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    I got an email about this today so I did a little research. Here is what I found. I figured I would post this anyway just in case some of you did not know about this. :huh:

    You may have heard this, or noticed that these products have been removed from the shelves.

    Discard these Medications

    subject: Phenylpropanolamine

    Stop taking anything containing this ingredient. It has been linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use of medication. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA recommended that everyone (even children) seek alternative medicine. The following medications contain Phenylpropanolamine:

    Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine Effervescent

    Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or orange)

    Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original

    Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough Medicine Effervescent

    Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Flu Medicine Effervescent

    Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Sinus Effervescent

    Alka Seltzer Plus Nighttime cold Medicine Effervescent

    BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder

    BC Sinus Cold Powder

    Comtrex Deep Chest Cold & Congestion Relief

    Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief Day & Night

    Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules

    Contac 12 Hour Caplets

    Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus

    Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets

    Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels

    Dimetapp DM cold & Cough Elixir

    Dimetapp Elixir

    Dimetapp 4 Hour Liqui Gels

    Dimetapp 4 Hour Tablets

    Dimetapp 12 Hour Extentabs Tablets

    Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops

    Permathene Mega-16

    Robitussin CF

    Tavist-D 12 Hour Relief of Sinus & Nasal Congestion

    Triaminic DM Cough Relief

    Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head Congestion

    Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy

    Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough

    Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant Plus

    Dietary Supplements

    Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control

    Dexatrim Caffeine Free

    Dexatrim Extended Duration

    Dexatrim Gelcaps

    Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free

    Please discard any of these medications as soon as possible

    Update: Most if not all of the products listed above which formerly contained phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride have been reformulated to eliminate the ingredient. Consumer questions about phenylpropanolamine and its potential health hazards may be directed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at 1-888-INFO-FDA.

    Some manufacturers of over-the-counter medicines containing phenylpropanolamine have offered refunds to consumers who purchased the products before they were voluntarily recalled in late 2000. To inquire about the availability of such refunds, dial the 800-number for consumer questions listed on the product packaging.

    Comments by Carla Homan: This email has it mostly right. In November 2000, the FDA issued a public health advisory about phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride (PPA), the drug mentioned in the email. This drug is found in many over the counter (OTC) medicines, specifically in cold and flu remedies, as well as appetite suppressants. The drug will likely be banned, but because this process takes time, the FDA issued the health advisory in the meantime and manufacturers are voluntarily recalling and/or reformulating medicines containing PPA.

    The main problem with this drug is that it elevates your risk of having a hemorrhagic stroke, especially with (but not limited to) first time use among women. Because the uses of PPA are not serious enough to warrant taking even that small chance, the FDA recommends that you stop taking any medications containing the drug.

    Rather than looking at a limited list such as the one contained in the above email, you'd be better off checking the package of any cold, flu or appetite suppressant medication for the drug, which will appear in the list of active ingredients and may be listed as phenylpropanolamine, phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride, or phenylpropanolamine bitartrate. Many manufacturers offer several formulations of their cold and flu remedies, some of which do not contain PPA. Pseudoephedrine is an effective alternative to PPA for use in cold and flue preparations, but unfortunately, there is no approved alternative OTC drug for use in appetite suppressants. Therefore, if you are using any OTC medications to suppress your appetite for weight loss or other reasons, you should stop using the medicine and talk to your doctor about getting a prescription drug instead. Additionally, some prescription decongestants and cold and flu preparations contain PPA, so if you are using any prescription medicines for these purposes, talk to the prescribing doctor to see if you should continue using the medicine.

    One word of caution: Though the email states your risk is for "increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use of medication," don't think you are safe if you've used the drug for longer than three days. The three-day window was merely one of the guidelines used in the study that prompted the health advisory; for the study, they defined PPA exposure as having used PPA within three days prior to the stroke. Risk of stroke may be present after three days of use. For detailed information, see the final report of the Hemorrhagic Stroke Project, Web-published by the FDA.

    As always, your best resources for reliable information on medicines and medical conditions are your own physician and pharmacist.

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    I did I am happy to say since family to watch my little man for the whole night.

    I drank me 2 Sex in an El Caminos,:sake: which were rather heavy it seemed. I can be a suvivor of several Long Island Ice Teas, a bad Dj and still make my night fun.:cape:

    But damn..that bartender had it out for me

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    I got:

    a 8G Ipod Nano in Pink:skipping:

    Sleeping beauty and The little Mermaid's Ariel's new beginning DVDs (Those were for my daughter and I)

    A Pair of PJ pants that are too small so I have to take them back.

    A Moisture therapy set from Avon. Lots of lotions for my winter dry skin.

    and both my husband and I got a nasty case of food poisoning from IHOP so were sick the whole day on Christmas.:sick::pukeout:

    The best part of xmas though was sleeping over at my ex's:shocked: so I could wake up and see my daughter's face when she got the Barbie ATV Power Wheel my husband and I got after the search for a Barbie Jammin Jeep failed. A lady at a Toy's R Us tried to punch my husband for the last Jammin Jeep in the store.:redcard:

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    Appetite for seduction: BK’s new fragrance

    Burger King’s new Flame body spray offers an eau de meat for men

    081217-burger-king-flame-hmed-3p.hmedium.jpgHere's the Burger King mascot as you've never seen him. The company's Web site describes the product as a "scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat."

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    firemeetsdesire.com

    By Sarika Dani

    TODAY staff

    updated 3:27 p.m. PT, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008

    The way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but the way to a woman's heart — according to Burger King — may be through a new meat-scented body spray.

    While fast-food chains aren't exactly best known for selling signature fragrances, on Sunday The Home of the Whopper rolled out a men's body spray called Flame by BK. The 5-ml bottles are available for sale in Ricky's stores in New York City and on a dedicated Web site, firemeetsdesire.com.

    If you're salivating for a chance to marinate yourself in flame-broiled flavor, relax: The experience can be yours for just $3.99 — a small price to pay for some seriously mouthwatering mojo.

    Story continues below ↓

    "My assumption when I heard about it was that it would smell like french fries and burgers," said Luis Bejaran, 24, who manages a Ricky's store on Eighth Street in Manhattan. But, he said, that wasn't the case. "It's a combination of Axe body spray, TAG and this YSL cologne I have. It's one of those scents that's not sweet, and light at the same time."

    While Bejaran said he would be certainly be willing to set his body a-Flame, his female co-workers were not so sure about its meaty merits. "It's not the best choice for a man," offered one.

    Still, as of Wednesday afternoon Bejaran says the store had sold at least 10 bottles, and plenty more people had stopped in or called to inquire about it. Many were drawn in by the store's window display, which currently features "the Burger King guy, half-naked," said Bejaran. Only four Ricky's stores were lucky enough to get the "King" special window treatment, however.

    It's true that the reclining, vaguely nauseating Burger "King" does not make for the sexiest spokesperson, but his appeal, like the fragrance itself, may lie in its ridiculousness.

    On firemeetsdesire.com, Burger King takes pains make satire of the "sexy is serious" stylings of other fragrance campaigns, offering this description of the scent against a chic black background: "The WHOPPER sandwich is America's favorite burger. FLAME by BK captures the essence of that love and gives it to you. Behold the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat."

    As with any decent marketing stunt, the whole Flame campaign has stoked the embers of opinion among fans and critics alike.

    "I would not wear it out of principle," said 23-year-old Mike G., after seeing the slim silver package sporting art of a flaming heart. "It's from Burger King. I would never wear a cologne from a fast-food restaurant. It actually angers me slightly. I mean, the packaging says heartburn — what are they trying to say?"

    Perhaps that beauty — as they say — is in the, er, nose of the beholder.

    All I can say is WTF?:pukeout: Yuck.

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    Fla. police close books on '81 Walsh killing

    13 mins ago

    capt.a0902b9bcc4f40bd8318f6178d5f9d87.adam_walsh_fljc111.jpg?x=213&y=119&xc=1&yc=1&wc=409&hc=229&q=100&sig=8XNcx4GvRZxdz549Yk8xfQ--AP – Reve Walsh displays a photo of her son, Adam, as her husband, John Walsh, discusses the 1981 murder of …

    HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh in 1981, police in Florida said Tuesday. The announcement brought to a close a case that has vexed the Walsh family for more than two decades, launched the television show about the nation's most notorious criminals and inspired changes in how authorities search for missing children.

    "Who could take a 6-year-old and murder and decapitate him? Who?" an emotional John Walsh said at Tuesday's news conference. "We needed to know. We needed to know. And today we know. The not knowing has been a torture, but that journey's over."

    Walsh's wife, Reve, at one point placed a small photo of their son on the podium.

    The suspect, Ottis Toole, had twice confessed to killing the child, but later recanted. He claimed responsibility for hundreds of murders, but police determined most of the confessions were lies. Toole's niece told the boy's father, John Walsh, her uncle confessed on his deathbed in prison that he killed Adam.

    Police said Toole was long the prime suspect in the case and that they had conclusively linked him the killing. They declined to be specific about their evidence and noted they had no DNA proof of the crime, but said an extensive review of the case file pointed only to Toole, as John Wash long contended.

    "Our agency has devoted an inordinate amount of time seeking leads to other potential perpetrators rather than emphasizing Ottis Toole as our primary suspect," said Hollywood Police Chief Chadwick Wagner. "Ottis Toole has continued to be our only real suspect."

    Wagner acknowledged numerous missteps in the investigation and apologized to the Walshes.

    "I have no doubt," John Walsh said. "I've never had any doubt."

    Many names have been mentioned in connection to the case in the years since the killing, including serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, but Toole's has persistently nagged detectives. John Walsh has long said he believed the drifter was responsible, saying investigators found at Toole's home in Jacksonville a pair of green shorts and a sandal similar to what Adam was wearing.

    The Walshes long ago derided the investigation as botched. Still, he praised the Hollywood police department for closing the case.

    "This is not to look back and point fingers, but it is to let it rest," he said.

    Adam Walsh went missing from a Hollywood mall on July 27, 1981. Fishermen discovered his severed head in a canal 120 miles away two weeks later. The rest of his body was never found.

    Authorities made a series of crucial errors, losing the bloodstained carpeting in Toole's car — preventing DNA testing — and the car itself. It was a week after the boy's disappearance before the FBI got involved.

    "So many mistakes were made," John Walsh said in 1997, upon the release of his book "Tears of Rage," which harshly criticized the Hollywood Police Department's work on the case. "It was shocking, inexcusable and heartbreaking."

    For all that went wrong in the probe, the case contributed to massive advances in police searches for missing youngsters and a notable shift in the view parents and children hold of the world.

    Adam's death, and his father's subsequent activism on his behalf, helped put faces on milk cartons, shopping bags and mailbox flyers, started fingerprinting programs and increased security at schools and stores. It spurred the creation of missing persons units at every large police department.

    It also prompted national legislation to create a national center, database and toll-free line devoted to missing children, and led to the start of "America's Most Wanted," which brought those cases into millions of homes.

    What it also did, said Mount Holyoke College sociologist and criminologist Richard Moran, is make children and adults alike exponentially more afraid "He ended up really producing a generation of cautious and afraid kids who view all adults and strangers as a threat to them and it made parents extremely paranoid about the safety of their children," Moran said.

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    :gloomstress:This is so fucking sad:( and a bunch of bullshit.

    :redcard:That bitch's parents knew something happened to that little girl and they kept defending the mother.

    :shocked:Who the hell does this to a little girl?

    Yes, kids can get a little annoying at times and they can limit the amount of time you can go out but I would NEVER even think of killing either of my kids! Seriously! I hope the bitch rots in jail. I really do. I have no pity for her and no excuse is good enough. Caylee was a little girl who deserved a chance at life.

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    My ex decided he wanted to buy the girls (my daughter and his gf's daughter) the new barbie jammin jeep power wheel. This toy has a real working fm radio, doors that open, etc.. Instead of giving me any warning and after i already spent 200 bucks in my daughter's birthday party, he calls me to tell me i need to get our daughter this toy. This toy is a 300 to 400 dollar toy. He didnt ask, he demanded so both the girls have the same toy. I read the reviews on this toy, including the consumer report and many customers said the radio breaks if the weather changes even the slightest bit, the speed features are not as the advertise and the parts break off. So i really don't see the purpose in buying this toy for my ex to keep at his house for her to play with and break. However the model down from that is 150.00 and had fantastic consumer revews. Also, it dosnt break down as much. My ex is all pissed off that i am not able to get the model with the radio a.) because it is out of stock everywhere and b.) it's not something i can afford. So now im going to be blaimed for 'ruining' christmas. Grrrrr this is why i hate the holidays. I always get forced to spend more than my budget.

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