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I got an email about this today so I did a little research. Here is what I found. I figured I would post this anyway just in case some of you did not know about this. You may have heard this, or noticed that these products have been removed from the shelves. Discard these Medications subject: Phenylpropanolamine Stop taking anything containing this ingredient. It has been linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use of medication. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA recommended that everyone (even children) seek alternative medicine. The following medications contain Phenylpropanolamine: Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or orange) Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough Medicine Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Flu Medicine Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Sinus Effervescent Alka Seltzer Plus Nighttime cold Medicine Effervescent BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder BC Sinus Cold Powder Comtrex Deep Chest Cold & Congestion Relief Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief Day & Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules Contac 12 Hour Caplets Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels Dimetapp DM cold & Cough Elixir Dimetapp Elixir Dimetapp 4 Hour Liqui Gels Dimetapp 4 Hour Tablets Dimetapp 12 Hour Extentabs Tablets Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops Permathene Mega-16 Robitussin CF Tavist-D 12 Hour Relief of Sinus & Nasal Congestion Triaminic DM Cough Relief Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head Congestion Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant Plus Dietary Supplements Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control Dexatrim Caffeine Free Dexatrim Extended Duration Dexatrim Gelcaps Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free Please discard any of these medications as soon as possible Update: Most if not all of the products listed above which formerly contained phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride have been reformulated to eliminate the ingredient. Consumer questions about phenylpropanolamine and its potential health hazards may be directed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at 1-888-INFO-FDA. Some manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines containing phenylpropanolamine have offered refunds to consumers who purchased the products before they were voluntarily recalled in late 2000. To inquire about the availability of such refunds, dial the 800-number for consumer questions listed on the product packaging. Comments by Carla Homan: This email has it mostly right. In November 2000, the FDA issued a public health advisory about phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride (PPA), the drug mentioned in the email. This drug is found in many over the counter (OTC) medicines, specifically in cold and flu remedies, as well as appetite suppressants. The drug will likely be banned, but because this process takes time, the FDA issued the health advisory in the meantime and manufacturers are voluntarily recalling and/or reformulating medicines containing PPA. The main problem with this drug is that it elevates your risk of having a hemorrhagic stroke, especially with (but not limited to) first time use among women. Because the uses of PPA are not serious enough to warrant taking even that small chance, the FDA recommends that you stop taking any medications containing the drug. Rather than looking at a limited list such as the one contained in the above email, you'd be better off checking the package of any cold, flu or appetite suppressant medication for the drug, which will appear in the list of active ingredients and may be listed as phenylpropanolamine, phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride, or phenylpropanolamine bitartrate. Many manufacturers offer several formulations of their cold and flu remedies, some of which do not contain PPA. Pseudoephedrine is an effective alternative to PPA for use in cold and flue preparations, but unfortunately, there is no approved alternative OTC drug for use in appetite suppressants. Therefore, if you are using any OTC medications to suppress your appetite for weight loss or other reasons, you should stop using the medicine and talk to your doctor about getting a prescription drug instead. Additionally, some prescription decongestants and cold and flu preparations contain PPA, so if you are using any prescription medicines for these purposes, talk to the prescribing doctor to see if you should continue using the medicine. One word of caution: Though the email states your risk is for "increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use of medication," don't think you are safe if you've used the drug for longer than three days. The three-day window was merely one of the guidelines used in the study that prompted the health advisory; for the study, they defined PPA exposure as having used PPA within three days prior to the stroke. Risk of stroke may be present after three days of use. For detailed information, see the final report of the Hemorrhagic Stroke Project, Web-published by the FDA. As always, your best resources for reliable information on medicines and medical conditions are your own physician and pharmacist.

What the hell is wrong with people?

I did I am happy to say since family to watch my little man for the whole night. I drank me 2 Sex in an El Caminos, which were rather heavy it seemed. I can be a suvivor of several Long Island Ice Teas, a bad Dj and still make my night fun. But damn..that bartender had it out for me

:huh:Tripp as in the bondage pants you find at places like HotTopic??

:sake:Happy Birthday! Stay warm and have fun!

I got: a 8G Ipod Nano in Pink:skipping: Sleeping beauty and The little Mermaid's Ariel's new beginning DVDs (Those were for my daughter and I) A Pair of PJ pants that are too small so I have to take them back. A Moisture therapy set from Avon. Lots of lotions for my winter dry skin. and both my husband and I got a nasty case of food poisoning from IHOP so were sick the whole day on Christmas. The best part of xmas though was sleeping over at my ex's:shocked: so I could wake up and see my daughter's face when she got the Barbie ATV Power Wheel my husband and I got after the search for a Barbie Jammin Jeep failed. A lady at a Toy's R Us tried to punch my husband for the last Jammin Jeep in the store.

:touched:This was so sad. The Polar Bear is one of my favorite animals. I signed and I passed it along.

Congrats you guys! Love is so awesome

*sips Pepsi* I don't know if that will be enough to make me give up my Pepsi addiction. Maybe cut back..but not totally stop.

It confirms what we all knew. It's just a really really sad ending.

Appetite for seduction: BK’s new fragrance Burger King’s new Flame body spray offers an eau de meat for men Here's the Burger King mascot as you've never seen him. The company's Web site describes the product as a "scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat." View related photos firemeetsdesire.com By Sarika Dani TODAY staff updated 3:27 p.m. PT, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008 The way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but the way to a woman's heart — according to Burger King — may be through a new meat-scented body spray. While fast-food chains aren't exactly best known for selling signature fragrances, on Sunday The Home of the Whopper rolled out a men's body spray called Flame by BK. The 5-ml bottles are available for sale in Ricky's stores in New York City and on a dedicated Web site, firemeetsdesire.com. If you're salivating for a chance to marinate yourself in flame-broiled flavor, relax: The experience can be yours for just $3.99 — a small price to pay for some seriously mouthwatering mojo. Story continues below ↓ "My assumption when I heard about it was that it would smell like french fries and burgers," said Luis Bejaran, 24, who manages a Ricky's store on Eighth Street in Manhattan. But, he said, that wasn't the case. "It's a combination of Axe body spray, TAG and this YSL cologne I have. It's one of those scents that's not sweet, and light at the same time." While Bejaran said he would be certainly be willing to set his body a-Flame, his female co-workers were not so sure about its meaty merits. "It's not the best choice for a man," offered one. Still, as of Wednesday afternoon Bejaran says the store had sold at least 10 bottles, and plenty more people had stopped in or called to inquire about it. Many were drawn in by the store's window display, which currently features "the Burger King guy, half-naked," said Bejaran. Only four Ricky's stores were lucky enough to get the "King" special window treatment, however. It's true that the reclining, vaguely nauseating Burger "King" does not make for the sexiest spokesperson, but his appeal, like the fragrance itself, may lie in its ridiculousness. On firemeetsdesire.com, Burger King takes pains make satire of the "sexy is serious" stylings of other fragrance campaigns, offering this description of the scent against a chic black background: "The WHOPPER sandwich is America's favorite burger. FLAME by BK captures the essence of that love and gives it to you. Behold the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat." As with any decent marketing stunt, the whole Flame campaign has stoked the embers of opinion among fans and critics alike. "I would not wear it out of principle," said 23-year-old Mike G., after seeing the slim silver package sporting art of a flaming heart. "It's from Burger King. I would never wear a cologne from a fast-food restaurant. It actually angers me slightly. I mean, the packaging says heartburn — what are they trying to say?" Perhaps that beauty — as they say — is in the, er, nose of the beholder. All I can say is WTF? Yuck.

Happy Birthday!

Fla. police close books on '81 Walsh killing [*]Print 13 mins ago AP – Reve Walsh displays a photo of her son, Adam, as her husband, John Walsh, discusses the 1981 murder of … Slideshow: 1981 Adam Walsh case solved Play Video Video: Closure in 27-Year-Old Cold Case ABC News HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh in 1981, police in Florida said Tuesday. The announcement brought to a close a case that has vexed the Walsh family for more than two decades, launched the television show about the nation's most notorious criminals and inspired changes in how authorities search for missing children. "Who could take a 6-year-old and murder and decapitate him? Who?" an emotional John Walsh said at Tuesday's news conference. "We needed to know. We needed to know. And today we know. The not knowing has been a torture, but that journey's over." Walsh's wife, Reve, at one point placed a small photo of their son on the podium. The suspect, Ottis Toole, had twice confessed to killing the child, but later recanted. He claimed responsibility for hundreds of murders, but police determined most of the confessions were lies. Toole's niece told the boy's father, John Walsh, her uncle confessed on his deathbed in prison that he killed Adam. Police said Toole was long the prime suspect in the case and that they had conclusively linked him the killing. They declined to be specific about their evidence and noted they had no DNA proof of the crime, but said an extensive review of the case file pointed only to Toole, as John Wash long contended. "Our agency has devoted an inordinate amount of time seeking leads to other potential perpetrators rather than emphasizing Ottis Toole as our primary suspect," said Hollywood Police Chief Chadwick Wagner. "Ottis Toole has continued to be our only real suspect." Wagner acknowledged numerous missteps in the investigation and apologized to the Walshes. "I have no doubt," John Walsh said. "I've never had any doubt." Many names have been mentioned in connection to the case in the years since the killing, including serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, but Toole's has persistently nagged detectives. John Walsh has long said he believed the drifter was responsible, saying investigators found at Toole's home in Jacksonville a pair of green shorts and a sandal similar to what Adam was wearing. The Walshes long ago derided the investigation as botched. Still, he praised the Hollywood police department for closing the case. "This is not to look back and point fingers, but it is to let it rest," he said. Adam Walsh went missing from a Hollywood mall on July 27, 1981. Fishermen discovered his severed head in a canal 120 miles away two weeks later. The rest of his body was never found. Authorities made a series of crucial errors, losing the bloodstained carpeting in Toole's car — preventing DNA testing — and the car itself. It was a week after the boy's disappearance before the FBI got involved. "So many mistakes were made," John Walsh said in 1997, upon the release of his book "Tears of Rage," which harshly criticized the Hollywood Police Department's work on the case. "It was shocking, inexcusable and heartbreaking." For all that went wrong in the probe, the case contributed to massive advances in police searches for missing youngsters and a notable shift in the view parents and children hold of the world. Adam's death, and his father's subsequent activism on his behalf, helped put faces on milk cartons, shopping bags and mailbox flyers, started fingerprinting programs and increased security at schools and stores. It spurred the creation of missing persons units at every large police department. It also prompted national legislation to create a national center, database and toll-free line devoted to missing children, and led to the start of "America's Most Wanted," which brought those cases into millions of homes. What it also did, said Mount Holyoke College sociologist and criminologist Richard Moran, is make children and adults alike exponentially more afraid "He ended up really producing a generation of cautious and afraid kids who view all adults and strangers as a threat to them and it made parents extremely paranoid about the safety of their children," Moran said.

:glasses:It's ok..it was JUST a size 10 shoe. Lmao

Gambit is one of my favorite x-men and I agree Sledge..they better not mess his costume up.

:gloomstress:This is so fucking sad:( and a bunch of bullshit. :redcard:That bitch's parents knew something happened to that little girl and they kept defending the mother. :shocked:Who the hell does this to a little girl? Yes, kids can get a little annoying at times and they can limit the amount of time you can go out but I would NEVER even think of killing either of my kids! Seriously! I hope the bitch rots in jail. I really do. I have no pity for her and no excuse is good enough. Caylee was a little girl who deserved a chance at life.

:sake:Yes, Thank You GG. Such a treat these are.

If it makes you feel better..when my son was tiny and I went back to work my husband stayed home with the sleeping newborn. He picked up the first book and now he has read all 4 now. LOL

:goodnightmoon:omg I love them! <----This one is my favorite. It's ears are so cute!

Is anybody else reading these or has read them? :huh:I suddenly found myself addicted. I'm almost done with the 2nd book.

The penis eating sheep was the best. The dirty sheep f**ker deserved it. LMAO

My ex decided he wanted to buy the girls (my daughter and his gf's daughter) the new barbie jammin jeep power wheel. This toy has a real working fm radio, doors that open, etc.. Instead of giving me any warning and after i already spent 200 bucks in my daughter's birthday party, he calls me to tell me i need to get our daughter this toy. This toy is a 300 to 400 dollar toy. He didnt ask, he demanded so both the girls have the same toy. I read the reviews on this toy, including the consumer report and many customers said the radio breaks if the weather changes even the slightest bit, the speed features are not as the advertise and the parts break off. So i really don't see the purpose in buying this toy for my ex to keep at his house for her to play with and break. However the model down from that is 150.00 and had fantastic consumer revews. Also, it dosnt break down as much. My ex is all pissed off that i am not able to get the model with the radio a.) because it is out of stock everywhere and b.) it's not something i can afford. So now im going to be blaimed for 'ruining' christmas. Grrrrr this is why i hate the holidays. I always get forced to spend more than my budget.

EEWW The comment about passing on the jizz on the turkey tradition is:barf:gross.

Yeah! I saw 1.91 sunday!!!

Survey: Unprotected sex common among teens On average, girls lose virginity at 15; some are having sex at school Video Tyra Banks ‘shocked’ by teen sex crisis Nov. 14: “The Tyra Banks Show” surveyed 10,000 young women across the country about sex and found shocking results. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks about the survey with the show’s host, Tyra Banks. Today show By Laura T. Coffey TODAYShow.com contributor updated 7:04 a.m. MT, Fri., Nov. 14, 2008 Parents, brace yourselves: The survey results are in, and you may not like what they reveal about girls and sex. More than 10,000 teenage girls and young women took part in an anonymous survey over the summer on TyraShow.com, the Web site of “The Tyra Banks Show.” Survey questions focused on sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy, as well as drinking, drugs and violence among females. Here are some findings from the survey: <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">On average, girls are losing their virginity at 15 years of age. <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">14 percent of teens who are having sex say they’re doing it at school. <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">52 percent of survey respondents say they do not use protection when having sex. <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">One in three says she fears having a sexually transmitted disease. <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">24 percent of teens with STDs say they still have unprotected sex. <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">One in five girls says she wants to be a teen mom. <LI class=textBodyBlack itxtvisited="1">About 50 percent acknowledge that they’ve hit someone. One out of three teens has tried drugs. Story continues below ↓ “What surprised me most on the survey is that the girls were so honest, and I think the reason why they were so honest is because the survey was anonymous,” retired model and daytime TV host Tyra Banks told TODAY co-anchor Matt Lauer on Friday. But when some of girls surveyed came onto her show and described their sexual activities, “I was shocked again,” she added. "I don’t think they were trying to be sensational. I really do believe that they were telling the truth.” Open talk about diseases, pregnancies On “The Tyra Banks Show” airing Friday, eight girls ranging in age from 14 to 17 discuss the survey findings and share their own personal experiences. Seven of the eight say they are sexually active; of those seven, just one says she uses protection when having sex. “A lot of the guys, if I didn’t have unprotected sex with them, they would get mad at me and I still wanted that closeness with them,” one girl says during the show. “I was afraid if I didn’t do what they wanted, they wouldn’t be my friend.” The same girl talks about how she tested positive for chlamydia twice and also contracted genital herpes. “I’m ashamed that I have it, but it’s something I want other people to be aware of,” she says. Another girl, a 17-year-old mother of a 7-month-old boy, says she lost her virginity on a school lunch break and deliberately planned her pregnancy by monitoring her menstrual cycle. “I had helped teach a sex-ed class to a class of freshmen my sophomore year,” she explains. “We taught how … there’s a week [in] the month you are more likely to get pregnant than any other time of the month. I had calculated that out and I decided on two days I was most likely to get pregnant.” Girls on the show also talk about experimenting with the drugs salvia and Ecstasy and getting into violent fights with other girls. ‘Adolescents need help’ Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder, executive director of Answer, a teen sex education program based at Rutgers University, said the survey results sound plausible and are consistent with other research on teen sexuality. “This so clearly points to the need for comprehensive sexual education for kids,” Schroeder said. “An adolescent … is supposed to be making poor decisions. Developmentally this is the way they’re supposed to be behaving. They need help .... “Parents need help talking with their kids about sexuality, and schools need to be talking to kids about sexuality.” Banks told Lauer that this kind of communication simply isn't happening for many teens. “They are not talking to their parents; they’re embarrassed to talk to their parents,” Banks said. “And more than them being embarrassed to talk to their parents, their parents are embarrassed to talk to them. So they're finding all [about] sex education with their friends, with their peers. “I asked one of the girls, ‘Where are you doing it?’ ” Banks added. “She said, ‘In the bathroom, and the janitor caught us.’ ” But Schroeder said it’s important to keep the issue of teens actually having sex at school in perspective. “If 14 percent of teens are having sex in school, that means 86 percent are not having sex in school,” she says. “People have to hear the statistics and hear that it’s not everybody.” Banks also told TODAY that girls appear to be more sexually active than ever before. A 16-year-old girl interviewed on “The Tyra Banks Show” says she had sex for the first time at 13. Since then, she has had nine sex partners and has contracted sexually transmitted diseases, including genital herpes. “When they told me I was crying really bad … because it was something I have to live with for the rest of my life,” the girl says during the episode. The girl also says she’s never addressed the issue with the boy who gave her herpes. “I never confronted him about it,” she says. “I’ve always been scared.” “It hurts me, because my mission in life is to raise the self-esteem of young girls,” Banks told Lauer on TODAY. “But I didn’t know that it was that low.” I saw this on MSN tosay and thought I should post this. I'm surprised but at the same time I'm not. However, I think it's important to get the word out there.