Health And Safety Tips - Before and After A Hurricane

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The FDA has this fantastic collection of free tips and resources if you're potentially affected by a hurricane, "Hurricanes: Health and Safety Before and After a Storm." They offer so many items that I can only skim the surface of what's on the site. Here's the best I can do, here's a listing of the general categories of information they provide . . .

1. Drugs
2. Biological products
3. Food safety
4. Animal health
5. Medical devices
6. And lots of other information sources

Be well, and stay out of harm's way.
 

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Beware These Poisonous Recipes!

It turns out that there are some published recipes out that will poison you. This very interesting, comprehensive, and educational ABC News article is a good read for novice chefs, "OOPS: Magazines Recall Poisonous Recipes - Confusion Between Spices and Poisonous Herbs Spells Trouble for Cooks." There are a number of reasons why a simple and elegant recipe can become poisonous, either the published recipe got it wrong, or you as the cook will make an error . . .

1. The dose makes the poison. Toxic substances in small amounts don't matter, but if you put too much in, you get poisoned (e.g., cherry pits).
2. Confusing common names. If you misread, or the recipe incorrectly gets an ingredient name wrong, you might end up using a poisonous substitute (e.g., substituting 'grass pea' instead of the common vegetable pea can cause serious damage).
3. Parts matter. Using the wrong part of the plant can be bad for you. (e.g., green parts of rhubarb).

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3 Drug Tips - Plan Ahead Of The Hurricane

Updated September 16, 2020

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Preparing Your Medicine Cabinet for an Emergency: A Checklist - CDC.gov

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If you're in the path of an incoming hurricane, and take prescription medications, then you want to read this, so that you can be prepared in advance. I ran across a news feed that attributed these 3 excellent tips to Walgreens.

1. If you evacuate, get to a safe location first and refill your medication at a pharmacy there. Walgreens says if you have a patient record with them, any Walgreen store in the nation can access it.
2. Take a waterproof bag with your current medication - even if the bottle is empty. The information on the bottle label will help the pharmacist refill your medicine once you arrive at your destination.
3. Keep a written record of your current prescriptions in your valuable papers file. If you're taking several prescription drugs, it's an especially good idea to keep a record of your current dosage and doctor's contact information.

Stay safe and be well.

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New FDA Guidance - Residual Solvents in Drug Products

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This just out from the FDA, a new guidance document entitled, "Guidance for Industry - Residual Solvents in Drug Products Marketed in the United States."  Here's what it's all about . . .

1. How holders of new drug applications (NDAs) or abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for compendial drug products should report changes in chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) specifications to FDA to comply with the USP’s General Chapter <467> "Residual Solvents" and 21 CFR 314.70
2. How manufacturers of compendial drug products that are not marketed under an approved NDA or ANDA can comply with the new <467> and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act)

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21st Birthday - Extreme Drinking Binges - 12 drink avg for men

More fuel for the debate on lowering the drinking age to 18. This USA Today news article provides some pretty staggering statistics, "Students mark 21st birthdays with 'extreme' drinking binges." In a nutshell, here are some important takeaways stated in the article . . .

1. College students today celebrate 21st birthdays with an average of 12 drinks for men and 9 for women
2. The University of Texas-Austin research found 78% of students cited ill effects, including hangovers (54%). Of 44% who had blackouts, 22% found out later they had sex, and 22% got in a fight or argument. And 39% didn't know how they got home.
3. Harvard researchers have found more binge drinking at campuses with a strong drinking culture and easy access to alcohol. In Austin, 12 of the 152 students reported 21 or more birthday drinks. At the University of Missouri, a study of 2,518 students published in June found 34% of men and 24% of women had 21 or more.

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