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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.