FDA urged stronger labels for acetaminophen overdoses
Scientists at the FDA urged stiffer warning labels on acetaminophen usage to prevent liver damage from toxic doses. The widely sold pain reliever appears in nearly 200 branded and generic products. A study examined 340 overdoses during 2001.
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Stronger Overdose Warnings Sought for Acetaminophen
Federal scientists urged stronger warning labels on every acetaminophen bottle to curb unintentional toxic doses that harm livers. FDA advisers backed the move 21 to 1 as panel noted 56 000 ER visits yearly from overdoses and about 100 deaths.
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West Nile Virus May Spread Through Blood Transfusions
CDC reports West Nile virus can survive in donated blood for days and some recipients may have become ill. FDA official Dr. Jesse Goodman says screening donor blood likely needed once a test is developed, though cost and timeline are uncertain. Over 1,700 human cases and 84 deaths have been reported this year.
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Judge approves settlement in abuse case against priest
The archdiocese agreed to a settlement for plaintiffs in a priest abuse case as the plaintiffs’ attorney received the filing. Geoghan had been convicted in January of groping a 10 year old boy and the priest faced a nine to ten year prison sentence.
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