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FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine (AP)

AP - Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.

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Admin. official: FDA to inspect large egg farms (AP)

AP - The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,500 people.

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Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak (AP)

AP - Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs has recalled its mamey (mah-MAY’) frozen fruit bars because of a possible link to a rare U.S.

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Salmonella find links 2 Iowa egg farms to recall (AP)

AP - Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall.

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No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms (AP)

AP - Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it.

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FDA poised to recall unproven blood pressure drug (AP)

AP - Federal health regulators are pushing to withdraw a blood pressure drug that has been on the market for 14 years in spite of the manufacturer’s failure to submit evidence that it actually helps patients.

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Medicare’s private eyes let fraud cases get cold (AP)

AP - They don’t seem that interested in hot pursuit. It took private sleuths hired by Medicare an average of six months last year to refer fraud cases to law enforcement.

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Chicken producers debate ‘natural’ label (AP)

AP - A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as “natural” has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.

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Vivus weight loss drug faces safety questions (AP)

AP - Vivus Inc.’s potential weight loss drug Qnexa will likely draw scrutiny over nervous system and psychiatric side effects from a panel of Food and Drug Administration experts this week.

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Pfizer gets EU approval for kids’ cholesterol drug (AP)

AP - The European Union has approved a new chewable form of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor for children 10 and up with high levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides, a type of blood fat, Pfizer said Tuesday.

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