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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Cold and allergy sufferers could find it more difficult to obtain a common decongestant in states trying to block methamphetamine labs, officials said.
Pseudoephedrine is mixed with other chemicals to produce highly addictive methamphetamine. The chemical mix, often concocted in hotel rooms and homes, can explode and catch fire.
California and Mississippi are considering bills to require prescriptions for medicines with pseudoephedrine, such as Sudafed and Claritin-D and several Missouri communities have passed prescription ordinances, USA Today reported Monday.
The Kentucky Narcotics Officers Association is helping draft a prescription bill for its state and Oklahoma plans to increase electronic tracking to detect excessive purchases.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association says requiring prescriptions will delay access to common cold medicines and increase costs to consumers.
Oregon is the only state that requires prescriptions and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore, says he favors mandating prescriptions for pseudoephedrine products nationwide.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A woman who says she had an affair with President John F. Kennedy wrote that she didn't feel at the time she was "invading the Kennedys' marriage."
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978.
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