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U.S. probing Salmonella outbreak in 9 states - Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health authorities are looking into an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning in U.S. nine states, with illnesses blamed in two of the states, Texas and New Mexico, on eating raw tomatoes, officials said on Tuesday. The U.S. Food
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Antiobesity Drug Linked to Deaths - Wall Street Journal
LONDON -- Sanofi-Aventis SA's antiobesity pill Acomplia has been linked to the deaths of five patients, according to findings by the United Kingdom's drug regulator, raising concerns about the controversial treatment and another similar medicine. One
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Ipca labs to manufacture drug for US market - Business Standard
Ipca Laboratories has received approval from US Food and Drugs Administration to manufacture Propranolol Hydrochloride Tablets USP 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg and 80 mg for the US market. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it will
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Call to Ban Certain Food Colors Save Email Print - WHSV
A consumer group is asking the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of eight artificial food colorings. The Center for Science in the Public Interest claims that the dyes can lead to hyperactivity and behavior problems in children. The center
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India's Ipca gets U.S. FDA approval for propranolol hydrochloride - Forbes
MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Ipca Laboratories Ltd. said it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make propranolol hydrochloride tablets, used in the treatment of high blood pressure and angina pectoris. The tablet has
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FDA urged to ban 8 dyes used in food - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - The United States should ban eight food dyes, used in products including General Mills Inc.'s Lucky Charms cereal, because of links to hyperactivity and other disruptive behavior in children, a health advocacy group said. The Center for
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Seattle Genetics says lymphoma drug showed strong results - Seattle Times
SGN-35 likely to be company's first product to be approved. An experimental drug to treat Hodgkin lymphoma and similar cancers showed a strong patient response in early clinical trials, Seattle Genetics said Tuesday. The Bothell company said that of
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Sanofi-Aventis anti-obesity drug cited by UK regulator in 5 deaths - Forbes
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Sanofi-Aventis anti-obesity drug Acomplia has been cited in relation to five deaths and 720 adverse drug reactions in the UK, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Source: www.forbes.com

Consumer group asks FDA to bar 8 food dyes - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
WASHINGTON - A consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to ban the use of eight artificial colorings in food because the additives may cause hyperactivity and behavior problems in some children. Controlled studies
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com