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...Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended on June 30 that the maximum over-the-counter dose of the popular pain reliever acetaminophen be lowered and that the current maximum single dose of the drug be available by prescription only...
...despite its widespread use, there have been growing concerns about the non-prescription drug's effects on the liver. The 13-member FDA committee convened specifically to address liver toxicities due to acetaminophen overdose. The group of doctors and patient representatives concluded that the daily maximum dose of acetaminophen should be reduced from the current allowable 4 g and that the maximum single over-the-counter level be set at 650 mg, down from the current...
...There's no guarantee that the FDA will actually follow the advisory committee's advice and reduce the over-the-counter dose of acetaminophen. And even if the agency does, some experts aren't convinced that the move will lead to fewer liver toxicities associated with the medication. "Honestly, I don't think that is going to solve the problem," says Ruha. "Most of the problem is with the prescription pain medications that contain acetaminophen." Many people using drugs such as Vicodin or Percocet still don't feel relief from their pain and either abuse their prescription or supplement with...
...technology is impacting the industry and trying to engineer change down the road. Medill isn't the only higher-education institution blending computer programming and journalism; at other schools such as the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley, traditional J-school programs are incorporating a dose of tech-thumping. Spurred by the success of content-driven websites such as Digg, which creates a front page of news stories based on what readers deem most popular each day, the brains behind these new programs are trying to capitalize on ways in which sophisticated programming can make...
...planning initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and redevelopment of acquired property—has similarly dried up. Hyman said earlier this spring that the Strategic Infrastructure Fund, as the tax is now known, has little, if any, discretionary money remaining after subtracting funds pledged for interest payments and expenditures.A DOSE OF REALITYThis year, the projected 30 percent hit to Harvard’s endowment has suddenly laid bare the risks inherent in the University’s aggressive capital financing.Harvard is now aiming to halve its spending in capital projects—currently estimated at $1 billion a year over the next...