sprouts.

Just remember to go over and talk to them. They like this.

lol

Melody