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The Food and Drug Administration is looking into the deaths of two patients who received injections of the long-acting antipsychotic drug olanzapine pamoate (Zyprexa Relprevv) and died a few days later, MedPage Today reports.

The parents of a 2-year-old who died after falling into the swimming pool admit they didn’t have a security fence around it, and they hope the little girl’s death will be a wakeup call for other parents, the Tampa Bay Times reports. The toddler slipped through the dog door while her father was on the phone,  her parents say. After doctors at the hospital said the girl was likely brain dead, her parents decided to donate her organs. 

A South Florida company has recalled two of its weight-loss supplements, the Associated Press reports.

Florida Dolphin Intertrade Corp. announced that the two products contain Sibutramine, which is no longer allowed in the U.S., the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Electrical outages during recent hurricanes have many homeowners investing in portable generators which have become more affordable and available to consumers.

And while generating your own electricity can provide comfort and convenience in an emergency, it doesn’t come without potential dangers. Find safety tips at WUSF News website.

The state Agency for Healthcare Administration is now offering live webinars to show people how to navigate the FloridaHealthFinder.gov website. 

The webinars will feature a live tour of the website, which allows consumers to find information about medical conditions, compare health care facilities and providers, view inspection reports and more, according to the news release.

Studies that set out to answer the pressing question of whether walking or running offers more health benefits found that both do, but the benefits are not the same -- particularly for those who want to prevent weight gain. As the New York Times reports, a published survey of more than 15,000 walkers and 32,000 runners found that the runners were thinner than the walkers overall and maintained their smaller waistlines better over a six-year period.

Tysabri is the most effective multiple sclerosis medicine available, but using it for more than two years raises a risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a brain infection that can be fatal, Bloomberg News reports. 
Almost 60,000 MS patients are continuing the treatment into the danger zone anyway, saying that without it they’d be disabled.

Grieving families throughout the state are a testament to the fact that children can die in hot cars even when their parents are loving and caring, the Pensacola News Journal reports. It takes very little time for a car to heat up to a level that can kill.  PNJ lists tips on how to prevent such tragedies.