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FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US - BusinessWeek
Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican jalapenos and the serrano
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AP: Food Industry Bitten by Its Lobbying Success - ABC News
In this July 17, 2007 file photo, William Hubbard, former Associate Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Genetic test urged before trying AIDS drug - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - AIDS patients should have a genetic test before treatment with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's drug Ziagen to see whether they face a higher risk of a potentially fatal reaction, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. For patients who test positive for
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Drug Test a Success for Amgen - New York Times
Amgen ’s experimental bone drug, widely considered to be crucial to the company’s future, has succeeded in its most important clinical trial, sending the company’s shares up sharply. Amgen said the drug reduced the risk of both spine and hip
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Profits up, drug makers pledge to cut more jobs - International Herald Tribune
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly both reported increases in second-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday and said they planned to cut more jobs. Helped by the weak dollar, both had faster growth in sales overseas but also posted improvements in
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Grocery chain Kroger removes all jalapenos as precaution - Newsday
CINCINNATI (AP) _ The nation's largest traditional grocery chain has removed jalapeno peppers from its stores as a precaution. Kroger Co. spokeswoman Meghan Glynn said Thursday it decided to halt jalapeno sales after the U.S. Food and Drug
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Time to Regulate Big Tobacco - New York Times
The House of Representatives is poised to vote next week on a pioneering bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration its first real power to regulate tobacco products, much as it now regulates food, drugs and medical devices. This is a
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FDA: Avoid Jalapenos From Mex., Not U.S. - The Ledger
WASHINGTON | Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico seem to be implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican jalapenos
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