When children have been harmed, she said, it has usually involved accidental overdoses by 2- or 3-year-olds. Adults may give them too much, she said, or unsupervised children drink the syrups.
Popular syrups from such brands as Triaminic and Robitussin with labels saying “Do Not Use” for children under 4 are being shipped to stores now, she said.
Older packages – minus the warning – are likely to remain on store shelves for several months during Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t get excited. John McCain didn’t respond directly to the
on economic and reproductive justice Carole Joffe and I first put to him on Labor Day and have been asking him ever since.
But
he’s shocked even us since then with his over the top contempt for
women. During his third debate with Barack Obama, when Obama expressed
concern over the Supreme Court’s upholding a federal abortion ban
because it didn’t contain an exception for women’s Read the rest of this entry »