Tuesday, Aug 25th
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The Food and Drug Administration admitted Thursday that it mistakenly approved a patch for injured knees last year after being pressured by members of Congress and the manufacturer.
Internal documents demonstrate that agency’s scientific reviewers repeatedly determined that the device, known as Menaflex and manufactured by ReGen Biologics Inc., was unsafe because the device often failed, forcing patients to get another operation.
 US healthcare officials recently said a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and involving multiple germs... |
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 Common personal care products widely contain unlabeled toxic chemicals, results from a new peer-reviewed study suggest.... |
 Hantavirus. Ebola. West Nile. Measles. And, of course, cyclospora — that stomach parasite making people miserable... |
