Blacksmith Brands announced the voluntary recall this week of all lots of PediaCare Multi-Symptom Cold 4-ounce, PediaCare Long Acting Cough 4-ounce, PediCare Decongestant 4-ounce, and PediaCare Allergy and Cold 4-ounce. The products were made at McNeil Consumer Healthcare-PPC, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company, at McNeil's Fort Washington, Penn., plant. The products are sold exclusively in the United States. This recall is a precautionary measure, as the medicines were manufactured in the same plant deemed unsafe by the FDA last month in connection with a recall of children's Tylenol and Motrin.

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Coach Pat Dye on Billy Beasley for Alabama Senate District 28

A federal judge in Mobile, Ala., denied a request by BP PLC to stay two lawsuits filed by Beasley Allen on behalf of companies that are being adversely affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Judge Kristi K. DuBose of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama denied BP's motion to stay a lawsuit brought by Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. of Bon Secour, Alabama, a seafood processor and distributor. DuNose ruled that a stay would be premature and that BP should answer the complaint now because it will have to eventually answer at some point.

Taking certain drugs to treat symptoms of heartburn, acid reflux or ulcers may increase your risk of hip, wrist and spine fractures, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drugs belong to a class of medications called proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, which work by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach. The drugs are available by prescription to treat conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ulcers in the stomach and small intestine, and inflammation of the esophagus, and over-the-counter to treat frequent heartburn.

BP says that it has doled out $29 million to Gulf Coast residents and workers who claim the seemingly unstoppable oil spill has dealt them an economic blow. At the same time, the oil giant is also actively working to block an attempt by some fishermen to have a federal judge oversee the company's claims process.

In court documents submitted by BP, the company says that it has not denied any claims to date, many of which come from fishermen and shrimpers. The federal government has closed 19 percent of the Gulf of Mexico (about 46,000 square miles) to fishing. Shrimping season on the Gulf was set to begin just after the Deepwater Horizon exploded nearly six weeks ago.

Patients should be aware of how their prescriptions are filled because name brand drugs can be swapped with generic versions without your knowledge. For some conditions, even slight variations between brand name and generic medications can have serious consequences for users, says a group of Louisiana medical professionals.

The Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife today notified BP that they would file suit against the company for the unauthorized take of endangered species caused by the continuing oil spill and use of dispersants.

Summer's approach means that swimming pools and spas are opening throughout the country, providing a way to cool off and slosh away the time. Sadly, though, it also means that hundreds of children will likely become injured or even drown in accidents that could have been prevented with a little more awareness about the dangers swimming pools pose to kids. Each year, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission launches a campaign aimed at improving pool safety. This year it is taking an extra step by launching a new website that focuses on steps parents and guardians can take to ensure their children stay safe around pools.

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. has filed a class action lawsuit against British Petroleum ("BP") and several other companies with ties to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The firm seeks to represent property owners and rental agencies that have incurred damages related to the disaster, including: real property damages; personal property damages; loss of profits and earning capacity; loss of commercial and subsistence use of natural resources; increased costs of public services; and, loss of revenues.

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