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FDA: Prescription Mix-Ups A Problem For Pets, Too
The FDA said it’s easy for errors to be made when filling a prescription for your pet. FDA investigators discovered errors stemming from simple issues such as: lookalike packaging, drugs with similar names, and simple penmanship errors.
Some Generic Drugs May Not Work As Well For You, Experts Say
Some patients trying a generic alternative to their prescribed medications are not getting the same results. CBS 2′s Mary Kay Kleist explains.
Health Warning Over Foreign Diet Pills, Coffee, Dried Fruit
Diet pills. Special coffee. Even certain dried fruit. All of these products are supposed to help you lose weight.
Chicago Cancer Center Warned About Counterfeit Cancer Drug
The FDA is warning doctors across the country, including a facility in Chicago, about counterfeit vials of the cancer drug Avastin.
2 Investigators: Fake Viagra Could Kill You
Federal officials are intercepting an increasing amount of counterfeit Viagra from outside the United States. CBS 2′s Dave Savini reports on some of the poisonous substances that have been found in fake batches.
Feds Seize Food At Streamwood Warehouse
STREAMWOOD, Ill. (CBS) – Federal marshals have seized food products stored in a northwest suburban warehouse that sells products to restaurants, retailers and other businesses in 20 states and Canada. U.S. Marshals served a search […]
Schakowsky, Other U.S. Reps Question Safety Of ‘Brazilian Blowouts’
A popular procedure for women to tame frizzy hair is getting some push back from members of Congress, including U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
FDA: Bogus Sex Pills Contain Viagra, Cialis Drugs
Federal drug safety officials are warning consumers about counterfeit sex-enhancement pills being sold without a prescription but containing the drugs used in Viagra and a similar medication.
Many Chicago Smokers Think Potential Menthol Ban Is A Good Idea
An FDA committee recommends banning menthol as a flavoring for cigarettes — an industry reform that is applauded by health experts.
FDA Pulls 500 Cold & Allergy Drugs From Market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants you to check your medicine cabinet to see if you have any of more than 500 medicines it is pulling off the market.
Durbin: Funding Needed For Food Safety Law
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says now that he has a food safety law, he needs congressional cash to fund it.
FDA Proposes Graphic Images On Cigarette Warning Labels
The FDA believes pictures of corpses, sickly looking people with oxygen masks and stained, decaying teeth could scare smokers into quitting. CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole reports.
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- Former Glenbard East Student Accused Of Planning Columbine-Type AttackA 19-year-old former student at Glenbard East High School in Lombard was in custody on Wednesday, accused of planning a "Columbine-style" attack on the school, with a list of people he wanted to target.561
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- Four Schools To Be Spared From Closing; Another To Be DelayedHours before a final vote by the Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools officials have agreed to back off of plans to close four of the 53 elementary schools targeted for closing at the end of the school year, Board Vice President Jesse Ruiz confirmed Wednesday morning.415
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