tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post723366477541455777..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Quick Roundup 444Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-26048285636262506862009-07-06T05:16:56.717-06:002009-07-06T05:16:56.717-06:00Joseph,
You're welcome, and same to you!
Jen...Joseph,<br /><br />You're welcome, and same to you!<br /><br />Jenn,<br /><br />The fact that few people know about the danger of the danger using acetaminophen in high doses illustrates the pernicious effect of government warnings.<br /><br />People should be vigilant at all times about the drugs they use (and, conversely, companies should make such information almost impossible NOT to know in such cases. But too many people apparently operates on the premise that "If drugs are dangerous, the government will regulate/ban them."<br /><br />This makes people more ignorant on the whole about what they're using, LESS safe, and MORE prone to scare-mongering.<br /><br />This possible ban has blindsided me so far. I take the fact that this has been bandied about for some time as a bad sign.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-67043407774208029712009-07-02T06:51:21.614-06:002009-07-02T06:51:21.614-06:00Re: NyQuil. I'm not surprised (though dismayed...Re: NyQuil. I'm not surprised (though dismayed) that the FDA is considering going in this direction. Combination cold and flu meds have been banned for children under 4 years of age for the last year or so. First, the FDA pulled the meds for kids 2 and under--then they revised the guideline for 4 and under, and I've seen (I'll have to dig up the link) that they are considering pulling them for kids 6 and under.<br /><br />Why? In any article I've read about this, two reasons are typically given. First, there is a claim that these kinds of meds "don't work" for children. Studies are mentioned but never cited. <br /><br />The second reason is that sometimes parents don't read the information on these meds and unintentionally overdose their kids--giving a combo med that contains Tylenol plus regular Tylenol, for example. (Many people don't realize this, but Tylenol can be very dangerous in high amounts.)<br /><br />A third reason occasionally given is that parents are too quick to give their kids meds rather than try other ways to manage cold symptoms first.<br /><br />This removal ALL cold meds for younger children has been irksome, to say the least. I read the directions and follow them whenever I choose to give my kids (or myself) medicine, and don't like being punished because some people do not. (I'm not unsympathetic to the children who have been given the wrong doses.)<br /><br />As far as the claim that the drugs do not work--I'd love to see the studies upon which this claim is based (if anyone has a citation, please let me know). Because my firsthand experience is that when I've given a congested child a decongestant (back in the days before the ban), he becomes less congested. <br /><br />Also, there is talk of banning Benadryl for all kids under 6 or 8--an antihistamine that has been safely used for decades. The same rationale is used for this ban.<br /><br />Hm....I seem to have gone on for a while here. Anyway, not surprised that this is yet another area in which our government feels the need to protect us from ourselves.Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-10321711665023485342009-07-02T05:55:57.531-06:002009-07-02T05:55:57.531-06:00Gus,
Thank you for linking to my column about Ayn...Gus,<br /><br />Thank you for linking to my column about Ayn Rand and American patriotism.<br /><br />Have a very, merry Independence Day. <br /><br />Joseph KellardJoseph Kellardhttp://www.josephkellard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com