Three of Icy Hot products are being recalled after it became known that they cause severe burns. The maker of Icy Hot, Chattem Inc. is recalling all sizes and lots of the product. They include: Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat -- Back; Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat -- Arm, Neck and Leg and samples of Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat -- Arm, Neck and Leg. All the products were included as promotions of pain relieving cream, Aspercreme.

Individuals who are allergic to some things that their skin comes in contact with (a condition called contact dermatitis), such as metals or poison ivy, are treated with glucocorticoids, which can be applied to the skin as a cream or taken orally. Glucocorticoids work by dampening the inflammatory response to the allergen, but precisely which cells they affect and in what way have not been determined for contact dermatitis.

Taking excessive doses of a common vitamin in an attempt to defeat drug screening tests may send the user to the hospital-or worse.