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Did Daniel's acne medication kill him?

Lake County News Sun

Daniel Baumann did not leave a suicide note before he sneaked out of the house early one Saturday and jumped in front of a train.

But his mother believes she knows why the Mundelein High School sophomore took his life.

For five months, Daniel had been taking the acne drug Accutane. It was only after he died that the Food and Drug Administration warned the drug could lead to suicide.

Daniel's death is a tragic example of how drugs may not be safe, even though they have been approved by the FDA, consumer advocates say. Read full story here.

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