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In a move that was unsurprising, the FDA announced this week that they requesting all Zantac or Ranitinde products be removed from the pharmacies, shelves, stores, and market. The decision has been expected for months.

Norco is a Opioid pain medication with the combination of Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen. But recently, fake Norco could be resulting in an unusually high amount of overdoses and deaths.

Vitamin D is a fat soluble Vitamin that helps with intestinal absorption of several other compounds including: Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and more. There is a push to better understand both the risks of low Vitamin D as well as the vast effect of this Vitamin on health.

Last week I took my kids for a ride up the canyon to go on a little hike which ends at a small water fall. The leaves were beautiful as they cascaded down from the trees. Swirls of gold, brown, and red strewn about by the gentle wind.

The Utah Department of Corrections – Clinical Services team was named the 2012 Utah Public Health Hero for its response to last year’s high-profile botulism incident. The case impacted approximately a dozen prison inmates after they brewed and consumed an illegal substance.

The battle continues on the reccomendations for the guidelines for breast cancer screening. Recently two groups placed importance for the age 40 for breast cancer screenings for those who are high-risk patients. Also recommended are imaging evaluation of mammography, MRI and ultrasound.

Imaging driving down the road, a small animal jumps out in front of your vehicle – you slam on the breaks and narrowly miss the animal. You determine that you would have easily missed the animal except your breaks are screeching and they couldn’t slow the car down effectively.