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Partial ptosis, dilated pupils and ataxia following abamectin poisoning - Karunatilake H, Amarasinghe S, Dassanayake S, Saparamadu T, Weerasinghe S.
Abstract Abamectin is a potent antihelmintic, insecticide, and miticide used to control pests of humans, veterinary animals, and crops. The toxic effects of abamectin are usually seen after oral ingestions. These are altered mental status, respiratory ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 26, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Is Brachytherapy More Toxic Than Whole-Breast Irradiation?Is Brachytherapy More Toxic Than Whole-Breast Irradiation?
An American study might not reflect the benefits of European breast brachytherapy techniques, and lacks the rigor of a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 25, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

The victims of Fallujah's health crisis are stifled by western silence | Ross Caputi
This report was largely ignored. It wasn't until the first major study on the health crisis was published in 2010 that the issue received mainstream media attention in the UK and Europe.To this day, though, there has yet to be an article published in a major US newspaper, or a moment on a mainstream American TV news network, devoted to the health crisis in Fallujah. The US government has made no statements on the issue, and the American public remains largely uninformed about the indiscriminate harm that our military may have caused.The report presented at the seventh session of the Human Rights Council gave anecdotal evid...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 25, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Ross Caputi Tags: Comment United States Genetics World news Health guardian.co.uk US politics Media US military Cancer Weapons technology Pollution Iraq Science Comment is free Source Type: news

New drug delivery system for bladder cancer using nanoparticles
Scientists have shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for administration of three times the maximum tolerated dose of a standard drug therapy for advanced bladder cancer, leading to more effective cancer control without increasing toxicity.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 25, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

F.D.A. investigating 5 deaths possibly associated with caffeinated “energy” drinks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqrrnL085lg Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the Food and Drug Administration is investigating 5 deaths occurring in individuals shorty after they ingested Monster Energy drinks. Details of these cases were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by a lawyer for the family of 14-year-old Anais Fournier, who developed a fatal cardiac arrhythmia which — according to her death certificate — was secondary to caffeine toxicity. The Times notes that Fournier did have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a hereditary connective tissue disorder that can have effects on the heart. T...
Source: The Poison Review - October 25, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical caffeine energy drink fatality FDA monster energy Source Type: news

Decreased frontal lobe phosphocreatine levels in methamphetamine users - Sung YH, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Shi XF, Kondo DG, Lundberg KJ, McGlade EC, Hellem TL, Huber RS, Fiedler KK, Harrell RE, Nickerson BR, Kim SE, Jeong EK, Renshaw PF.
BACKGROUND: Mitochondria-related mechanisms have been suggested to mediate methamphetamine (METH) toxicity. However, changes in brain energetics associated with high-energy phosphate metabolism have not been investigated in METH users. Phosphorus-31 ((31)P...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 25, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Death due to apparent intravenous injection of tapentadol - Kemp W, Schlueter S, Smalley E.
This case report describes a 34-year-old male who died as the result of tapentadol toxicity. This case apparently represents the first reported description of a death because of this drug. The toxicologic features of this case, namely concentrations of tap...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 25, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Top 10 ways to dramatically reduce your daily exposure to cancer causing agents
While it's impossible to avoid all of the toxins and cancer causing agents that surround you, there are some simple, yet effective steps you can take that will greatly decrease your exposure to toxic substances. Making these painless adjustments can lower your risk for...
Source: NaturalNews.com - October 25, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Biweekly chemo best for newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For localized Ewing sarcoma, giving chemotherapy every two weeks instead of every three weeks proved much more effective, without increased toxicity, in a prospective Children's Oncology Group study.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 25, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Study Examines Impact of HAART on Cardiomyopathy Among Children Perinatally Infected with HIV
“Previous studies of cardiomyopathy among children perinatally infected with HIV were conducted before the routine use of HAART. Nucleoside analogs [nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)], the backbone of HAART, have been associated with mitochondrial toxicity, which can lead to cardiomyopathy. We evaluated the association of HAART and specific NRTIs associated with mitochondrial toxicity, on development of cardiomyopathy among perinatally HIV-infected children. … HAART was associated with a 50% lower incidence of cardiomyopathy compared with no HAART use … . Zalcitabine (ddC) use, ho...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - October 25, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

UC Davis researchers develop new drug delivery system for bladder cancer using nanoparticles
(University of California - Davis Health System) A team of UC Davis scientists has shown in experimental mouse models that a new drug delivery system allows for administration of three times the maximum tolerated dose of a standard drug therapy for advanced bladder cancer, leading to more effective cancer control without increasing toxicity.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 25, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Molecular Pharmacognosy
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - October 24, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Two French Public Bodies Dismiss Controversial GM Study, but Call for Further Research
Food safety agency advocates for more long-term toxicity studies
Source: ScienceNOW - October 24, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

From Galileo to the L'Aquila earthquake: Italian science on trial | Stuart Clark
This report from Nature also suggests that miscommunication of the March scientific discussion lies at the heart of the matter. Nevertheless, the popular perception of the story has been that science is on trial. It is certainly the scientists who are bearing the brunt of the punishment. Their six-year jail terms are longer even than the four-year sentences the prosecution had requested.In the 17th century, Galileo faced his own trial. It is popularly believed that he was convicted because of his practice of astronomy. In fact, he was tried because of the way he communicated his astronomy. It is a subtle but important diff...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 24, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Stuart Clark Tags: Blogposts People in science Astronomy Vatican guardian.co.uk History of science Earthquakes Christianity Space Source Type: news

From Galileo to the L'Aquila earthquake: Italian science on trial
This report from Nature also suggests that miscommunication of the March scientific discussion lies at the heart of the matter. Nevertheless, the popular perception of the story has been that science is on trial. It is certainly the scientists who are bearing the brunt of the punishment. Their six-year jail terms are longer even than the four-year sentences the prosecution had requested.In the 17th century, Galileo faced his own trial. It is popularly believed that he was convicted because of his practice of astronomy. In fact, he was tried because of the way he communicated his astronomy. It is a subtle but important diff...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 24, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Stuart Clark Tags: Blogposts People in science Astronomy Vatican guardian.co.uk History of science Earthquakes Christianity Space Source Type: news

New Antidote For Smoke-related Cyanide Toxicity Shows Promise
Smoke inhalation is the major cause of death in fire victims due to cyanide poisoning. However, new research presented at CHEST 2012, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, shows that a new antidote, cobinamide, may help reverse the effects of cyanide toxicity. Researchers from multiple institutions, including the University of California Irvine Medical Center, exposed six ventilator-supported New Zealand white rabbits to cold smoke breaths until toxic carbon monoxide levels were achieved, concurrent with intravenous cyanide infusion...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 24, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news

Antibiotic Resistance
series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologyNone
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - October 24, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Computational Toxicology
Volume IIseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyRapid advances in computer science, biology, chemistry, and other disciplines are enabling powerful new computational tools and models for toxicology and pharmacology. These computational tools hold tremendous promise for advancing science, from streamlining drug efficacy and safety testing, to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of risk assessment for environmental chemicals. ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - October 24, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Florida Tech researcher shares in $400,000 NSF grant for drinking water treatment
(Florida Institute of Technology) The project, which will explore ways to remove cyanotoxins, or water-soluble toxic compounds produced by blue-green algae, provides $402,800 over three years to test the use of ferrates in the laboratory and the field.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 24, 2012 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Chewing betel quid exposes half a billion people to direct carcinogens
(American Chemical Society) Chewing betel quid -- the fourth most popular psychoactive substance in the world after tobacco, alcohol and caffeine -- exposes its 600 million users to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth, scientists are reporting in a new study. It appears in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 24, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

White matter destruction: was 2C-E (“Europa”) the culprit?
2.5 out of 5 stars Fatal toxic leukoencephalopathy secondary to overdose of a new psychoactive designer drug 2C-E (“Europa”). Sacks J et al. Proc (Bayl Med Cent) 2012;25:374-376. Full text This paper, from the Department of Radiology at Baylor University Medical Center, describes a 26-year-old male with a history of polysubstance abuse brought to the ER after being found down with an empty bottle of zolpidem (Ambien). He was unresponsive but non-focal. Head CT and spinal tap results were reported as “unremarkable”. Urine drug screen was positive for benzodiazepines and THC. A friend reported that t...
Source: The Poison Review - October 23, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical 2C-E europa neurotoxicity toxic leukoencephalopathy Source Type: news

Computational Toxicology
Volume IIseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyRapid advances in computer science, biology, chemistry, and other disciplines are enabling powerful new computational tools and models for toxicology and pharmacology. These computational tools hold tremendous promise for advancing science, from streamlining drug efficacy and safety testing, to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of risk assessment for environmental chemicals. ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - October 23, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Over-Caffeinated: Will The Monster Energy Drink Debacle Prompt Change?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received incident reports suggesting that five recent deaths were linked to the consumption of Monster Beverage Corp’s energy drinks. Parents of one girl who died are suing Monster, claiming that her consumption of the drinks led to the caffeine toxicity responsible for her death (she did have an underlying health condition). Emergency room visits from energy drink consumption have risen 10-fold between the years 2005 and 2009, and now number over 13,000 annually. Whether these incidents will prompt the FDA to shift their policies on or definition of “supplement” is unclear, but it may be time.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 23, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice G. Walton Source Type: news

Can Bone-Targeted Therapy Reduce Recurrence and Improve Survival in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
At present, caution is urged in use of osteoclast-targeted therapy in early-stage breast cancer patients. Not all are at risk for therapy-induced bone loss, and the majority are not at risk for recurrence following adjuvant therapy. Toxicities exist, and there is financial cost to consider.
Source: Cancer Network - October 23, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Ground-Breaking Knowledge Released About Calcium Pumps In Cells
When animals and plants are exposed to influences such as bacterial attack, odour and cold, calcium ions flow into the cells. The calcium provides the cells with a signal about what is going on outside, but as high concentrations of calcium are toxic to the cells, it must be quickly pumped out again. Researchers from the Danish National Research Foundation's PUMPkin Centre at both the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University have now shown that calcium pumps in the cell's outer membrane adjust the pump speed very accurately to the calcium concentration...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 23, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news

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Updated Date: Oct 23, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - October 23, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

RCT evaluates interval-compressed chemotherapy for the treatment of localized Ewing Sarcoma
Source: JCO Area: News According to research published early online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, for localised Ewing sarcoma, chemotherapy administered every 2 weeks is more effective than chemotherapy administered every 3 weeks, with no increase in toxicity. According to the report, chemotherapy with alternating vincristine-doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide-etoposide cycles and primary tumor treatment with surgery and/or radiation therapy constitute the usual approach to localised Ewing sarcoma in North America. Researchers performed this study to evaluate whether chemotherapy intensification...
Source: NeLM - News - October 23, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Mutagenicity, Carcinogenicity, and Other End points
Aiming at understanding the structural and physical chemical basis of the biological activity of chemicals, the science of structure–activity relationships has seen dramatic progress in the last decades. Coarse-grain, qualitative approaches (e.g., the structural alerts), and fine-tuned quantitative structure–activity relationship models have been developed and used to predict the toxicological properties of untested chemicals. More recently, a number of approaches and concepts have been developed as support to, and corollary of, the structure–activity methods. These approaches (e.g., chemical relational d...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Pharmacology/Toxicology - October 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

From QSAR to QSIIR: Searching for Enhanced Computational Toxicology Models
Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) is the most frequently used modeling approach to explore the dependency of biological, toxicological, or other types of activities/properties of chemicals on their molecular features. In the past two decades, QSAR modeling has been used extensively in drug discovery process. However, the predictive models resulted from QSAR studies have limited use for chemical risk assessment, especially for animal and human toxicity evaluations, due to the low predictivity of new compounds. To develop enhanced toxicity models with independently validated external prediction power, novel...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Pharmacology/Toxicology - October 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Accessing and Using Chemical Databases
Computer-based representation of chemicals makes it possible to organize data in chemical databases—collections of chemical structures and associated properties. Databases are widely used wherever efficient processing of chemical information is needed, including search, storage, retrieval, and dissemination. Structure and functionality of chemical databases are considered. The typical kinds of information found in a chemical database are considered—identification, structural, and associated data. Functionality of chemical databases is presented, with examples of search and access types. More details are include...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Pharmacology/Toxicology - October 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Methods for Building QSARs
Structure–activity relationship (SAR) and quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) models are increasingly used in toxicology, ecotoxicology, and pharmacology for predicting the activity of the molecules from their physicochemical properties and/or their structural characteristics. However, the design of such models has many traps for unwary practitioners. Consequently, the purpose of this chapter is to give a practical guide for the computation of SAR and QSAR models, point out problems that may be encountered, and suggest ways of solving them. Attempts are also made to see how these models can be v...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Pharmacology/Toxicology - October 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Green Tea & Cancer Prevention: New Clues
WebMD Medical News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Oct. 18, 2012 (Anaheim, Calif.) — Green tea and its extracts have long been studied for health benefits, including cancer prevention. Now, researchers have new clues about how it may work to help prevent or slow the growth of prostate and breast cancers. Researchers presented the new findings here today at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting on cancer prevention. Green Tea and Prostate Cancer Men with prostate cancer who drank green tea had less prostate tissue inflammation, linked to cancer growth, and other changes than those who d...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 22, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news

Monster Energy Drink May Be Tied to 5 Deaths
According to a recent incident report released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday, five deaths and a heart attack occurring since 2009 may be tied to consuming Monster Energy Drink, a highly caffeinated beverage. Caffeine is a natural stimulant that can improve excessive daytime sleepiness. In recent years, with surging levels of sleepiness in cultures around the world, sales of energy drinks have similarly increased. Safety questions surrounding these products have also been raised. In December 2011, a 14-year-old girl named Anais Fournier died after drinking two 24-ounce cans of Monster Energy Dri...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - October 22, 2012 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news

New antidote for smoke-related cyanide toxicity shows promise
(American College of Chest Physicians) Smoke inhalation is the major cause of death in fire victims due to cyanide poisoning. However, new research presented at CHEST 2012, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, shows that a new antidote, cobinamide, may help reverse the effects of cyanide toxicity.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 22, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

“60 Minutes” on medical marijuana
The 60 Minutes piece on medical marijuana that aired tonight doesn’t contain much that is new, but is worth watching. It emphasizes the conflict between the laws of some states and federal statutes that still consider THC a controlled substance. In additional footage from 60 Minutes Overtime, Steve Kroft talks to Tripp Keber, managing partner of Dixie Elixirs & Edibles, a Denver firm that makes infused non-smoking cannabis products: soft drinks, ice cream, peanut butter sandwiches, baked goods, tinctures, sublingual preparations: Keber predicts that by the year 2016, legal cannabis will make up a $9 billion a y...
Source: The Poison Review - October 21, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical 60 minutes medical marijuana Source Type: news

60 Minutes on medical marijuana
The 60 Minutes piece on medical marijuana that aired tonight doesn’t contain much that is new, but is worth watching. It emphasizes the conflict between the laws of some states and federal statutes that still consider THC a controlled substance. In additional footage from 60 Minutes Overtime, Steve Kroft talks to Tripp Keber, managing partner of Dixie Elixirs & Edibles, a Denver firm that makes infused non-smoking cannabis products: soft drinks, ice cream, peanut butter sandwiches, baked goods, tinctures, sublingual preparations: Keber predicts that by the year 2016, legal cannabis will make up a $9 billion a y...
Source: The Poison Review - October 21, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical 60 minutes medical marijuana Source Type: news

Virtual Liver may be cure for drug failures in clinical trials
A Bangalore biotechnology firm is trying to predict animal liver toxicity by using a computer model.
Source: The Economic Times - October 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tox Tunes #65: A Spoonful Blues (Charley Patton)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyIquE0izAg Charley Patton (?1887-1934), sometimes called “The Father of the Delta Blues”, influenced a wide range of twentieth century American musicians, everyone from Robert Johnson and Son House to Howlin’ Wolf and Bob Dylan. If the Delta country blues has a convenient source point, it would probably be Charley Patton, its first great star. His hoarse, impassioned singing style, fluid guitar playing and unrelenting beat made him the original king of the Delta blues. All Music Guide – 4th Edition According to David Evans: In Patton’s blues, and indeed in his s...
Source: The Poison Review - October 21, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical charley patton spoonful blues tox tunes Source Type: news

Corporate ethics are a matter of life and death
Companies, like people, must hold fast to the values of integrity, honesty and altruism. To eschew these values is toxic, writes Michael Woodford
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - October 21, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Lipid Droplets Play An Unexpected Role In Embryo Development
Histones are proteins needed to assemble DNA molecules into chromosomes. They have long represented a classic balancing act in biology; too few histone molecules result in DNA damage, while too many histones are toxic to the cell. New research at the University of Rochester is causing a fundamental shift in the concept of histone balance and the mechanism behind it. Previous studies of Drosophila embryos showed massive amounts of histones located on lipid droplets, the structures associated with fat storage...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news

Cure eczema the natural way
A painful and often debilitating disease, eczema is a skin disorder that is suffered by millions. Frequently treated with steroids, the immune system is further compromised -- inflaming the dermis and creating a vicious cycle that is difficult to break. Toxic vaccinations...
Source: NaturalNews.com - October 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Ethylene glycol poisoning: Quintessential clinical toxicology; analytical conundrum - Van Hee P, Neels H, De Doncker M, Maudens KE, Lambert W, Patteet L.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: Eng...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news

Toxicological identification of diphenhydramine (DPH) in suicide - Eckes L, Tsokos M, Herre S, Gapert R, Hartwig S.
This study examines suicidal intoxications with DPH by analyzing blood and gastric content concentration levels...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Is magnesium beneficial in treating Irukandji jellyfish stings?
This study has many limitations, which the authors discuss in detail. The number of patients enrolled is extremely small. There is no evidence that the dose of magnesium used was optimal, or that the results would apply to other geographic areas where the variety of jellyfish causing Irukandji Syndrome may be different.Baseline patient characteristics — most importantly pain scores — were not measured or reported. To their credit, the authors discuss the limitations in detail. Unfortunately, because of the difficulties involved in doing these kind of studies, we probably will never know whether or not magnesium truly h...
Source: The Poison Review - October 20, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical irukandji syndrome jellyfish magnesium Source Type: news

Cholera discovery could revolutionize antibiotic delivery
Scientists have made a discovery that could help revolutionize antibiotic treatment of deadly bacteria. They have explained how Vibrio cholerae became a deadly pathogen thousands of years ago. Two genes within V. cholerae's genome make it toxic and deadly. The bacterium acquired these genes when a bacterial virus or bacteriophage called CTX-phi infected it.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 20, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Suicidal poisonings with methadone in France: Results of a two year national survey by the Toxicovigilance Network - Glaizal M, Gazin V, Aymard I, Messina-Gourlot C, Richard N, Mallaret M, Saviuc P, de Haro L.
Context. Methadone is used in France since March 1995, only for opioid maintenance treatment, in a syrup form. For the launching of a capsule form in April 2008, French health authorities requested a prospective survey of all cases involving exposure to me...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 19, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

No Risk of Calcium Overload with Mega Vitamin D
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- There were no toxic levels of calcium in patients taking high-doses of vitamin D, a small retrospective study showed.
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - October 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news