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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) announced today that it has implemented a recall of 6 lots of Acetadote® (acetylcysteine) Injection, the Company's injectable treatment to prevent or lessen liver injury after ingestion of a potentially toxic quantity of acetaminophen.

Cumberland informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its plans to voluntarily recall these lots of Acetadote as a precautionary measure based on observed particulate matter found in a very small number of vials.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Advanced rectal cancer that responds to neoadjuvant radiation therapy has a significantly more favorable survival rate compared with a nonresponding tumor, investigators here reported.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Intracranial pressure in children can potentially be assessed noninvasively by measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter with a handheld ultrasound, according to a small study reported here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Elevated troponin I levels identify trauma patients who have an increased risk of dying, according to a retrospective study reported here.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Intravenous ibuprofen may offer hospitalized patients an effective antipyretic option, investigators in a randomized clinical trial concluded.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized patients with sepsis had a significantly lower mortality risk if they were on statin therapy at admission, according to a retrospective study.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- ICU patients spent less time on a ventilator, had fewer episodes of delirium, and had less hypertension and tachycardia when sedated with dexmedetomidine (Precedex) rather than midazolam, a multicenter trial showed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Babies born during the fall months may be more likely to develop childhood asthma because of early exposure to cold and flu viruses, researchers found.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- If you're looking for cavity-free pearly whites, search anywhere but Lubbock. A new study in next month's Men's Health magazine says this West Texas city has the worst teeth of the 100 large U.S. cities examined.

El Paso (No. 95), San Antonio (89) and Dallas (87) weren't far ahead. The magazine said the best teeth could be found in Madison, Wis.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Raleigh, N.C....