Tag: food and drug
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Shooter, Spy Sat Cover, DHS Death, Buffet, Blackwater, Beijing
shooter did time in mental health facilityfrom washington times: A former employee at a Chicago psychiatric treatment center said Kazmierczak had been placed there after high school by his parents. He used to cut himself and had resisted taking his medications, she said. Kazmierczak spent more than a year at the Thresholds-Mary Hill House in…
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fema cancer, aspartame, fluoride, vaccines & coal
fema covered up cancer risks to katrina victimsfrom salon: Last summer, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was publicly shamed when lawmakers revealed the agency, to avoid lawsuits, put off testing trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims for formaldehyde, a toxic chemical. Now, documents obtained by Salon show that FEMA also pressured scientists to water…
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cloned animals are ‘safe to eat’
from bbc: Meat and milk from cloned animals is generally safe to eat, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared. Following six years of study, it ruled that food from cloned pigs, cattle and goats and their offspring is as safe as food from conventionally-bred animals. Lack of data meant the agency could…
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big pharma spends more on advertising than r&d
from science daily: A new study by two York University researchers estimates the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spends almost twice as much on promotion as it does on research and development, contrary to the industry’s claim. The researchers’ estimate is based on the systematic collection of data directly from the industry and doctors during 2004, which…
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merck recalls over 1m doses of children’s vaccine
from ap: More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as two months was being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat. The recall is for 1.2 million doses of the vaccine for Hib, which protects against…
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11yr old shames the fda by doing their job
from national expositor: Jennifer Cohen is an eleven-year old student in Mrs. Simmons’ sixth grade Oradell, New Jersey class. Jennifer conducted an experiment proving aspartame, the artificial sweetener in diet soda, breaks down into two deadly neurotoxins when stored at room temperature and under refrigeration… Concerning aspartame, the FDA says, “we believe that based on…
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soldier threatened by military for refusing anthrax vaccine
from raw story: A soldier serving in Iraq who is stationed in Baghdad says he has faced “threats” and “intimidation” from his Army superiors – including the possibility of forced inoculations – after he refused to take the military’s controversial anthrax vaccine. Private First Class Leif Hamre, 22, is currently serving out a Field Grade…
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genetic ‘barcodes’ may cut illegal trade
from reuters: New genetic tests could help crack down on illegal food or timber trade, fight malaria or even give clues to how to stop bird strikes with planes, scientists said on Friday. Experts have identified DNA “barcodes” – named after the black and white lines that identify products in a supermarket – of more…
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microchip implants cause tumors in lab animals
damning research could spell the end of VeriChipfrom inteldaily: The Associated Press will issue a breaking story this weekend revealing that microchip implants have induced cancer in laboratory animals and dogs, says privacy expert and long-time VeriChip opponent Dr. Katherine Albrecht. As the AP will report, a series of research articles spanning more than a…
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china executes former food & drug regulator
from new york times: China executed its former top food and drug regulator today for taking bribes to approve untested medicine as Beijing scrambled to show that it is serious about improving the safety of Chinese products. The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court carried out the death sentence against Zheng Xiaoyu, 62, the former…