 Food Information - November 20, 2008
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The government develops a new Food Pyramid specifically for kids, disguising it within a spaceship computer game. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns debuted the game Wednesday to a warm reception from students at a Northern Virginia grade school |
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Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter The company says some patients have been harmed because doctors used its Enteryx injection kit incorrectly |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration endorses expanding of the pool of people who use the popular cholesterol drug, Lipitor. The drug is currently used to decrease the risk of strokes and heart attacks in diabetics, who also have risk factors for heart disease |
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Leading pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, in letters released by the Food and Drug Administration, warn doctors and pharmacists that mix-ups in prescriptions of three drugs with similar names, but vastly different effects can lead to serious health problems. The drugs are Toprol-XL, Topamax, and Tegretol |
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Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter The company says some patients have been harmed because doctors used its Enteryx injection kit incorrectly |
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