The Food and Drug Administration today announced that manufacturers of Ritalin, Adderall, and other stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder must provide a consumer-friendly guide along with the prescription that warns about serious side effects associated with the drugs. Twenty-seven children taking the drugs died suddenly from 1992 to 2005 because of previously undetected heart problems, according to the FDA. There have also been reports of strokes and heart attacks in adults. What's more, about 1 in 1,000 users experiences psychiatric effects like hearing voices or seeing hallucinations.
New federal data show women gaining on men in the job market, but it's not necessarily good news for either gender. Between 2000 and 2005, "Women took on slightly more than half of U.S. jobs created in the first part of the decade and made gains in securing the most lucrative openings. Women posted a net increase of 1.7 million jobs paying above the median salary, while men gained a net increase of just over 220,000 of such positions," according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report (free preview available).
The Washington Times is running on the front page of its print edition, above the fold, two pictures of Amillia Taylor, the baby born after a gestation period of 21 weeks. They are striking pictures. The one on the bottom shows the newborn is only slightly longer than a fountain pen. The one on the top shows the baby's two feet between the hands of an adult; the baby's feet are not much longer than the adult's knuckle.
AP - With the stage being set for a fresh showdown between Iran and Western powers, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies would use the U.N. Security Council and other "available channels" to bring Tehran back to negotiations over its nuclear program.
AP - A fire broke out on an Indonesian ferry carrying 300 passengers Thursday, killing at least 16 people and sending scores of passengers jumping into the sea, officials said. One women slipped beneath the waves while clutching her 18-month-old daughter.
AP - Four Iraqi soldiers have been accused of raping a 50-year-old Sunni woman and the attempted rape of her two daughters in the second allegation of sexual assault leveled against Iraqi forces this week, an official said Thursday.
Judge Larry Seidlin, with his distinctive style and plain language, has become a lead character in the hearings to decide who gets custody of Anna Nicole Smith's body. Some legal observers, and even one participant, say Seidlin has allowed the proceedings to become a circus. He bristled at that accusation Wednesday in court.
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