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- Savers credit, claimed on Form 8880, for low-and moderate-income workers who contributed to a retirement plan, such as an IRA or 401(k).
- American Opportunity Tax Credit, claimed on Form 8863, and other education tax benefits for parents and college students.
- Same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, are now treated as married, regardless of where they live. This applies to any return, including 2012 returns, filed on or after Sept. 16, 2013. This means that they generally must file their returns using either the married filing jointly or married filing separately filing status. Further details are on IRS.gov.
E-file Now: It’s Fast, Easy and Often Free The IRS urged taxpayers to choose the speed and convenience of electronic filing. IRS e-file is fast, accurate and secure, making it an ideal option for those rushing to meet the Oct. 15 deadline. The tax agency verifies receipt of an e-filed return, and people who file electronically make fewer mistakes too. Everyone can use Free File, either the brand-name software, offered by IRS’ commercial partners to individuals and families with incomes of $57,000 or less, or online fillable forms, the electronic version of IRS paper forms available to taxpayers at all income levels. Taxpayers who purchase their own software can also choose e-file, and most paid tax preparers are now required to file their clients’ returns electronically. Anyone expecting a refund can get it sooner by choosing direct deposit. Taxpayers can choose to have their refunds deposited into as many as three accounts. See Form 8888 for details. Of the nearly 141.6 million returns received by the IRS so far this year, 83.5 percent or just over 118.2 million have been e-filed. Quick and Easy Payment Options Taxpayers can e-pay what they owe, either online or by phone, through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), by electronic funds withdrawal or with a credit or debit card. There is no IRS fee for any of these services, but for debit and credit card payments only, the private-sector card processors do charge a convenience fee. For those who itemize their deductions, these fees can be claimed on next year’s Schedule A Line 23. Those who choose to pay by check or money order should make the payment out to the “United States Treasury”. Taxpayers with extensions should file their returns by Oct. 15, even if they can’t pay the full amount due. Doing so will avoid the late-filing penalty, normally five percent per month, that would otherwise apply to any unpaid balance after Oct. 15. However, interest, currently at the rate of 3 percent per year compounded daily, and late-payment penalties, normally 0.5 percent per month, will continue to accrue. Fresh Start for Struggling Taxpayers In many cases, those struggling to pay taxes qualify for one of several relief programs. Most people can set up a payment agreement with the IRS on line in a matter of minutes. Those who owe $50,000 or less in combined tax, penalties and interest can use the Online Payment Agreement to set up a monthly payment agreement for up to 72 months or request a short-term extension to pay. Taxpayers can choose this option even if they have not yet received a bill or notice from the IRS. Taxpayers can also request a payment agreement by filing Form 9465. This form can be downloaded from IRS.gov and mailed along with a tax return, bill or notice. Alternatively, some struggling taxpayers qualify for an offer-in-compromise. This is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS that settles the taxpayer’s tax liabilities for less than the full amount owed. Generally, an offer will not be accepted if the IRS believes the liability can be paid in full as a lump sum or through a payment agreement. The IRS looks at the taxpayer’s income and assets to make a determination regarding the taxpayer’s ability to pay. To help determine eligibility, use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier, a free online tool available on IRS.gov. Details on all filing and payment options are on IRS.gov. Back to Top
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| IBD: Iran's Tyrants Roll Obama Around Just As They Did Jimmy Carter Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:55 PM PDT Barack Obama, the new Jimmy Carter? 
That's the way IBD sees it: Weakness: After weeks of kowtowing to Iran's tyrants, President Obama couldn't so much as get Hasan Rouhani to shake his hand at the U.N. Tuesday. Seems the mullahs still have a knack for detecting weakness in U.S. leaders. Has the U.S. ever fallen in global stature as far and as fast as it has under the Obama administration? Not even Jimmy Carter drew so many snubs, insults and slights from world leaders in such a short period as Obama has in this past month. Tuesday, Iran's new president, Hasan Rouhani, who carefully cultivates a PR image as a "reformer" despite his close ties to the mullahs, blew off no less than three attempts by President Obama to shake his hand at the United Nations. The Iranian tweeted that he was meeting with the presidents of Austria, Pakistan and France instead. He literally told the leader of the Free World his busy schedule just wouldn't permit it. Let that sink in: Iran is in deep doo-doo internationally because of its illegal nuclear program. And America is the one nation that might just be in a military position to stop it -- and its leader has better things to do ? ... More HERE. My guess is that we're going to see a lot more comparisons between Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter ... and almost certainly that's the way America's enemies are already seeing it.
| | Powerline on 'Our Sucker-In-Chief's UN Outing' Posted: 25 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT Over at Powerline, Paul Mirengoff is definitely unimpressed with our president's UN outing yesterday ... calling him "our Sucker-in-Chief" ... and saying that it's difficult to see how any diplomat, even one who swims in the cesspool called the U.N., can still take Obama seriously (below emphasis added): [...] (Obama) began by assuring the world of America's near-pacifism and lack of seriousness when it comes to fighting terrorism. Obama cited our retreat from Iraq and Afghanistan, new limitations on the use of drones, and his "diligent" work to close Gitmo. The world already understands how ineffectual you are, Mr. President. There's no need to embarrass yourself by reminding folks that, after five years, the Gitmo prison is still up and running. Obama's Syria policy is so unserious that he correctly perceived a need to risk the embarrassment of talking about it. Obama assured his audience that he had always favored a negotiated solution to Assad's use of chemical weapons. Thus, as Scott says, 'twas a famous victory Obama achieved. Almost as famous as his Gitmo victory. Obama then channeled Hassan Rouhani; indeed, he recycled the Iranian president's own words. Obama stated: "As we pursue a settlement [in Syria], let us remember that this is not a zero-sum endeavor. We are no longer in a Cold War. There's no Great Game to be won." So again, America is not playing to win. If only Assad, al Qaeda, Iran, Russia, et. al. were equally modest in ambition. [So] we're back to early 2009 when, as Emanuele Ottolenghi reminds us, Obama told George Stephanopoulos, "we are going to have to take a new approach," that "engagement is the place to start," and that "a new emphasis on respect and a new willingness on being willing to talk" would guide his policy. There is this difference, though: Iran is more than four years closer (and probably very close, indeed) to having nuclear weapons. So this time, Iran, needing to run down the clock only a little bit, will perhaps talk to Obama's representatives and string the administration along with more statements of "commitment to reach an agreement." Maybe it can even induce our sucker-in-chief Obama to ease sanctions. Take the time to read the whole thing. After reading all of Mirengoff's piece, there are a couple of things he left out ... such as Obama's laughable claim that "the world is safer and more peaceful than five years ago." But Obama fans can look to at least one bright spot in his speech. At least he did finally admit, and state, that America is indeed exceptional, and he stated it well. Related: NYT - Obama's Evolving Doctrine
| | Auburn Freshman Literally Reenacts 'GTA' - Now Charged With 9 Counts of Hit and Run, Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Simple Kidnapping Posted: 25 Sep 2013 08:38 AM PDT This is the 'idiot' ... Auburn freshman lacrosse player Zachary Burgess: 
To say that the bar has been raised impossibly high for idiocy is a huge, huge, understatement: Auburn freshman lacrosse player Zachary Burgess traveled to Baton Rouge, LA, last weekend to watch his Tigers take on LSU on the gridiron. Alas, the amount of time he had on his hands prior to the game -- and the subsequent trouble he got in during that period -- prevented him from ever making it to Tiger Stadium. On Saturday morning at around 2:30 AM local time, police arrested Burgess and charged him with nine counts of hit and run, theft of a motor vehicle and simple kidnapping. Burgess had hopped into an idling truck outside a bar and tried to speed off, not realizing there was a woman in the passenger's seat. In the process, he rammed into nine different parked cars. Burgess' rationale for his joyride? As he told a police officer, he "wanted to see what it was really like to play the video game Grand Theft Auto." All I can say is that it must be incredibly easy to get into Auburn university ... it certainly doesn't take much in the way of brains. And if you're thinking to yourself that you just can't make this stuff up ... you're right!
| | On The Islamists' War on Christians Posted: 25 Sep 2013 07:37 AM PDT 
Have you noticed that each time Islamists murder Christians, the mainstream media treat it as an isolated episode. But it's not ... Islamists are persecuting and murdering Christians all over the world and letting them know that they had better keep their most deeply held beliefs to themselves, move, else die. And make no mistake - it is by design! As Lee Habeeb writes at NRO (below emphasis added): I'm waiting. I am a Lebanese Christian, and I am waiting. Waiting for CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, or Time magazine to really tell the story. To finally run this headline: "War on Christians Being Waged by Islamists." I'm waiting for someone in the mainstream media to admit the facts. Matt Lauer and NBC News made headlines when they declared there was a civil war in Iraq in 2006, putting them at odds with the narrative coming from the Bush White House. Islamists are persecuting and murdering Christians all over the world. Where in the world are Matt Lauer and NBC News? Do they not want to be at odds with the narrative coming from the current occupants of the White House, which downplays the atrocities being perpetrated by Muslims against Christians? Or to be at odds with Muslim groups like CAIR, which might accuse NBC of some kind of bias? It is not an accident, the persecution and mass murder of Christians by Muslims. It is not episodic. It is by design. It is part of a master plan to destroy any competing narrative about God. To bully, threaten, and intimidate Christians into submission, or mass evacuation. My goodness, the media didn't mind covering the fake war on women that Democrats accused Republicans of waging, while the very real war on women being waged in Islamic countries marched on unreported. The media haven't ignored the stories of Muslim violence against Christians altogether, to be fair. But they do treat the incidents as tragic isolated events perpetrated by a few nuts. They refuse to frame the mass murder and mass persecution as what they are: a war. ... Continue reading HERE. Back in April 2012, Raymond Ibrahim noted that extent of Islamists' persecution of Christians is virtually unknown in the West due to the mainstream media's well-documented need to portray Islam as the 'Religion of Peace': [...] The mainstream media knows that if they do not ignore or at best whitewash the nonstop persecution of Christians under Islam, their narrative of Islam as the "religion of peace" would be quickly undermined. Last month alone, the New York Times ran an anti-Catholic ad, but refused to publish a nearly identical ad directed at Islam; the BBC admitted it mocks Jesus but will never mock Muhammad; and U.S. sitcoms have been exposed as bashing Christianity, but never Islam. Categorized by theme, March's batch of Muslim persecution of Christians around the world includes, but is not limited to, the following accounts, listed in alphabetical order by country, not severity: ... Keep reading here ... the list is very long, and has grown literally by the day since. And there is no doubt whatsoever that the list will continue to grow unless and until such time that the mainstream media begins to write the truth about what the Islamists war on Christianity and so-called mainstream Muslims themselves stand up and speak out against it. After all, it's (long past time) for Muslims themselves to confront Muslim evil!
| | Is Ted Cruz the GOP's Obama? Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:49 AM PDT 
Although I'm taking a wait and see attitude on the question, Johah Goldberg clearly sees comparisons ... while offering some reservations:
Ted Cruz is no Joe McCarthy, as so many liberals bizarrely claim. But he might be the conservative Barack Obama. The charge that he's the new McCarthy is something of a compliment from liberals. It means they don't like him, can't really explain why and need to demonize him instead. In other words, he must be doing something right. For conservatives, the comparison to Obama probably stings more than the McCarthyite smear. But think about it. Both men have impeccable educational credentials. Obama went to Occidental College, transferred to Columbia University and got his law degree from Harvard. Cruz went to Princeton University, where he was a national champion debater, and got a law degree from Harvard. Cruz's legal career was objectively more impressive than Obama's. He clerked on the appellate court and for Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the Supreme Court. He held numerous prestigious jobs in and out of government. Like Obama, he taught law, but Cruz was also the solicitor general of Texas and argued before the Supreme Court nine times. ... Keep reading here. Undoubtedly, Ted Cruz is far more accomplished and more experienced than Barack Obama was before running for president. Goldberg's reservations include whether or not Cruz can learn from Obama's mistakes and not repeat them ... something that at this point remains to be seen. I do have to admit though, after learning more about his background, and as I see more of the metal he's made of, I'm beginning to like the guy. One thing for sure, though. He's no Barack Obama ... Cruz is smarter, more experienced in his pre-political life, a better debater, and he believes in the Constitution of the United States for which he must swear to defend ... and is clearly more likely to honor than Barack Obama has. And that's a good beginning for any presidential candidate in 2016. Related: Sen. Cruz extends attack on Obamacare into Wednesday morning
| | Finally, Obama Gets It Right: 'America Is Exceptional' Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:23 AM PDT 
Give credit where credit's due ... Barack gets this one right, and he does so perfectly ... at least on the subject of America's exceptionalism (as for other aspects of his speech - not so much): President Obama didn't name him directly, but he appeared to offer a thinly veiled brush-back of Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Near the tail end of his address before the UNGA, Obama offered a retort to Putin, who recently took umbrage with Obama for pointing to American exceptionalism in a nationally televised address earlier this month as a reason the United States should support a military strike on Syria if diplomatic efforts fail. "Some may disagree, but I believe that America is exceptional," Obama told the gathering of world leaders. "In part because we have shown a willingness, through the sacrifice of blood and treasure, to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest, but for the interests of all." Is the ' apology tour' finally over? Sounds like our president doesn't like getting kicked around by Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani, and the world community in general, and has grown a pair. Let's hope he stays this way. Now if only he can wise up as to what Iran is really up to!
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| Nominations Now Being Accepted for Service on NADCP Board of Directors Posted: 25 Sep 2013 02:05 PM PDT 
NADCP Seeks Dynamic Leaders to Serve on Board of Directors Nomination Deadline for 2014-15 Class is September 30 There is still time to submit a nomination to serve on the 2014-2015 NADCP Board of Directors (beginning July 2014). The deadline to submit nominations is September 30, 2013. The NADCP Board of Directors Nomination and Orientation Committee is recruiting individuals with specific experience to fill up to three Board positions. A term on the Board, as elected by the NADCP membership, lasts two years with the possibility to serve up to two additional terms for a total of six years.
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| N-2013-65: Special Per Diem Rates Posted: 25 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT
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Notice 2013-65 announces the special per diem rates effective October 1, 2013, which taxpayers may use to substantiate the amount of expenses for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses when traveling away from home. The rates are the special transportation industry rate, the rate for the incidental expenses only deduction, and the rates and list of high-cost localities for purposes of the high-low substantiation method. Rev. Proc. 2011-47 provides the rules for using per diem rates, rather than actual expenses, to substantiate the amount of expenses for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for travel away from home. Taxpayers who may use per diem rates to substantiate the amount of travel expenses under Rev. Proc. 2011-47 may use the federal per diem rates published annually by the General Services Administration. Rev. Proc. 2011-47 allows certain taxpayers to use a special transportation industry rate or rates under a high-low substantiation method for certain high-cost localities. The IRS announces these rates and the rate for the incidental expenses only deduction in an annual notice. Use of a per diem substantiation method is not mandatory. A taxpayer may substantiate actual allowable expenses if the taxpayer maintains adequate records or other sufficient evidence for proper substantiation. Notice 2013-65 will be published in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2013-42 on Oct. 15, 2013. Back to Top
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| Inform:Smart sharing of informations Posted: 25 Sep 2013 01:12 PM PDT |
| FDA MedWatch - W.S. Badger Company Daily SPF 30 Kids & Baby Sunscreen Lotion: Recall - Microbial Contamination Posted: 25 Sep 2013 12:47 PM PDT W.S. Badger Company Daily SPF 30 Kids & Baby Sunscreen Lotion: Recall - Microbial Contamination AUDIENCE: Consumer, Family Practice, Pediatrics ISSUE: W.S. Badger Co. Inc. notified the public that it is recalling all lots of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion and one lot of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion due to microbial contamination. The products were tested and found to be contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida parapsilosis and Acremonium fungi. The affected lots include the following: - SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion 4oz (UPC: 634084490091&634084490114) Lot #’s 3024A, 3057B, 3063A, 3063B, 3132A, 3133A
- SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion (UPC: 634084490145 & 634084490169) Lot # 3164A
BACKGROUND: Both sunscreens are sold in the USA & Canada online and at major retailers as well as independent food co-ops and pharmacies. The product can be identified by matching the UPC with the Lot code, which can be found on the top front of the tube crimp. RECOMMENDATION: Consumers who have purchased the Sunscreen Lotion should not use these products and may return product to the original point of purchase for a full refund, or contact Badger directly at 1-800-603-6100 or email recalls@badgerbalm.com between the hours of 8:30-4:30 ET, Monday - Friday. Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program: - Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
- Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
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| CDER New September 25, 2013 Posted: 25 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT 
What's New on the FDA Drugs Site September 24, 2013
New and Generic Drug Approvals September 23, 2013 | Drug Name | Active Ingredient | Dosage Form/Route | Sponsor | Submission Type | | Accupril | quinapril hydrochloride | Tablet;Oral | Pfizer Pharms | Labeling Revision | | Accuretic | hydrochlorothiazide; quinapril hydrochloride | Tablet;Oral | Pfizer Pharms | Labeling Revision | | Altace | ramipril | Capsule;Oral | King Pharms | Labeling Revision | | Bivalirudin | bivalirudin | Injectable; Injection | Hospira Inc | Tentative Approval | | Duragesic-100 | fentanyl | Film, Extended Release;Transdermal | Janssen Pharms | Manufacturing Change or Addition | | Duragesic-12 | fentanyl | Film, Extended Release;Transdermal | Janssen Pharms | Manufacturing Change or Addition | | Duragesic-25 | fentanyl | Film, Extended Release;Transdermal | Janssen Pharms | Manufacturing Change or Addition | | Duragesic-50 | fentanyl | Film, Extended Release;Transdermal | Janssen Pharms | Manufacturing Change or Addition | | Duragesic-75 | fentanyl | Film, Extended Release;Transdermal | Janssen Pharms | Manufacturing Change or Addition | | Golytely | polyethylene glycol 3350; potassium chloride; sodium bicarbonate; sodium chloride; sodium sulfate anhydrous | For Solution;Oral | Braintree | Labeling Revision | | Hectorol | doxercalciferol | Injectable;Injection | Genzyme Corp | Manufacturing Change or Addition | | Methylphenidate Hydrochloride | methylphenidate hydrochloride | Tablet, Extended Release; Oral | Kudco Ireland | Approval | | Methylphenidate Hydrochloride | methylphenidate hydrochloride | Tablet, Extended Release;Oral | Kudco Ireland | Approval | | Nulytely | polyethylene glycol 3350; potassium chloride; sodium bicarbonate; sodium chloride | For Solution;Oral | Braintree | Labeling Revision | | Nulytely-Flavored | polyethylene glycol 3350; potassium chloride; sodium bicarbonate; sodium chloride | For Solution;Oral | Braintree | Labeling Revision | | Suprane | desflurane | Liquid;Inhalation | Baxter Hlthcare | Labeling Revision |
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| Emerging Infectious Diseases October 2013 issue is now online Posted: 25 Sep 2013 10:32 AM PDT |  
Table of Contents
Volume 19, Number 10–October 2013
Synopsis Chagas Disease and Breast-feeding
F.F. Norman and R. López-Vélez Research Increased Incidence of Invasive Fusariosis with Cutaneous Portal of Entry, Brazil
M. Nucci et al. Genetic Recombination and Cryptosporidium hominis Virulent Subtype IbA10G2
N. Li et al. Emergence of Vaccine-derived Polioviruses, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004–2011
N. Gumede et al. Coccidioidomycosis-associated Hospitalizations, California, USA, 2000–2011
G. Sondermeyer et al. Immunogenic Mycobacterium africanum Strains and Ongoing Transmission in The Gambia
F. Gehre et al. Plasmodium vivax Malaria during Pregnancy, Bolivia
L. Brutus et al. Antibody Responses against Pneumocystis jirovecii in Health Care Workers Over Time
S. Fong et al. Cryptococcus gattii Infections in Multiple States Outside the Pacific Northwest, USA
J.R. Harris et al. Dispatches Reassortant Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses with H9N2-PB1 Gene in Poultry, Bangladesh
I. Monne et al. Evolution of Influenza A Virus H7 and N9 Subtypes, Eastern Asia
C. Lebarbenchon et al. Melanesian Variant of HTLV-1 and Adult T-cell Leukemia in Indigenous Australians
L. Einsiedel et al. Transition of Febrile Illness Etiology from Malaria to Dengue Fever, Northwestern Ecuador
S.G. Cifuentes et al. Use of Primary Care Data for Detecting Impetigo Trends, United Kingdom, 1995–2010
L.J. Shallcross et al. Primary Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 2 Regions, Eastern Siberia
S. Zhdanova et al. Clonal Distribution and Virulence of Campylobacter jejuni in Blood
B. Feodoroff et al. Melioidosis in Traveler from Africa to Spain
M.I. Morosini et al. Declining Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Health Care Workers Hong Kong
S.S. Lee et al. Hepatitis E Virus among Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA, 2009–2010
R. Majahan et al. Persistent Human Cosavirus Infection in Lung Transplant Recipient, Italy
G. Campanini et al. New Clonal Strain of Candida auris, Delhi, India
A. Chowdhary et al. Subclinical Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in Human, Vietnam
L.Q. Mai et al. Human Infections with New Subspecies of Campylobacter fetus
M.E. Patrick et al. Chikungunya Fever Outbreak, Bhutan, 2012
S. Wangchuk et al. Safe Pseudovirus-based Assay for Neutralization Antibodies against Influenza A(H7N9) Virus
C. Qiu et al. Commentary Think Fungus—Prevention and Control of Fungal Infections
M.E. Brandt and B.J. Park Letters Leptotrichia trevisanii Sepsis after Bone Marrow Transplantation
J.M. Schrimsher et al. Clinical Profile of Children with Norovirus Disease in Rotavirus Vaccine Era
M.E. Wikswo et al. Leprosy in Pregnant Woman, United States
A.C. Gimovsky and C.J. Macri Haemophilus parahaemolyticus Septic Shock after Apiration Pneumonia France
A.S. Le Floch et al. Mycobacterium iranicum Infection in HIV-infected Patient, Iran
A.H. Shahraki et al. Close Relative of Human Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bat, South Africa
N. L. Ithete et al. Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteremia
F. Alhashash et al. Transmission of Schmallenberg Virus during Winter, Germany
K. Wernike et al. Recurrent Bordetella holmesii bacteremia and nasal carriage in a patient receiving rituximab
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| FDA MedWatch - Arzerra (ofatumumab) and Rituxan (rituximab): Drug Safety Communication - New Boxed Warning, Recommendations to Decrease Risk of Hepatitis B Reactivation Posted: 25 Sep 2013 09:40 AM PDT Arzerra (ofatumumab) and Rituxan (rituximab): Drug Safety Communication - New Boxed Warning, Recommendations to Decrease Risk of Hepatitis B Reactivation AUDIENCE: Oncology, Pharmacy, Rheumatology, Patient ISSUE: FDA approved changes to the prescribing information of the immune-suppressing and anti-cancer drugs Arzerra (ofatumumab) and Rituxan (rituximab) to add new Boxed Warning information about the risk of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The revised labels also will include additional recommendations for screening, monitoring, and managing patients on these drugs to decrease this risk. In patients with prior HBV infection, HBV reactivation may occur when the body’s immune system is impaired. HBV reactivation has occurred in patients with prior HBV exposure who are later treated with drugs classified as CD20-directed cytolytic antibodies, including Arzerra (ofatumumab) and Rituxan (rituximab). Some cases have resulted in fulminant hepatitis, hepatic failure, and death. See the FDA Drug Safety Communication for additional information, including a Data Summary. BACKGROUND: Arzerra is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in patients who have further disease after treatment with the anti-cancer drugs fludarabine and alemtuzumab. Rituxan is used to treat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and CLL. It is also used to treat other medical conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and microscopic polyangiitis. RECOMMENDATIONS: To decrease the risk of HBV reactivation, FDA recommends that health care professionals: - Screen all patients for HBV infection before starting treatment with Arzerra or Rituxan by measuring hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc).
- Consult with hepatitis experts regarding monitoring and use of HBV antiviral therapy when screening identifies patients at risk of HBV reactivation due to evidence of prior HBV infection.
- Monitor patients with evidence of prior HBV infection for clinical and laboratory signs of hepatitis B or HBV reactivation during Arzerra or Rituxan therapy and for several months thereafter, since reactivations have occurred several months following completion of therapy with these drugs.
- In patients who develop reactivation of HBV while on Arzerra or Rituxan, immediately discontinue the drug and start appropriate treatment for HBV. Also discontinue any chemotherapy the patient is receiving until the HBV infection is controlled or resolved. Because of insufficient data, no recommendation can be made regarding the resumption of Arzerra or Rituxan in patients who develop HBV reactivation hepatitis.
For Patients: - Before receiving Arzerra or Rituxan, tell your health care professional if you have or have had any severe infections, including HBV.
- If you have had HBV infection, your health care professional should monitor you for HBV infection during treatment and for several months after you stop treatment with Arzerra or Rituxan.
Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program: - Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
- Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
Read the MedWatch safety alert, including a link to the FDA Drug Safety Communication, at: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm369846.htm
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| (Video) 4 Month Old Female Fetus Found in Jar at Fla. High School Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:49 PM PDT
WFTX-TV reports that a high school teacher in Cape Coral, Florida discovered a female fetus between 16 and 19 weeks old in a jar inside the school.
The body is well preserved with all its features like eyes, ears, nose, mouth, feet and toes all normal. Measurements were taken and say its eight inches long and still attached to it is an umbilical cord. No big deal. After all, 'it' is just a "teaching tool," kinda like a frog in a jar, right? | | Al Gore Says Global Warming Skeptics Should Be Treated 'Like Racists And Homophobes' Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:10 PM PDT 
Undoubtedly, former vice president Al Gore is a very sick man; he's delusional, a hypocrite, and incapable of recognizing the fraud in Climategate 1.0 and Climagegate 2.0 when both are staring him in the face. Yet still, he has the gall to relate people who have legitimate reasons to disagree with his claims and agenda, racists and homophobes:
Former vice president Al Gore on Monday called for making climate change "denial" a taboo in society. "Within the market system we have to put a price on carbon, and within the political system, we have to put a price on denial," Gore said at the Social Good Summit New York City. He urged attendees to challenge denial of climate change in conversations in families and communities and elsewhere. "We can win this conversation and winning a conversation can make all the difference," Gore said. "Don't let denial go unchallenged." Gore noted how racism and later homophobia have become increasingly unacceptable. More at The Hill. Cutting right to the chase, Gore clearly feels that the First Amendment means nothing and government should decide who has the freedom to speak without censorship or limitation. In Gore's sick mind, individuals have no right to disagree with his agenda and claims.
| | The Telegraph: 'Barack Obama's UN speech was pure mush. America's enemies no longer fear the US superpower' Posted: 24 Sep 2013 07:21 PM PDT Clearly, foreign affairs analyst and political commentator Nile Gardiner recognizes mushy, misguided foreign policy when he sees it ... and has a talent for precisely summing it up with as few words as possible: Americans don't generally eat mushy peas, a staple of British fish and chip shops. But US foreign policy under Barack Obama certainly resembles it. The president's speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday was as soggy as it gets, with Mr. Obama extending the hand of friendship to Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani. In his UN address, President Obama was eager to recycle the propaganda flowing out of Tehran in recent weeks, with the White House making a rapprochement with Iran the centerpiece of its Middle East strategy. ... Read the whole thing. | | Contrary to Obama's Assertion, Israeli Existence Not 'Dependent' on PA State Posted: 24 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT 
My jaw dropped when I first read that Barack Obama had in speaking to the UN General Assembly referred to Israel's presence in Judea and Samaria as "the occupation of the West Bank" and argued that "Israel's security... depends on the realization of a Palestinian state." I wasn't really surprised - just dismayed at his 'chutzpah' ... because what he said was total nonsense and did nothing but support and encourage the Palestinians to be more demanding in their non-negotiations with Israel (which may have actually been the intention of our pro-Islamic president).
Clearly, Likud Minister Yisrael Katz and Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon had a similar reaction: [...] "I believe this is one of the most disturbing statements that a United States president has ever made," Katz wrote on his Facebook page. "Mr. President, the existence of the state of Israel is unconditional, and does not depend on the Palestinians," he declared. "The United States helps Israel, but we have always known how to protect ourselves by ourselves," he added. "We want peace, but we will not take unnecessary risks, and we will not accept an agreement that puts our continued existence in danger." Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon responded to Obama's speech with a message to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. "If this is the wind that now blows from the direction of the President of the United States, then expect serious pressure down the line," he warned. "I'm sure you will represent Israel in the spirit of [Zionist leader Ze'ev] Jabontinsky, 'The Iron Wall' - strength combined with determination and stability will guarantee Israel's might," Danon told Netanyahu. ... More here. As for the designation "Under Israeli Occupation Since 1967" on the above map - it's a bit of a misnomer, as the JFNA explains: In politics words matter and, unfortunately, the misuse of words applying to the Arab-Israeli conflict has shaped perceptions to Israel's disadvantage. As in the case of the term "West Bank," the word "occupation" has been hijacked by those who wish to paint Israel in the harshest possible light. It also gives apologists a way to try to explain away terrorism as "resistance to occupation," as if the women and children killed by homicide bombers in buses, pizzerias, and shopping malls were responsible for the plight of the Arabs. Given the negative connotation of an "occupier," it is not surprising that Arab spokespersons use the word or some variation as many times as possible when interviewed by the press. The more accurate description of the territories in Judea and Samaria is "disputed" territories. In fact, most other disputed territories around the world are not referred to as being occupied by the party that controls them. This is true, for example, of the hotly contested region of Kashmir. | | It's (Long Past Time) for Muslims Themselves to Confront Muslim Evil Posted: 24 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT Denis Prager offers up a sensible suggestion today at NRO, essentially issuing a challenge to Muslims by pointing out that the time has come for every Muslim imam, teacher, school, mosque, and organization that does not support Muslim terrorism to unequivocally announce (and continue doing so) that any Muslim who targets any civilian for death -- whether that civilian is Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, or of no religion -- goes to Hell (no paradise, no 72 virgins ... just straight to hell). [...] In addition, there need to be large Muslim demonstrations against Muslim terrorism. I understand that Muslim clerics who would organize such demonstrations in the Muslim world might be risking their lives. But what about Muslims in America and Europe? There have been huge Muslim demonstrations against cartoons depicting Mohammed and any other perceived "insult" against Islam. But I am unaware of a single demonstration of Muslims against the Muslim terror directed at non-Muslims. [...] To just about everyone in the world outside of academia and the media, Islam is not looking good. Muslim leaders should be aware that with Muslims burning Christian churches and Christian bodies in Pakistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Egypt, and elsewhere, and the regular massacring of innocents by Muslim terror groups, the protestations by Muslim spokesmen that "Islam is religion of peace" are beginning to wear thin. Read the whole thing here. Perhaps a good start would be Barack Obama's terrorist-supporting friends at CAIR and ISNA.
| | Michael Ramirez nails it ... does Obama 'get it' Posted: 24 Sep 2013 12:45 PM PDT | | Pope Francis Defrocks and Excommunicates Priest for His Views on Gay Marriage Posted: 24 Sep 2013 11:59 AM PDT (Below image - Father Greg Reynolds: Defrocked and excommunicated over his support for women priests and gays. Photo: Angela Wylie via The Age.) 
Last week, an interview with Pope Francis was published by the National Catholic Review called "America Magazine". In the interview, the Pope spoke of balance in the Catholic Church and the importance of speaking out on not just what we are against, such as gay marriage and abortion, but to also speak on the Gospel and what we stand for in our faith. As one might expect, some media outlets on the left (as in the New York Times) and those at Slate.com were quick to pin the Pope as a "flaming liberal" and took the Pope's words out of context and as acceptance of abortion and gay marriage. Shortly after the interview was released, Pope Francis came out to publicly condemn abortion as evidence of a "throwaway culture." The Pope said:
"Every unborn child, though unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of the Lord, who even before his birth, and then as soon as he was born, experienced the rejection of the world." (Hat tip - Rachel Pulaski) To further show his support of Catholic values, Pope Francis has now defrocked and excommunicated a priest in Melbourne, Australia, because of his support of gay marriage and women in the clergy. As reported by The Telegraph: From all of last week's headlines saying that the Pope wants to forget this nonsense about abortion and gays, you-d imagine that Germaine Greer had been elected to run the Catholic Church. Actually what the Pope was saying was that he wants the Church to talk more about what it's for than what it's against. But that doesn't mean it won't still be against those things that contradict its teachings and traditions. Just ask Greg Reynolds of Melbourne - a priest who appears to have been both defrocked and excommunicated because of his radical views on women clergy and gay marriage. From Australia's The Age: The excommunication document - written in Latin and giving no reason - was dated May 31, meaning it comes under the authority of Pope Francis who made headlines on Thursday calling for a less rule-obsessed church. The document might give no explicit reason, but the reason is implicit and well understood: Reynolds has offended Mother Church with his politics. It's interesting to note that the former priest tells The Age that he "wants the same thing as the Pope" which is "to encourage reform and clear need for renewal in the church." I read from this that Reynolds has, like many liberals, misunderstood Francis' words. Structural reform is clearly necessary to prevent future horrors like the child abuse scandal, and renewal is something that Christians always desire. But Reynolds would throw out Catholic doctrine - something Francis would never do because he is, despite the best wishes of so many in the media, a Catholic. His treatment of Reynolds proves that point. Once again, liberals get it all wrong. The Pope is indeed conservative and will continue to embrace the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. Update: Pope's Strong Words in Defense of the Unborn Hat tip - Rachel Pulaski
| | California man in coma after being brutally beaten by high school teens outside his home Posted: 24 Sep 2013 11:04 AM PDT 
On Friday around midnight, David Lamont, a 51-year-old Pleasanton, California father of two teenage daughters was so badly beaten after he stepped out of his home to ask some high school teenagers who were being very noisy to quiet down - that he now lies in a hospital in a coma. So far there have been no arrests and no reports on the descriptions of the high school teenagers, but the police say they have several leads on the suspects and know where they go to school: Updated here.
The Pleasanton Police Department is asking for the assistance of anyone who may have information related to this crime. They are encouraged to call the Pleasanton Police Department at (925) 931-5100.
| | Gallop: Belief Gov't Too Powerful Hits All-Time High Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:28 AM PDT I don't think we really needed a poll to tell us that Americans' belief that government's power has become over the top ... but Gallop did one anyway, with predictable results: Six in 10 Americans (60%) believe the federal government has too much power, one percentage point above the previous high recorded in September 2010. At least half of Americans since 2005 have said the government has too much power. Thirty-two percent now say the government has the right amount of power. Few say it has too little power. [...] This new high encompasses Republicans (81%), who are now more likely than at any time since 2002 to say the government has too much power, and Democrats (38%), who now are more likely to say this than at any time since President Barack Obama took office in 2009. Republicans, Democrats, and independents have each grown more likely to say government is too powerful this year. However, Republicans' and Democrats' views have generally become more polarized since Obama took office.
 And as you might expect, although the number of Democrats that believe government is now too powerful is also up from a few years ago, their number ranks far below that of Republicans and Independents. 
Clearly, Democrats have no problem with the Obama government having as much power as it wants, but under a Republican administration such power was a no-no.
| | Somali-American leader says he tried to warn America about homegrown radicalization Posted: 24 Sep 2013 07:06 AM PDT 
Abdirizak Bihi tried to tell us, but no one listened, especially those in the CAIR-associated Obama administration and CAIR-associated members of Congress with closed ears to warnings of Islamic terrorists-in-the-making within our midst.
The Daily Caller reports: [B]ihi "called out Imams and Islamic centers which glorified the al-Shabaab and the jihad in Somalia. In exchange for that tough love to Minnesota Muslims, groups like CAIR labeled him and his colleague in Minnesota Omar Jamal as 'anti-Muslim.'" Bihi's own congressman (and CAIR fundraiser) Keith Ellison "did nothing to expose the radicalization of Muslims," Jasser said. At Bihi's House testimony in 2011, Jasser said, Ellison "smeared [Bihi"] and said he "was 'only invited to testify because [Bihi's] willing to diss the Somali and Muslim community in Minneapolis.'" Analysts like David Reaboi, Vice President of the Center for Security Policy, doubt that CAIR is "necessarily" pro-al-Shabaab. "Their mission is to destroy any allegation of 'radicalization' in Islam," says Reaboi. "They want everyone to be in fear of talking about it." NBC News reports that al Shabaab has a larger U.S. contingent than any other al-Qaeda offshoot. This fact makes almost laughable James Fergusson's op-ed in the NYT today in which he downplays the potential for radicalization of American Somali Muslims and posits that "the vast majority of young diaspora Muslims are likely to reject extremism on their own". He may be right about the "majority" ... but all it takes is one ... or 20 ... or ... and if only 1 returns, that's enough to cause the death of many! | | 'Armed', Off Duty SAS Officer Saved 100 Lives During Nairobi Westgate Mall Massacre Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:01 AM PDT 
Via The Telegraph, he had been sitting down having coffee, then jumped into action to save up to 100 people:.
An off-duty member of the SAS emerged as a hero of the Nairobi siege yesterday, after he was credited with saving up to 100 lives. The soldier was having coffee at the Westgate mall when it was attacked by Islamists on Saturday. With a gun tucked into his waistband, he was pictured helping two women from the complex. He is said to have returned to the building on a dozen occasions, despite intense gunfire. A friend in Nairobi said: "What he did was so heroic. He was having coffee with friends when it happened. "He went back in 12 times and saved 100 people. Imagine going back in when you knew what was going on inside." Sources said the soldier was with the Special Air Service, or SAS. He cannot be named for security reasons. The British Special Forces regularly train and operate out of Kenya, and have been involved in tracking UK citizens involved with hardline Islamists in Somalia and Yemen. The Daily Mirror reported in August that a crack team of SAS and specialist terror police were already searching for Samantha Lewthwaite - the world's most wanted woman who was believed to have led the attack in Nairobi - in an attempt to net her in relation to terrorist attacks in the Indian Ocean resort of Mombasa. Former SAS members work with both the UK and Kenyan governments and security firms across East Africa. More here. A very brave hero, indeed, and it's a good thing that he was 'armed'. Can't help but wonder though, if the mall was a 'gun-free zone'. Oops, wouldn't have mattered to the terrorists, anyway. Such things don't matter to killers ... just to those authorized to carry.
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| Drug Courts Celebrate National Recovery Month Posted: 24 Sep 2013 02:23 PM PDT
Drug Courts Celebrate National Recovery Month 
A special exhibition in Fulton County, NY showcases art by people who overcame addiction in Drug Court. September is National Recovery Month. Since 1989, Recovery Month has been organized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health and Human Services Administration (SAMHSA) as a means of celebrating the millions of Americans that have reclaimed their lives from addiction. National Recovery Month is dedicated to educating America on how, with treatment, the number of people in long-term recovery can continue to grow.
This year’s Recovery Month theme is “Together on the Pathway to Wellness.” Drug Courts across the nation are celebrating by holding special community events to highlight the incredible success of their participants and graduates. For example, the Greater Cleveland Drug Court hosted the Celebrating Recovery 5K Walk & Run. In New York, Fulton County Drug Court participants displayed their art during a special exhibit dedicated to ‘Expression of Recovery.’
SAMHSA has put together a number of great resources to learn more about National Recovery Month, click here. If your court has done anything special to celebrate we would love to know, send your pictures and press links to bpark@nadcp.org.
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