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Federal Reserve cuts interest rate half a point The Federal Reserve has slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point as it seeks to revive an economy hit by a long list of maladies stemming from the most severe financial crisis in decades. The central bank on Wednesday reduced its target for the federal funds rate, the interest banks charge on overnight loans, to 1 percent, a low last seen in 2003-2004. The funds rate has not been lower since 1958, when Dwight Eisenhower was president.

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Medicines in My Home Update

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A link to this new checklist has been added to the "Consumers' Room" of the "Medicine in My Home" program.  

"Checklist for Choosing Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicine for Adults.” Before you go to the store to choose an over-the-counter medicine for yourself or another adult, use this checklist to help gather the information you need.  At the store, the checklist will help you pick the right medicine. 

 

The Consumers' Room: http://www.fda.gov/medsinmyhome/MIMH_consumers.htm.

The Checklist: http://www.fda.gov/medsinmyhome/MIMH_checklist_adults_20080926.pdf

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