Smoking moms' offspring more likely to be treated for mental problems. — Environmental Health News

Smoking moms' offspring more likely to be treated for mental problems. — Environmental Health News

Overall, this is the first study to report a link between prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke and mental health problems during late childhood and adolescence. Measuring the use of prescription medications is a good indicator of psychiatric health effects, and with this study, allowed researchers to examine effects on milder mental health problems that don't require hospitalisation.

In addition, the more a mother smoked, the more her children used medications. Exposure to smoke from more than 10 cigarettes per day related to longer continuous use of the drugs – specifically the stimulants. More cigarettes were also associated with the increased use of multiple drugs by the same individual.

Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure is related to a variety of negative health outcomes in the fetal, including low or delayed foetal growth and development. Long-term health issues can include behavioural problems, attention issues and mental health problems. These effects are known because young adults exposed to smoking while in the womb have increased hospital care for mental health disorders.  

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Supreme Court rules Drug Companies exempt from Lawsuits

Supreme Court rules Drug Companies exempt from Lawsuits:

In 2004, Karen Bartlett was prescribed the generic anti-inflammatory drug Sulindac, manufactured by Mutual Pharmaceutical, for her sore shoulder. Three weeks after taking the drug, Bartlett began suffering from a disease called, ‘toxic epidermal necrolysis’. The condition is extremely painful and causes the victim’s skin to peel off, exposing raw flesh in the same manner as a third degree burn victim.

Karen Bartlett sued Mutual Pharma in New Hampshire state court, arguing that the drug company included no warning about the possible side effect. A court agreed and awarded her $21 million. The FDA went on to force both Mutual, as well as the original drug manufacturer Merck & Co., to include the side effect on the two drugs’ warning labels going forward.

Now, nine years after the tragedy began, the US Supreme Court overturned the state court’s verdict and award. Justices cited the fact that all generic drugs and their manufacturers, some 80% of all drugs consumed in the United States, are exempt from liability for side effects, mislabeling or virtually any other negative reactions caused by their drugs. In short, the Court ruled that the FDA has ultimate authority over pharmaceuticals in the US. And if the FDA says a drug is safe, that takes precedent over actual facts, real victims and any and all adverse reactions.

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