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  1. -01-14-06 CDC: Two Flu Drugs Effective, Two Ineffective (BBC News)
      "With flu season reaching its peak, two drugs typically prescribed to fight the virus will be ineffective this season and should not be prescribed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Saturday."

      "The CDC found in tests that the antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine were ineffective 91 percent of the time against H3N2 influenza, the dominant strain this season."

      "However, two other antiviral drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza are still effective, said CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding. Amantadine and rimantadine are older, less-expensive and less commonly prescribed drugs." 01-06

  2. Bad Memory-Reducing Drugs (MindBodyHealth.com)
      "Propranol, a medication used to treat high blood pressure, was found to reduce the memory of horrific events such as a plane crash." 11-05

  3. Study: Drugs Work as Well as Stents in Non-Emergency Situation (PBS News)
      "A new study has found that the use of drugs and stents, which are tiny metal scaffolds placed in clogged arteries, may be no better than using drugs alone in non-emergency situations. Two cardiologists discuss the findings." 03-07

  4. -001 Antiviral Drugs for Influenza (Flu) (CDC.gov)
      "Although yearly vaccination with the flu vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu, antiviral drugs can be effective for prevention and treatment of the flu." 04-09

  5. 06-03-11 Study: War on Drugs a Disaster (Time.com)
      "The Global Commission on Drug Policy, an organization launched by former Presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico (and whose accomplished 19-member board includes former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Pakistani feminist activist Asma Jehangir, and, yes, Sir Richard Branson), declared today that the "global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world." Four decades ago, policy makers imagined creating a drug free world through "harsh law enforcement action" that cracked down on drug production and distribution. But the resulting "vast expenditures on criminalization and repressive measures directed at producers, traffickers and consumers" have only led to an expansion of the trade, higher rates of drug consumption, and has created — as seen in places like Mexico or Afghanistan — deadly, volatile new arenas for an illicit industry to sow mayhem."

      "The commission advocates decriminalizing drug use by those who do no harm to others. Countries that have adopted measures that treat drug users as patients — and not criminals — have, for example, drastically lower rates of HIV-positive needle-users. The public health consequences for decades of ineffective policies are stark and can't be ignored. Governments, the report says, need to stop fretting over false dichotomies of "tough or soft, repressive or liberal" policies and think up a flexible approach that both minimizes "health and social harms" and maximizes "individual and national security." A vital cog of this is decriminalizing and perhaps even legalizing certain drugs, particularly cannabis, and taxing their production and sale." 06-11

  6. 06-17-11 Editorial: Unhealthy Side Effects of the War on Drugs (Time.com)
      "June 17 marks the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's declaration of war on drugs, an effort that has cost the U.S. $1 trillion to date. What have we gotten for our investment?"

      "Not much that's good." 06-11

  7. Drugs That May Cause Memory Loss (AARP.org)
      "For a long time doctors dismissed forgetfulness and mental confusion as a normal part of aging. But scientists now know that memory loss as you get older is by no means inevitable. Indeed, the brain can grow new brain cells and reshape their connections throughout life."

      "But what many people don't realize is that many commonly prescribed drugs also can interfere with memory." 07-13

  8. Arthritis - Drugs for Treatment (About.com - Eustice)
      Describes the most common medications used with arthritis. 3-01

  9. Provides a Directory and Search Engine for Treatments, Drugs, and Diseases (PDRHealth.com)
      Provides a questionnaire to assess your disease risk. Includes advise on how to prevent each disease. 11-06

  10. Provides a Directory and Search Engine for Treatments, Drugs, and Diseases (PDRHealth.com)
      Provides a questionnaire to assess your disease risk. Includes advise on how to prevent each disease. 11-06

  11. -Antiviral Drugs to Treat Swine Flu (CDC)
      "There are four influenza antiviral drugs approved for use in the United States (oseltamivir, zanamivir, amantadine and rimantadine). The swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses that have been detected in humans in the United States and Mexico are resistant to amantadine and rimantadine so these drugs will not work against these swine influenza viruses. Laboratory testing on these swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses so far indicate that they are susceptible (sensitive) to oseltamivir [Tamiflu ®] and zanamivir [Relenza ®]." 04-09

  12. -04-30-09 Effectiveness of Antiviral Drugs Questioned (HealthNewsReview.org)
      "This story discusses findings of a meta-analysis, or review of many studies, of anti-viral medications conducted by European researchers and published in the Lancet. According to this review of 51 randomized controlled trials, antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu are only effective in reducing symptoms of influenza type A and B by about 50%, and not as effective in the cases of "flu-like" illnesses. Doctors can and should test patients to determine if they have influenza type A and B viruses before prescribing anti-viral medications such as Tamiflu; the drugs should not be taken for flu-like symptoms and non-life threatening influenza." 04-09

  13. Abuse of ADHD Drugs (CBS News)
      "More people, especially college students trying to improve their grades, are illegally boosting their brain power by using prescription "smart drugs" like Ritalin and Aderall, meant for those with attention deficit disorders. Katie Couric reports." 04-10

  14. Drugstore Medications Doctors Don't Recommend (WalletPop.com)
      " We spoke with physicians, dermatologists, surgeons and dentists and here are the 10 drugstore purchases that they say they would never buy...." 10-10

  15. Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Counselor's Office

  16. Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
      Provides basic suggestions.

  17. Alcohol and Other Drugs (NFIA)
      Provides information for parents and teens.

  18. Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention

  19. -Front Lights for Bicycles - Comparison (Cateye.com)
      Compares 12 headlights in terms of brightness, battery life, type of system, and more.

      For frequent night riders, a good "system" may be a set of HL-1500 Hyper Halogen headlights used with rechargable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries and a one-hour NiMH recharger, available at some Drugstores, such as Walgreens. (One-hour NiMH chargers cost around $35 and a set of four NiMH batteries cost under $15.) This night "system" then costs a little over $100, with a run time of 6 hours on high and 12 hours on low.

      This lighting system, plus a Planet Bike Brt Spot LED light (in flashing mode for maximum visibility for other drivers) is a recommended system for the front of the bike.

      Rechargeable batteries may be not a good idea, however, if night riding is rare. NiMH batteries should be recharged if several weeks go by without using them. Although NiMH batteries provide double the run time compared to alkaline batteries when in use, NiMH batteries do not maintain their charge well during storage. 09-09

  20. Evolution as Science (WhyFiles.org)
      "By endorsing the theory that evolution through natural selection is an unproven theory, the elected board defied 150 years of science. It also raised doubts about a foundation of biology that has been resolved by the mounting evidence that all forms of life are interrelated."

      "Evolution, the scientific study of the origins and development of life, has roots in geology, paleontology and field biology. It explains, for example, why so many insects but so few dinosaurs are alive today, or why certain flowers can only be pollinated by certain birds. It explains why microbes can become resistant to antibiotics, why cancers become resistant to anti-cancer drugs, and why the bones in a bat wing resemble the bones in your hand."

      " 'A theory in science is not a hunch or "just a theory" as some say. It is an explanation built on multitudinous confirmed facts and the absence of incompatible facts.' Omitting evolution from biology, Singer pointed out, 'is comparable to leaving the U.S. Constitution out of civics lessons. Evolution is the framework that makes sense of the whole natural world...' "

      " 'In the past 10 or 20 years, we have developed this completely independent record. Studies of the genome [an organism's genetic code] have in most cases completely confirmed...the relationships deduced from the fossil record.' "

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