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http://www.healasthma.com past six monthsthe past twelve months Search Hint Connecting terms with AND narrows your search to give more precise results …more on search operators – . (Walnut Creek, CA) – HEALTH UPDATE Pennsylvania to offer money to families of organ donors Pennsylvania will move ahead with a plan to offer to the families of organ donors, but the money can only cover incidental costs such as food, housing and transportation, the state health secretary said Wednesday.Last fall, a governor’s advisory committee recommended offering the money for funeral costs in hopes of encouraging organ donations because demand for transplants is surging.But amid concerns the plan… . BECOME AWARE OF MEDICINE RECALL On behalf of our community, I would like to thank the Press Journal for continuing coverage of issues in health and medicine. One area it might wish to improve is a section on Food and Drug Administration recalls. When a medicine is found to be ineffective or dangerous, I am sure that the Press Journal readership wants to know about it.You might start coverage with the recent national recall of albuterol, a very common and potentially life-saving medicine-used to treat asthma, a form of… . WHISKEYTOWN PLAN AVAILABLE Whiskeytown’s General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement is available for final public review, said David Pugh, Whiskeytown’s superintendent.The plan and statement are available in two versions the complete -page document or a summary newsletter.For a copy of either document, write to Superintendent, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, P.O. Box Whiskeytown, CA or call – .Auto parts chain building in Redding … . Dura’s tomorrows are positive, despite this year’s lag in profits In late , biotech Dura Pharmaceuticals announced that this year’s profits would lag Wall Street’s expectations by percent. The stock dropped sharply. However, Richard R. Vietor of Merrill Lynch, who attended a Dura-sponsored analysts’ session after the news came out, believes “the stock’s current price over-emphasizes the near-term risk to earnings while ignoring recent events that should prove… . The San Diego Union-Tribune – Dura’s tomorrows are positive, despite this year’s lag in profits In late , biotech Dura Pharmaceuticals announced that this year’s profits would lag Wall Street’s expectations by percent. The stock dropped sharply.However, Richard R. Vietor of Merrill Lynch, who attended a Dura-sponsored analysts’ session after the news came out, believes “the stock’s current price over-emphasizes the near-term risk to earnings while ignoring recent events that should prove… . Boston Globe – DRUG FIRM REPLACES PRESIDENT COPLEY MOVE COMES AFTER BAD NEWS ON EARNINGS Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. yesterday said it replaced its president and chief operating officer, Anthony A. Bonelli, a day after it warned that its third quarter earnings might slide lower than last year’s earnings. Kenneth N. Larsen, , has taken over as president until a permanent replacement is found. Larsen served as a Copley board member from to . He was reelected to the board in .”We are very excited to have Ken as our… . , The HEALTH TIPS Eat, drink and be merry An increasing number of you are fed up with diets and dieting. Experts say many people find a healthy lifestyle too arduous, confusing and boring. The percentage of the population that is overweight is up, and some suggest it’s because, as Baby Boomers enter their s and s, they are less wor ried about svelte perfection.Flu is spreading Watch out – the severe type of flu that hit epidemic levels last month is going to get worse. The federal Centers… . Verdicts & Settlements ER unable to intubate patient who had asthma , settlement A -year-old single, retired male with a history of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and asthma checked into an emergency room with a chief complaint of light-headedness and facial numbness.Initial lab work supported a diagnosis of renal insufficiency and hyperkalemia. The patient was given medication to decrease potassium. Within minutes, he became panicked and short of breath and stated that he was having an asthma… . Times Union, The (Albany, NY) – FDA Use ozone-friendly inhalers WASHINGTON – Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year’s end – and the Food and Drug Administration is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives.Chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, once were widely used to propel the drug into the lungs. But CFC-containing con sumer products are being phased out because CFCs damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer…. . Sun Herald, The (Gulfport, MS) – A warning about Web pharmacies Q I hope readers heed your warnings about online prescriptions. There are also hazards with ordering drugs from even well-known Web pharmacies. I had my Lipitor prescription filled and delivered to my home for about months. Twice during that period I received someone else’s order. The first time it was three bottles of prenatal vitamins; the second was phenobarbital for a canine. Now I stand in line at the local drugstore and check the label before I pay. Can you comment?… –