Just how wrong is it to "reply all" with a Snopes addy when you get some stupid, pseudo-patriotic, forwarded email?
I've done this to my Uncle a few times. Especially during election. Did it to my sister. Received replies from others on the list thanking me. My sisters college roommate responded with a "o what happened to your sister, when did she turn ignorant and Republican?"
She was horrified, and has been much more inclined to think critically about the junkmail her friends send her.
Oh Fay, I wish my Uncle knew her. He still does the super forward of 20 times thing too, so I'm scrolling through multiple "This is great". Most of the time I just delete. Esecially when they are power point things. I love it when he sends a "OMG VIRUS ALERT" as I reply with a "well, I have a Mac, so it doesn't effect me. Sucks to be a Windows user. Good luck with that"
I'm a bad daughter, aren't I?
Nope.
Well, drat. I just went outside to snap a picture of my rosebush for a coworker (we've been talking gardening) and I tripped. Scraped the hell out of my left knee, leg, and (I'm not sure how) the front part of my ankle.
Trying to get bandaids on multiple scrapes without putting the sticky parts on any of the open bits is quite the challenge.
The article doesn't mention this, but the panel also voted to CANCEL CHRISTMAS, and CLOSE DISNEYLAND.
A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver.
Since the acetaminophen component of those drugs is what's at issue -- not the narcotic component -- it seems that doctors could just prescribe the single-component narcotic w/o the acetaminophen.
Couldn't they reformulate it with ibuprofen or something?
acetaminophen has benefits that ibuprofen doesn't, like a fever reducer. And, the fact is that ibuprofen doesn't work for some people, like me. Advil doesn't do shit for my pain, but two extra strength tylenol, and I'm good to go.
Since the acetaminophen component of those drugs is what's at issue -- not the narcotic component -- it seems that doctors could just prescribe the single-component narcotic w/o the acetaminophen.
Exactly. That's what my mom takes now.
Since the acetaminophen component of those drugs is what's at issue -- not the narcotic component -- it seems that doctors could just prescribe the single-component narcotic w/o the acetaminophen.
Is the other ingredient available separately for doctors to prescribe? (I've never understood the painkillers used in the US - different ones are generally prescribed here.) I used to take a formulation of dihydrocodeine and acetaminophen, but it gave me headaches. Taking the dihyd. separately from the acetaminophen, then adding the acet. in smaller quantities if I need it, always seemed to work better. I've had the headaches with other narcotic painkillers when combined with acetaminophen. Over here, I'm fairly sure there are doctors who prefer to prescribe the ones that include acet. because they think people are afraid of the effects and therefore less likely to overdose. Of course, the reverse is what's actually happening. We've recently had co-proxamol, a popular combination narcotic painkiller, banned to prevent accidents. That's annoyed a whole lot of people for whom other medications don't work.
