Yahoo! News: "(HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says.
So-called controller medications help prevent inflammation, so users feel better and breathe easier. The academy says the following people may be candidates for a daily controller medication:"
Yahoo! News: "ADELPHI, Md. – The makers of Tylenol, Excedrin and other medications are trying to dissuade regulators from placing new restrictions on their popular painkillers, including possibly removing some of them from store shelves.
The Food and Drug Administration has assembled more than 35 experts to discuss ways to prevent overdose with acetaminophen — the pain-relieving, fever-reducing ingredient in Tylenol and dozens of other prescription and over-the-counter medications."
examiner.com: "The celebrity gossip site TMZ.com reported Friday that about an hour before Jackson lost consciousness, he had been administered an injection of the powerful painkiller Demerol by his doctor (Dr. Conrad Murray) who had been living with him in his rented home."
Did Michael Jackson die from prescription drug use?: "With the death of Michael Jackson probably on everyone's mind right now, the answer to the question of how he died has most eagerly awaiting the results of the autopsy. Already there are rumors circulating the narcotic pain killer Demerol may have been a factor in his death.
Demerol is a potent pain killer that is administered by injection. The drug also has many side effects and certainly could have caused Jackson's death, especially if his health was already compromised."
