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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (61842)	3/24/2006 2:17:39 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 362779

Whoa! Yep they co-opted Congress into the Medicare reform that's ruining millions of lives of our elderly - who can no longer get their prescriptions and of those who survive this debacle - won't be voting for Republicans.... I've seen the ads for RLS...the latest crock of scheiss from modern medicine.

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (61842)	3/24/2006 2:55:41 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362779

Under-reported...drugs doctors give kids cause psychosis...most of the high school shooters were on these drugs. More than 500 children on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have reported bouts of psychosis, federal health officials revealed yesterday at a hearing to determine if tougher warnings were warranted for the popular stimulants. And at least five kids on Adderall XR - one of the most prescribed ADHD drugs - have died from possible heart failure since it was approved for pediatric use in October 2004, the Food and Drug Administration said. The growing use of these stimulants - which also include Ritalin, Focalin and Strattera - has come under scrutiny recently because of reports of rare but serious side effects. But the FDA's pediatric advisory panel yesterday last night decided the drugs did not need so-called "black box" warnings about the medications' risks. Some experts had urged regulators not to demonize the drugs, which studies have shown are safe and effective for a vast majority of patients. "The take-home message is likely to be that these are dangerous medicines. But that's really not supported by the evidence," said Dr. F. Xavier Castellanos, director of the Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience at the NYU Child Study Center. nydailynews.com