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US FDA head says China improving food, drug safety

(AP) -- The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says China is improving its oversight of its exporters following a slew of scandals over bogus or substandard drugs and foods ranging from vaccines ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Conclusive evidence that tainted heparin caused allergic reactions

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers has confirmed that a contaminant found in several batches of the blood-thinner heparin is linked with severe allergic reactions in patients, dozens of whom died after ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Simple new method detects contaminants in life-saving drug

(PhysOrg.com) -- The blood-thinning drug heparin is highly effective when used to prevent and treat blood clots in veins, arteries and lungs, but earlier this year its reputation as a lifesaver was sullied when contaminated ...

Chemistry /

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers unravel heparin death mystery

An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 23, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (18) | comments 1


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