WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is ordering stronger warnings on four medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The drugs - Humira, Cimzia, Enbrel and Remicade - work by suppressing the immune system, and the FDA says that can expose some patients to serious, even fatal, fungal infections. The agency said Thursday it has received 240 reports of one such type of infection, called histoplasmosis. In at least 21 of the cases, doctors didnt initially recognize the problem, and 12 of the patients died. The fungus that… » More
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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says FEMA will pay the hotel bills of Hurricane Gustav evacuees as long as they register for assistance.… » More
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Two Grand Bay stations ran out of gas after people started filling up barrels with gasoline. » More
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Alabama Power has asked the Public Service Commission to raise rates for residential customers by more than 14 percent. » More
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Florida insurance regulators have rejected State Farms request for a 47.1 percent increase on its homeowners policies in the state. » More
Alabamas Insurance Commissioner is leaving his post to work inside the insurance industry. » More
Company says iPods sold between September 2005 and December 2006 could have problems with overheating. » More
Carnivals Holiday will sale off into the sunset and the Port City will get a bigger cruise chip, the Fantasy. » More
Carnivals Fantasy will call Mobile home starting in November 2009. » More
Mississippi State wants to know why people risk injury by catching catfish by hand. » More
The coffee giant is closing 12 stores in Alabama, including…
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